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Benefits of Cloud-based Data Governance Solutions

Data governance solutions can benefit from being accessible in the cloud.

CATEGORY: Master Data
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Prometheus Group Acquires LUCY IMS

Prometheus Group, a leading global provider of asset management & optimization software, announced the acquisition of LUCY Industrial Management Solutions.

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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Get the Most Out of Your PGUC Experience with These 7 Tips!

Joining us at Prometheus Group User Conference in New Orleans? Here's how to make sure you get the most out of your User Conference experience!

CATEGORY: Events
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Improve Your Maintenance Outcomes with SMPs

Rigorous and standardized procedures empower maintenance at all levels to create better job plans, schedules, and work more efficiently.

CATEGORY: Planning & Scheduling
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People at Prometheus

Continuous Improvement Manager Steve Bowman shares his experience of working at Prometheus Group.

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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You Probably Have a Master Data Problem

Here’s how to tell if your plant has a master data problem (Hint: It probably does.)

CATEGORY: Master Data
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Prometheus Group Acquires S&V

Data Management, Migration, and Governance for a Single Source of Truth

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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7 Reasons Master Data Management Projects Fail

Master data management solutions can provide significant value, but often fail. Find out why.

CATEGORY: Master Data
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Guided by the Scope: Analytics Help Maintenance Succeed

Analytics are as important to maintenance projects as they are to ongoing maintenance programs.

CATEGORY: Reporting & Analytics
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People at Prometheus Group: Jenny Summer

Global Services Sales Manager Jenny Summer shares her experiences of working at Prometheus Group.

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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Prometheus Group Acquires RiskPoynt

Prometheus Group Acquires RiskPoynt | Leading Provider of Oil and Gas Barrier Health Solutions

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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Establish Maintenance Best Practices with Professional Services

Improve your maintenance program, streamline your work management process, and fully leverage your ERP and EAM systems with our Professional Services Team.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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What Reliability Means for EAM—Prometheus Group

A focus on reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) improves enterprise asset management to cut costs and boost productivity.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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Counting Down Prometheus Group’s Most Popular Blogs of 2021

Here’s our list of top posts from 2021. Get a jump on your maintenance and EAM resolutions for 2022!

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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Holiday Greetings and a Look Ahead to 2022

From our Prometheus Group family to yours, warm wishes for happy holidays and a healthy prosperous New Year.

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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People at Prometheus Group: Raul Murciano

Hear from System Administrator Raul Murciano about working at Prometheus Group in Raleigh, North Carolina.

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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10 Best Practices to Support Your MDM Strategy

Strong foundations are required for master data management. 

CATEGORY: Master Data
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Prometheus Group Acquires Ventureforth

Mobile Apps for Oracle Asset Maintenance, Warehousing, Work Management, and More

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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More Isolations and Permitting Mistakes to Fix Now

Permitting and isolation systems face a lot of challenges—how to fix common mistakes with an electronic permit to work system

CATEGORY: Permitting & Safety
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People at Prometheus Group: Jonathan Addison

Hear from Sales Engineer Jonathan Addison about working with Maximo Planning Software at Prometheus Group in Raleigh, North Carolina--we're hiring!

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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Prometheus Group Makes Triangle Business Journal's Fast 50

The Triangle Business Journal named Prometheus Group one of the fastest growing companies in the Triangle for the 10th year in a row

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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5 Scary Questions to Ask About Your Permitting and Safety

Take a look at how electronic Permitting and Safety can keep your workplace from becoming a horror movie.

CATEGORY: Permitting & Safety
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Separate Preventive Maintenance from Preventable Maintenance

Accomplish more with your preventive maintenance programs by eliminating unnecessary tasks.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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Your Easy Breakdown of the 2021 Fall Conferences

Prometheus Group rounds up the must-attend oil and gas and other maintenance and asset management conferences taking place fall 2021

CATEGORY: Events
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How Permit to Work Supports Asset Management Best Practices

Integrated permit to work software supports asset management best practice, including planning and scheduling.

CATEGORY: Permitting & Safety
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People at Prometheus Group: Hannah King

Read about working at Prometheus Group in Raleigh, North Carolina. We're hiring for all positions and looking for self-driven professionals.

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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The 7 Maintenance KPIs You Really Need

Analytics is a powerful tool for asset management, but only if you’re tracking the right maintenance KPIs.

