CMMSradio

Bryan Bieschke knows maintenance and reliability - He's an expert in the field.  He spoke at length in an upcoming episode of CMMSradio.  Here's an extended preview where we talk about: The human element, the people doing the work, companies with high availability and reliability do the most fundamental things, in maintenance and reliability, really well. If you're not implementing funda...

Jeremy Burge, the Chief Operating Office at Luisiana Truck Stop and Gaming discusses his background and experience, along with CMMS insights, running several locations.  Jeremy points out what to watch for when selecting a system and the ways he's leveraged CMMS platforms for operational success.

This episode features guest Bryan Jolley; Vice President - Facilities, Operations & Maintenance - at HES Facilities Management.  We cover the backstory as a lead into Bryan's journey and the HES journey.  Bryan shares many insights relative to his experience in "built environment" and servicing some of the most important facilities in America - our Higher Education campuses that...

This episode of CMMSradio features guest Nick Haase, Co-Founder; Go-To-Market at MaintainX discussing the origin and journey of MaintainX, why your CMMS must be "Stinkin Easy" to use as a product, the Deskless frontline workforce, and how using MaintainX can push ROI quickly for early adopters.  How data availability improved through the process for clients,  that Magic Moment, and why i...

Alex Cummings, Co-Founder and CEO of FlowPath, joins CMMSradio to discuss his past experiences, including as a USMC Veteran, played a role in the launch of FlowPath - This journey story includes the Puffin, what sector Alex loves working with and helping, a bit about co-founders Griffin Hamilton and Brandon Cummings, and a new tool on the getflowpath.com website to help clients get a feel for Flow...

This episode came from a recent discussion and the idea that CMMS systems apear to have 80% similar functionality and 20% different functionality - This begs the question, "are all CMMS systems are the same?"  The answer is up to you but it sure appears to be a common view of CMMS platforms - Have a listen to this episode and let us know your thoughts.

In this episode Ryan Chan, Founder and CEO of UpKeep, shares the origin and journey story of UpKeep along with several insights into maintenance best practices.  We discuss the Asset Operations Management (AOM) methodology - born of the UpKeep journey - and how to approach system deployment for your CMMS, EAM, and FM solution.  Customers over Revenue, Grit over Prestige, and Progress over Perfecti...

This episode features Griffin Hamilton, FlowPath Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), to discuss the origins of FlowPath and some the journey story.  These journey episodes can help you get to know a CMMS or Facilities Management Software vendor, how they came into existence, and a bit about what matters in the FlowPath approach to delivering for their clients. We talk pre-FlowPath, th...

It’s that time of year!  Summer is over, Autumn is here and "Old Man Winter" is right around the corner.  How can your CMMS get you ready for Winter? If your CMMS or FM system has work orders there is likely an option to build recurring schedules for various maintenance tasks that come with each seasonal change and for those tasks you should perform while that season is unfolding. The go...

This episode, on CMMS for the next Generation, came from a recent blog post I read by FlowPath.  It’s called Maintenance Management Software for the Next Generation of Facilities Managers. I’ve talked about FlowPath in past episodes and I really like how they work with their clients.  You can find them on our affiliates page at CMMSradio.com If you’re still using spreadsheets and manual...

You’ve decided to switch CMMS systems because the current system has problems, bugs, and poor customer service from the CMMS provider.  There are many reasons to move to a new CMMS provider.  Changing from one CMMS to another can be a daunting tasks but sometimes necessary - It requires planning and great execution to be successful.  Here’s an episode discussing some of the things t...

Inspired by a listener submission this episode includes a CMMS scenario, the listener's dream CMMS, and guidance on the challenges around the dream CMMS outcome - what to be aware of and how to approach these types of projects.  Often time we see the dream and reality of CMMS projects in constant conflict, and it tends to come from too little research ahead of the project or too much effort t...

