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The Maximo Manager

| CMMS Tips & Tricks | May 3, 2012

Author: Richard Taggs 2 Mar 2012 4:06 PM Welcome to the 21st century of business performance management, of creating and working in a performance committed culture, of being a strategy-focused organization (SFO), and becoming part of a managerial world where strategy, processes, people, and technology – and budgets – are on target, aligned and capable of [...]
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Migration Manager Documents

| CMMS Tips & Tricks | October 13, 2011

Migration Manager Guide: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v3r1/topic/com.ibm.tamit.doc_7.1/pdf/mam71_migration_mgr_guide.pdf Migration Manager Redbook: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg247906.pdf Migration Manager Fundamentals: https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27015561 Migration Manager Preview Mode: https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21414562&aid=1 Migrating Classifications: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21393048&aid=1 Job Plan problems: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21430852 [via IBM Support] Related Posts:Migration Manager GuideMaximo links of interest 7-28-2010Maximo 7.5 product download linksFree IBM Redbook: Migration Use Cases with the Migration ManagerConfiguring BIRT Designer 2.1.2 with V7Powered by Contextual [...]
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Conditional Expression Manager: Create a conditional lookup

| CMMS Tips & Tricks | June 3, 2011

Sometimes you just want to create a conditional lookup for certain fields.  To do this, you would use the conditional expression manager [IBM Support]. Related Posts:Make classification attributes required using conditional expression managerHiding Sensitive Data via Data RestrictionsMake a field required using the Conditional Expression ManagerWebCast: Conditional UI securityMaximo links of interest 7-28-2010Powered by Contextual [...]
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Introducing Visual Asset Manager On-Demand

| CMMS Software | May 17, 2011

Introducing Visual Asset Manager On-Demand

E-ISG is excited to announce the latest addition to our Visual Asset Manager family – Visual Asset Manager On-Demand.

Visual Asset Manager On-Demand is a hosted asset intelligence solution. On-Demand is intended for those clients whom hosting Visual Asset Manager Enterprise on their own servers is not an option, but still desire the dynamic features of the installed version.

Visual Asset Manager On-Demand is a software as a service, allowing organizations of any size to manage their fixed and mobile assets instantly.With Visual Asset Manager On-Demand, a simple Internet connection is all you need to track your company’s fixed assets, regardless of their location. Visual Asset Manager On-Demand is a flexible yet powerful fixed asset management platform, which provides ongoing visibility and control over every fixed asset in your company.

Visual Asset Manager On-Demand’s dynamic customizations let you choose from four flexible frameworks: IT asset management, facilities management, legal and professional management and emergency services management.

Visual Asset Manager On-Demand will improve your bottom line by eliminating duplicated tasks and data. Time is money for organizations and it’s the simple, yet powerful productivity gains that drive big cost savings. Visual Asset Manager is the secret weapon of successful companies, streamlining fixed asset management to make businesses more efficient.

Visual Asset manager is a tested and proven fixed asset management software solution that integrates asset tracking best-practices in an organized, scalable database.

Features include:

Asset Lifecycle Management Tracking
Spreadsheet Management
Fixed Asset Assignment with the Property Pass
Barcoding
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
Data Importing

At the end of the day, our fixed asset management software gives you the ultimate in administrative control, saving valuable time and streamlining everyday operations for business success — all with the click of a mouse.

Why Did We Create Visual Asset Manager On Demand?

We understand the demands small businesses place on their IT staff — that’s why we created Visual Asset Manager On-Demand. On-Demand allows:

Larger companies to optimize their IT staff’s productivity
Smaller companies, without a full IT staff, to enjoy the same advantages

What is Software as a Service?

Visual Asset Manager On-Demand is a “software as a service” – we license the On-Demand application to you, the customer, while hosting the service on our servers.

A simple Internet connection is all you need
There is no software to install and no servers to maintain

Through our website we have enabled selecting and purchasing of Visual Asset Manager, accepting major credit cards and Amazon pay.

This new hosted version will allow you to select and pay for your yearly Maintenance and Support, will be automatically updated to new versions and simplify your asset management process in one fail swoop.

E-ISG’s roots began in a neighboring industry. Originally, we set out to help businesses bring continuity to their operations and provide assistance and structure during disaster recovery. However, we soon discovered that our clients had a poor understanding of the total content, location, and value of their physical assets. This fundamental lack of understanding was detrimental to our clients, causing their businesses to overspend budget allotments, and in some cases, violate federal law.

At E-ISG, we are committed to providing the highest level of customer service. We hope you will come to view us as trusted consultants and guides during your process of understanding and accounting for, each asset in your organization. Over the past seven years, E-ISG has determined the most efficient, user-friendly, and foolproof methods for cataloging, organizing, and analyzing your business’ assets.


