by James Reyes-Picknell | Dec 7, 2025 | Executive Insights
AI in Maintenance Job Planning (procedures) provides a huge boost to productivity. Maintenance costs can be dramatically reduced by eliminating the inefficiencies in our work management processes. Substantial savings are possible and it all starts with planning....
by James Reyes-Picknell | Jan 29, 2025 | Planning and Scheduling, Management Insights
Today’s Gremlin – “Assumptions” can get a planner or a supervisor into a lot of trouble. You might be very knowledgeable and have great faith in your trades-persons, but assuming they know what you know, can be dangerous. There’s always...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Jan 27, 2025 | Management Insights, Business Case & Finance, Education, Executive Insights, Reliability, UPTIME
Today’s Gremlin – “Perfectionist”, is often a planner or an engineer. This Gremlin holds himself or herself to extremely high, pretty much unattainable, standards. They cannot be found to be wrong by anyone. Perfectionists go to great lengths...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Jan 24, 2025 | Management Insights, Business Case & Finance, Education, Executive Insights, Reliability, UPTIME
Today’s Gremlin – “No plan needed”, shows up even where there are planners. This gremlin is comfortable creating maintenance work schedules that are little more than wishful thinking! Plans describe what work must be done, how it should be done...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Jan 6, 2025 | Technology, Management Insights, Processes
Learn about maintenance trends and how you can benefit from them. On 28 to 30 April, 2025, James will be participating in the Dynaway Connect conference in Greenville, SC. In the run up to the event, the event organizers, Dynaway, interviewed several of the scheduled...
