CMMS IMPLEMENTATION
You are in the process of purchasing and / or implementing a new Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for your facilities management organization. Communication lines are broken, coordination of the effort seems fragmented, your existing staff cannot meet the technical challenges that they face, and everyone is pointing the finger. Seem unrealistic? Actually, and unfortunately, it is an all too common scenario. And, with respect to actual implementation, the most capable and sophisticated CMMS company always requires a significant level of participation on the part of any owner. Lines are typically "drawn in the sand" and the different parties are sent off to do their work and meet at the "line" on a projected deadline. What happens when the owner does not satisfy his obligations on schedule...or ever? Another common, and perhaps more serious, problem is that your steering committee is in the midst of trying to modify a proven and sophisticated CMMS package to fit on top of your partially and/or totally dysfunctional maintenance organization.
YOUR NEEDS ARE DEFINED
You need...
- An unbiased Information Needs Analysis
- Help with the CMMS candidate selection process
- Documentation of all internal processes associated with work management
- Personnel resources with the necessary special technical skills
- Help in identifying, organizing, and integrating special "Island" or "Shadow" databases of information (asbestos, energy, ADA, condition assessment, etc.)
- To succeed
PERCEPTIONS AND REALITY
It is a common perception that "outsourcing" a function of a CMMS implementation to an Owner's Representative is a costly endeavor. The reality is, if all of the following variables are considered, the net effect of a successful CMMS implementation is a significant cost savings:
- Existing staff resources are not taxed
- Loss of money due to delays with Owner's obligation is avoided
- Loss of money due to missed opportunity is avoided
- Savings are achieved because the overall effort is streamlined in a manner that can only come from the experience of "having been there" before
- Most importantly...Your organization will better serve your customers
WHERE TO TURN FOR HELP
ISES Corporation will help you succeed. As your Owner's Representative, we will provide your organization with the special skills that can only be developed from years of experience in the design, implementation, organization, and maintenance of CMMS solutions. Our professional staff is equipped with a unique combination of facility management expertise and technical "know-how" that can only come from extensive exposure to projects of this nature. As an objective third party, our only agenda will be to facilitate the success of your CMMS project.