The 8(a) STARS III team has published the third Listen & Learn webinar recording in the 8(a) STARS III Resource Center. Listen & Learn webinar recordings are business development conversations between GSA and industry partners who have received 8(a) STARS III task order awards. The 8(a) STARS III team will continue working with industry partners to add new Listen & Learn recordings to the 8(a)
Hello! We are investigating the integration of BIM (Building Information Modeling) into Maximo. If you are not familiar, no worries! BIM is a standard part of Maxima as of Maximo 7.5.03. This is exciting because it helps automate the entry of Locations and Assets. For example, you may have CAD drawings for a new building detailing
You probably have your own list of top items to address when implementing a major enterprise resource planning (ERP) project such as Maximo. But, depending on a person’s role in an organization, the perspective of what is necessary for a successful implementation is likely to change. For example, an implementer
According to the Meriam-Webster dictionary, Training is “a process by which someone is taught the skills that are needed for an art, profession, or job”. Learning involves “the activity or process of gaining knowledge or skill by studying, practicing, being taught, or experiencing something”. The goal is for training to
How much time was spent on Change Management as part of your last software implementation? In a previous post, several facets involved in a Maximo Implementation that can impact the success of that implementation were reviewed. For this post, we’ll focus on the specific topic of Change Management. Let’s start
Are you one of those people that just loves to document everything? If so, my hats off to you. Most of us have to push ourselves to fully document in detail. Perhaps you’ve experienced the Nightmares of following others who didn’t document well. In a recent major Maximo implementation, the
Maximo Implementations There are a sizable number of consultants operating in the Maximo space, including IBM. Among these consultants, there’s a wide variety in terms of knowledge and approach to implementing Maximo. This is key. Does the consulting firm match with your environment? Do they have your best interest in
Orgro takes a very procedural approach to implementing Maximo systems including consulting with our clients on processes involved in implementations of Maximo and Asset Management programs. Continuous process improvement and employee involvement initiatives are two process oriented focuses for Orgro. In this article, we’ll focus on continuous process improvement with
Quite a few Maximo implementations end up being re-implemented. In fact, there are more than a few Maximo houses that start over upon a new product release rather than continuing to patch an existing implementation. No doubt, this topic is also applicable to other implementations of large ERP systems. In