CATEGORY: Reporting & Analytics
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OSHA Suicide Prevention Week: 4 Tips to Protect Workers

Break the stigma: raise awareness for suicide prevention

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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IPSC Reduces Errors with Prometheus WorkTech

IPSC improved contractor management with the Prometheus WorkTech solution.

CATEGORY: WorkTech Contractor Management
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7 Reasons to Stop Using Spreadsheets for Maintenance Scheduling

Spreadsheet programs have advantages over paper-based maintenance scheduling, but dedicated solutions beat them on every level.

CATEGORY: Planning & Scheduling
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Prometheus Planning and Scheduling for Maximo | Award Winner

Learn about an award-winning maintenance planning and scheduling strategy that leverages Prometheus Planning and Scheduling for Maximo.

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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Revisit topics from MaximoWorld 2021 with Prometheus Group

Missed us at MaximoWorld? We have your recap of the conference highlights from your IBM Maximo experts right here.

CATEGORY: Events
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How Integrated GIS Enhances the Permitting Process

Integrated safe systems of work need advanced GIS integration to boost safety and avoid incidents.

CATEGORY: Permitting & Safety
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Prometheus Group will be at MaximoWorld 2021 August 3-5.

Read our MaximoWorld blog for tips on getting the most out of your Maximo conference experience.

CATEGORY: Events
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Improving STOs with Root Cause Analysis

Root cause analysis is frequently employed as part of a preventive maintenance program, but it can also help improve your shutdown, turnaround, or outage.

CATEGORY: Shutdown, Turnaround, & Outage
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Come work at Prometheus Group in Raleigh, NC

Prometheus Group is hiring in all departments; apply for the start of your career now!

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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4 more benefits of electronic permitting

Integrated, digital permitting systems beat paper on every level. Check out four more reasons why and discover the benefits of electronic permits to work.

CATEGORY: Permitting & Safety
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Mistakes to avoid when planning and scheduling for maintenance

Best practice and better results from maintenance planning and scheduling starts with avoiding worst practice.

CATEGORY: Planning & Scheduling
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ePAS Day in the Life

Prometheus Group’s ePAS captures permit data and enables uniform management of facility safety documentation.

CATEGORY: Permitting & Safety
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People at Prometheus Group: Stephen Taylor

At Prometheus Group, we love to showcase our team members. That’s why we are introducing you to Stephen Taylor!

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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WIRAM Webinar Review

Prometheus Group is a longtime supporter of WIRAM and practices the living system framework mindset

CATEGORY: Events
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Coal Producer Improves Efficiency with Prometheus Group Solution

Western Australia’s largest coal producer optimized flow and gained greater insight into processes with Prometheus Group scheduling and analytics solutions

CATEGORY: Reporting & Analytics
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9 Tactics for Managing Scope Creep in Your STO

The best tactics for guarding against scope creep when planning and executing your shutdown, turnaround, or outage (STO).

CATEGORY: Shutdown, Turnaround, & Outage
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The Importance of Cybersecurity and STO

Prometheus Group solutions can help businesses manage and secure their Shutdown, Turnaround, or Outage data even in the event of a cyber-attack.

CATEGORY: Shutdown, Turnaround, & Outage
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Prometheus Group Virtual User Conference 2021 Recap

Prometheus Group’s Virtual User Conference highlighted master data and maintenance management improvements as well as many customer insights.

CATEGORY: Events
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Why Maintenance Needs a Robust Analytics Solution

Maintenance management reports can draw insight from Big Data, but only with the right software in place.

CATEGORY: Reporting & Analytics
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Meet Rosangela Perin: People at Prometheus Group

Meet Rosangela Perin, Account Manager at Prometheus Group in Brazil.

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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Cameco Streamlines With Prometheus Planning and Scheduling

Find out how Cameco is using Planning & Scheduling for SAP by Prometheus Group to simplify & streamline daily maintenance planning and scheduling tasks.

CATEGORY: Planning & Scheduling
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Why should YOU attend the Prometheus Group User Conference?

Enterprise asset management professionals enjoy the annual Prometheus Group User Conference because it offers maintenance insights and best practices.

CATEGORY: Events
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6 Tips for Spring Cleaning Your Maintenance Backlog

Spend some time with your backlog this spring by following these 6 tips to clean it up.

CATEGORY: Planning & Scheduling
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Meet Sean McWhirter: People at Prometheus Group

Get to know Sean McWhirter, a long-time Promethean and Sales Engineering Manager.

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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Future Proof Your Mobile Maintenance for 2021 and Beyond

Future proof your mobile maintenance this year by learning more about Prometheus Mobility.

