by James Reyes-Picknell | Feb 8, 2023 | Management Insights
To me, these are dreaded words – “Inspect and repair as required”. They are a sign of poor work definition and scoping, and the cause of many shutdown overruns. Are you over-using “inspect and repair as required”? 10 min, 0 sec....
by James Reyes-Picknell | Feb 3, 2023 | Change Management, People & Teamwork, Training, UPTIME, Video
In September 2022, we participated in PEMAC’s annual conference, MainTrain, in Toronto. James led one of four MRO Round-Table discussions. This article, published by MRO Magazine (conference sponsor) is the summary of what that group concluded: MRO Roundtable –...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Jan 23, 2023 | Asset Management, Business Case & Finance, Strategy, UPTIME
Do you have a PHB, “Pointy haired boss”? If you’ve seen any Dilbert comics, then you know who I mean. Dilbert is an engineer too. The PHB is oblivious to the reality around him, only interested in how things look, and impossible to get to with...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Feb 7, 2022 | Asset Information Management, KPIs & Performance Management, Reliability, Technology
Can’t you make better decisions informed by good evidence? If not, it may be that your data isn’t fit for its intended purpose. In the first part of this blog mini-series, I point out that the data in Maintenance Management Systems are very often...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Feb 6, 2022 | Asset Information Management, Technology
The data in Maintenance Management Systems are very often “unfit for purpose”. When asked about why there is an Enterprise Asset Management or Computerized Maintenance Management system, the answer varies. Here are some reasons we’ve heard: It helps...