Preventive Maintenance, or PM activities and tasks, represent one of the biggest areas to drive positive impact across all of your people, places, and things that a CMMS platform, when setup and used properly, delivers as what we might call a “big picture” outcome.  This topic came to mind because of a recent survey, on LinkedIn, from Griffin Hamilton (host of The Modern Facilities Management...

CMMS ROI calculators, do they work or not?    Be realistic about potential vs realized ROI on your CMMS journey . I’ve seen a lot of ROI calculators in the CMMS industry, along with countless other industries, and maybe you’re seeing the same while searching, analyzing, and trying to decide on your CMMS solution.  Sometimes they make total sense but often they drag you into the weed...

The sixth man concept, taken from basketball, is useful when considering how CMMS can help facilities maintenance and management teams from get the extra support they need in 2022 or beyond.  I’ve seen how systems, like CMMS and FMMS or others, can really bring a smaller team, that can’t add players or lacks bandwidth, get the job done and do it well.  Think of the role the bench plays,...

It’s that time of year again – it’s hot and that means your air handlers, AC units, and condensers are working overtime.  Building systems are taxed to the max and that means potential failures – The AC stops working, or underperforms, and that put people, your business operations, students, and staff at risk. This episode covers how you can leverage your CMMS functionality to avert costly an...

In this episode we discuss CMMS Gone Bad with the goal of understanding some of the reasons why a CMMS can go bad to help you find a strategy to fix or move away from your bad CMMS . It’s more common than anyone wants to admit.  Your CMMS was great – solid functionality, useability and speed, with great service from the SaaS provider - then it all went down hill from there and you might even...

In this episode we’re discussing CMMS system pricing to help you make sense of the many options you have when buying a system on your CMMS journey. Why?  Because CMMS Pricing is Confusing!   There's price per user, per site, per location, per square foot, per asset, per module, or a mixture of everything – sometimes called variable pricing.  How do you figure out what is best for yo...

In this episode we discuss Computerized Maintenance Management Software and how CMMS is used to manage facility and property operations such as work orders or asset maintenance. A CMMS system gets your company organized and on track with day-to-day mission critical maintenance activities.  There seems to be no limit to the industries, and company types, that can benefit from implementing a CM...

Schools, Colleges, and Universities have a lot to track when it comes to facilities and maintenance operations leaving the questions of "what should a school track in their CMMS platform?"  It is easy to jump on that with "everything" and it is kind of true.  The reality is we need a place to start that is not overwhelming but rather follows a building block approach.  In this episo...

In this episode we discuss CMMS in School and Educational settings - K-12, colleges, universities, and the like - with a review of common drivers or reasons as to why CMMS is so important to these settings, what it is like without a CMMS in place, and the benefits to implementing such a solution.   This is a great episode if you need to keep up with day-to-day maintenance and grounds operatio...

In this episode, we have a special guest, James Kovacevic, to help us learn about maintenance and reliability specific to assets and preventive maintenance. He’s the host of Rooted in Reliability – The Plant Performance Podcast where he’s Helping organizations improve the “ triple bottom line ” through improved asset management practices. James is a maintenance management professional, a certified...

This episode covers the CMMS discovery process that is often a part of your CMMS solution search.  It might take place with a consultant or a vendors that provides CMMS software or both.  It usually happens early in your CMMS search and our goal is to give you a sense of what is involved in the discovery process so you know what to expect.  What questions will they ask?  What t...

A simple work order process, or system, creates efficiency in many areas of your facilities, maintenance, and other operations. Notice that I said a simple work order process.  That’s important and I will tell you why right now. If you do not have a work order process in place that is where you often start, with a simple system, because that is  the tolerance we often see in the CMMS, Fa...

There is a company I have been following, for a while now, and I like the things they are doing for the industry and their clients. I caught something on my LinkedIn feed, related to a recent episode of CMMSradio on a similar topic. They put out an article this week that I thought might be useful for anyone looking around for a CMMS or Work Order Management system.  I grabbed some parts of th...