CATEGORY: Mobile Maintenance
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Why Maintenance Master Data Matters

A quick guide on how to overcome the challenges of the traditional approach to master data.

CATEGORY: Master Data
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The Guide to Strengthen Safety: Prometheus ePAS

Strengthen your safety and digitize your permit to work processes with Prometheus ePAS software.

CATEGORY: Permitting & Safety
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6 Steps to Building an EAM Analytics Program

Discover the six-step program to building EAM analytics that line up with your asset management goals.

CATEGORY: Reporting & Analytics
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Meet Derek Shickel: People at Prometheus Group

Derek Shickel, the product lead behind several of our core offerings, shares a glimpse into his day-to-day at Prometheus Group.

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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Break up With Worker Fatigue, Not Your ERP, EAM, or CMMS

Keep your employees safe by learning how to combat worker fatigue.

CATEGORY: WorkTech Contractor Management
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Four Types of Analytics and What They Mean to Asset Management

Descriptive, Diagnostic, Predictive, Prescriptive: How EAM analytics are used in maintenance and what they mean to your asset management strategy.

CATEGORY: Reporting & Analytics
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STO Virtual Conferences Dominate January

Discover insights from three virtual conferences in a matter of minutes.

CATEGORY: Events
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Mobile Technology Makes Maintenance Flexible

Flexible organizations are better positioned to deal with change. Maintenance and asset management can access this flexibility with an EAM mobile app.

CATEGORY: Mobile Maintenance
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Navigate your STO in a Contactless World

Discover the four ways your team can leverage a cloud-based software solution to facilitate a collaborative STO planning process.

CATEGORY: Shutdown, Turnaround, & Outage
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Nailing Down Your Maintenance Calendar in 2021

How will your organization forecast its maintenance in 2021? We dive into 3 ways you can strategically craft your maintenance calendar for the year ahead.

CATEGORY: Planning & Scheduling
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Prometheus Group Predicts 2021 Trends

Prometheus Group is moving into 2021 with insights and predictions on what's next for the enterprise asset management industry.

CATEGORY: Digital Transformation
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Our 10 Most Popular Blogs of 2020 Are...

Find out what blogs ranked on our Top 10 list for 2020. For maintenance and operations teams, this is a must read!

CATEGORY: Digital Transformation
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Team PG 2020 Milestones Amid A Year of Digital Transformation

A Year in Review: 2020 has been a year of global uncertainty but also of transformation for many companies in Enterprise Asset Management.

CATEGORY: Digital Transformation
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Team Prometheus Group: Interview with Cor Ruiten

Learn how our seasoned senior solutions architect stays connected with our customers and how he helps companies transform their maintenance strategies.

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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Team Prometheus Group: Heidi Yelverton

Our resident data expert, Heidi, took time out of her hectic schedule to talk with us about her career and role at Prometheus Group.

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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Prometheus Announces Acquisition of SAP Partner, Utopia Global

Prometheus Group, a leading global provider of asset management operations and optimization software, announced the acquisition of Utopia Global, Inc.

CATEGORY: Prometheus News
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Why Permitting Must Go Digital Now

Learn how digital permitting can reduce hazardous incidents, mitigate unsafe isolations and sub-par risk assessments, and ensure regulatory compliance.

CATEGORY: Permitting & Safety
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Why Adaptive Planning is Essential for Successful STOs

Teams must understand adaptive STO planning in order to mitigate risk, deliver operational excellence, and make informed preventive maintenance decisions.

CATEGORY: Planning & Scheduling
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Mobile Data: If You Can't Measure It, You Can't Manage It

Measuring the results of work can tell volumes, but only if the results are timely and accurate. The value of mobile data cannot be underestimated.

CATEGORY: Mobile Maintenance
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Mobile Vs Paper: Good Data Fuels Your Maintenance Engine

Mobile vs. Paper: Water in an engine robs it of performance and causes damage. Data from paper instead of mobile is like water in your CMMS/EAM engine.

CATEGORY: Mobile Maintenance
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5 Steps to Getting Executive Buy-In On Maintenance Software

You know maintenance needs better software and you’ve found the perfect solution. Check out our handy guide for clearing the last hurdle: executive buy-in.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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Selling Maintenance Software to Your Executive Team

Convincing your executive team to purchase new software can be a challenge. It's necessary to change their opinion by changing your perspective.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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Are Green metrics Hiding Poor Asset Management Practice?

