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performance Software om/CMMS_Review Zoom in for a close-up at www.PlantServices.c is designed to allow you The Plant Services CMMS/EAM Software Review a comprehensive range of capabilities. It ofto compare packages across their impor tance in your fers the option of weighting capabilities to reflect software offerings ation and receiving a calculated ranking of the applic specifications. according to your use the review to simAs the “Introduction” screen explains, you can r survey data, compare ply browse the results of our verified vendo t. Exercising your option used to establish the package score for that aspec s its score so it has less to rank a question less than “very impor tant” factor t in the calculated comparison. weigh Priorities screen for various aspects, or You can hand-pick packages and compare them ies and click “calculate” to bring you to the enter weightings and priorit comparison detailing comparison screen. Here, you’ll see a side-by-side of functionalit y for each capability. the level Introduction screen ular packages and vendors. products and find further information on partic rank packages according your customized and Or, you can have the system ts” lets you weight them advanced criteria. Clicking on “Software Aspec scores and present ually so the comparison engine can calculate individ tings. ing to how well their strengths match your weigh packages accord software aspect in the “Introduction” screen Clicking on an individual the exact survey questions brings you to a “Priorities” screen, which shows Comparison screen resources to help you The site also offers articles, white papers and are, solve problems and increase your familiarity with CMMS/EAM softw mentation. get the most from your existing or future imple Thirst for change: Every senior executive looks for one or more major change initiative that can demonstrate his or her leadership, motivate employees to focus on common goals and objectives, increase profits and, of course, leave a legacy. Some of the more common initiatives are Lean, Six Sigma, corporate social responsibility (CSR), reengineering the organization, merger/acquisition activities or capital expansion. With so much at stake, top management relies more on technology as a means to better plan for and track the success of these initiatives. Modern CMMS packages are excellent enablers for most initiatives. This is especially true because of their high level of integration with other systems from shop-floor data collection, to engineering design, to ERP and corporate decision-making software tools. To assist in this goal, many vendors have added functionality such as business intelligence and dashboards, handling Balanced Scorecard, sophisticated notification and workflow capability, and highly configurable forms and reports management. In light of these factors, I feel that executive focus is the single biggest change that will take place during the next few years, as top management scrambles to satisfy profitability 40 targets. This heightened level of interest leads to increased support for maintenance, engineering and operations as they struggle to better manage assets across the enterprise, using the CMMS as an important enabling tool. To be successful and catch this next wave, savvy organizations will have an asset-management strategy in place, complete with corresponding policies, optimal procedures and fully integrated technology infrastructure to support the processes, all of which meet the requirements of key stakeholders. Stakeholder buy-in and change management are the most important but most elusive critical success factors in our quest for cheaper, faster, better. Essential versus full functionality Although increased senior management support for enterprise asset management and the CMMS is one of the most influential trends, there are other trends worth noting. One is the age-old but continuing battle over the hearts and minds of the CMMS user community in terms of functional requirements. Since CMMS software was first invented, companies have prepared specifications for comparing and selecting the CMMS vendor that best fits stakeholder needs at an affordable April 2008 www.PLANTSERVICES.com http://www.PlantServices.com/CMMS_Review http://www.PLANTSERVICES.com

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