It’s important to be on the lookout for dangerous KPIs – that is: targets that are misleading, misunderstood or of no value to the organization.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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Maintenance KPIs: Let Your Goals Guide Your Choices

Determining the “right” KPIs for your maintenance organization relies on knowing precisely what your goals are.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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Five Areas to Consider Before Switching to Predictive Maintenance

Predictive maintenance is challenging to implement. VIZIYA reviews five areas to consider before switching to a predictive maintenance process.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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Asset Management Strategy Relies On Integrated Maintenance

A thorough asset management strategy needs an integrated maintenance strategy and digitalization to succeed.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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7 Maintenance Initiatives That Can Improve Your Organization

The “set it and forget it” mentality is the enemy of success. There are 7 maintenance initiatives your company can utilize to increase your success."

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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5 Things Every Maintenance Organization Should Be Doing

The Prometheus Platform helps support the maintenance organization and all of its initiatives. There are 5 things that every maintenance organization.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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Setting Your Maintenance Execution Team Up For Success In 4 Steps

Align your work management process and ensure maximum success from your overall maintenance team by following these 4 steps for maintenance execution.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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The Rise of Reliability-Centered Maintenance

Maintenance & Reliability came together to create a culture of Reliability-Centered Maintenance. Prometheus Planning & Scheduling helps support RCM.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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Cloud-Based Maintenance Software Improves The Entire Workflow

Simplify your maintenance by leveraging the capabilities of the cloud. See why so many organizations are making the move to the cloud.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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Maintenance Scheduling Software | Prometheus Group

Maintenance scheduling software is essential for any company that needs to plan and schedule maintenance. Finding the right fit can be challenging though..

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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Increase Uptime, Reduce Downtime & Maximize Utilization

How can you be expected to do more with less? How long until you start to see the results of your actions?

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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The Benefits of Cloud Maintenance Solutions

In this article, we look into some maintenance cloud benefits, including what distinguishes cloud solutions from on-premise installations.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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The Importance of Condition Based Monitoring

Condition Based Monitoring has the potential to change the way you run your maintenance program. Are you listening to what your assets are telling you?

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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Maintenance in The Food And Beverage Industry

The Food and Beverage Industry has unique maintenance requirements. Organizations need a system that recognizes these needs and works to meet them.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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3 Steps to Maximize ROI on Change Management Software

Change management is a challenging part of the implementation process. We discuss 3 steps to make the process easier and to maximize your investment.

CATEGORY: Digital Transformation
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3 Trends Currently Dominating the Maintenance Industry

3 trends that are dominating the maintenance industry: digital transformation, mobility, and change management.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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11 Disadvantages of a Reactive Maintenance Program

Reactive Maintenance programs are more expensive than their counterparts. Have you considered these 11 disadvantages to a reactive maintenance program?

CATEGORY: Planning & Scheduling
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Why You Should Not Calculate ROI Based on Wrench Time

Companies often focus on wrench time as justification for a maintenance scheduling tool. Is that really the best rational to focus on?

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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5 Reasons to Integrate EAM and Predictive Maintenance Strategies

Five reasons industry leading businesses embrace predictive maintenance strategies as part of their overall EAM Strategy.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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5 Benefits of Going Mobile for Asset Intensive Organizations

For organizations and maintenance teams looking to integrate and optimize their mobility strategy, there are five key benefits that they can expect.

CATEGORY: Mobile Maintenance
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6 Keys to Creating New Maintenance Budgets

This article from lays out the two major challenges and four great opportunities that lie ahead when you're creating maintenance budgets.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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Creating a Work Priority Index: 4 Essential Steps

Maintenance planners need to prioritize work to ensure critical assets have maximum uptime. A work priority index is a tool for achieving this goal.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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Maintenance Backlog: Take Control With a Priority Index

Managing a maintenance backlog is integral to the maintenance process. In essence, the backlog is all work that has been approved but not completed.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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Digitalization of Asset Management [What Does That Even Mean?]

Digitization, Digitalization and Digital Transformation, lets break down the definitions and look at how they impact asset management.

CATEGORY: Digital Transformation
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3 Disadvantages to Using Excel to Manage Maintenance

Here are three ways that using Excel to manage your maintenance scheduling and tasks can cost your business.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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Reactive Vs. Preventive Vs. Predictive Maintenance

Poor maintenance strategy can reduce a company's productive capacity. It is important to examine your team's strategy: reactive, preventive or predictive.

CATEGORY: Maintenance & Reliability
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