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15 Questions For Every Maintenance Manager

| CMMS Software | March 15, 2011

Tired of reading CMMS articles that always seem to say the same thing but leave you wondering what good is it? Then perhaps it is time to take in a new perspective. By working backward from a determined set of asset maintenance needs you will be able to tell if a CMMS software solution is right for your business. As strange as it sounds the answer is in the questions.


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15 Maintenance Management Questions


A good operations consultant can get a feel for an operation in just a few moments. The type of things they look for are not always obvious to the people (especially management) working in the company. Although each operation is different, the same principles to understanding work flow will apply. The following set of questions are intended to help you understand your operational needs.



  1. When was the last time your procedures for handling work requests, writing work orders and performing maintenance were updated, changed or created?

  2. How many manual procedures are there? Manual is defined as the filling out of paperwork or performing a function without the aid of technology that could expedite the process.

  3. Is there a work flow map/brownpaper/set of manuals that detail how maintenance work is processed from beginning to end? Or is the work flow a collection of band-aid procedures and solutions to problems as they arose?

  4. What percentage of the maintenance team time is spent fire fighting the daily problems versus performing planned or scheduled maintenance? Is the ratio anywhere near an ideal 80% planned and 20% reactive (80/20) that well run maintenance organizations achieve ?

  5. How often do you inspect assets or equipment to make sure all is in optimal working condition?

  6. What performance measurements are in place? Do you know if your team is working efficiently? How long does it take to process a work request or what is the average time to repair a broken valve etc.?

  7. How do you determine if an asset or piece of equipment should be replaced? Do you track the maintenance and repair costs versus the cost of replacement?

  8. Does your maintenance department make use of technology or automated (computerized) processes that can reduce the time from submission of work request to work order completion?

  9. How many maintenance strategies do you employ? Do you rely on predictive technologies, condition based principals, six sigma, preventive maintenance, when do you use each one and why?

  10. How much of equipment maintenance is dependent on the knowledge of one or two people? Is a key player getting ready to retire?

  11. How much downtime do you have? Why?

  12. Do you know what your energy costs are per asset? Do you understand the relationship between preventive maintenance and energy efficiency?

  13. How much overtime do you have? Why?
  14. Do you encourage feedback from maintenance staff for process improvements such as the use of mobile handheld devices to eliminate paperwork and meeting times?

  15. The most important question of all is do you know where all your assets and equipment are, what condition they are in, their maintenance history etc.?

Asset Maintenance Needs


Every organization will respond to the preceding questions differently. Suffice to say that if the answers include more than one, I don’t know, No, Not very often, We don’t need technology then your maintenance management can use an upgrade. Upgrading the tools you use will bring greater efficiencies, lower MRO costs, professionalize operations and by making changes will keep your company competitive by stabilizing or enhancing operational margins.

Is a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for you? The answer depends on how much better you want your maintenance team to become. The core functionality of a CMMS solution is that it makes the work order lifecycle (work request to work order completion) take less time, keep better records and ultimately positively impact costs. The other advantages of a CMMS program is that it will address all of the questions above by helping you understand and manage your work flow and just as importantly, it does not require an advanced degree to learn how to use.

A final note. When shopping for a CMMS software program be careful not to choose off the shelf boxed programs. Choose a CMMS solution that allows for customization to meet your needs and requirements. Vendor stability and support are two additional parameters for your selection as you will want a company with a proven track record and the depth to provide quality technical support. Lastly, functionality and design should meet the maintenance team needs to ensure a successful CMMS program adoption.

Tell us what tools you make use of to ensure an efficient well run operation. If you like this post you may also enjoy reading:



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Resume Mirror Announces Contract with McKesson; PeopleSoft

| CMMS Software | March 11, 2011

Vancouver, B.C. (PRWEB) September 19, 2005

Resume Mirror, developers of leading-edge recruiting technology components, today announced a contract with McKesson Corporation. McKesson, currently ranked 15 on the Fortune 500, is a healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare. McKesson is implementing Resume Mirror’s Enterprise Applicant Manager (EAM™) to accelerate and simplify the processing of resumes into their PeopleSoft® e-Recruit system.

EAM is a focused application developed specifically to work with existing ERP and ATS systems. It improves the online application experience for job seekers, improves response management with candidates, reduces recruiter workloads and cuts outsourced hardcopy resume and application processing costs. EAM also includes a resume processing plug-in for Microsoft® Outlook® which allows resumes received via email to be instantly parsed and the data automatically entered into the customer’s candidate management system. EAM has undergone extensive industry testing, is widely deployed, and is a PeopleSoft certified software module.

“McKesson believes in utilizing the most advanced technology to help attract and secure the best possible candidates,” said Susan Slater, Director of Talent Acquisition for McKesson. “Resume Mirror’s EAM works to improve and streamline both the applicant’s and the recruiter’s experience whether the resumes are submitted via traditional methods, a job board, email or our corporate website. Our recruiters are excited about the Microsoft Outlook plug-in module which will improve the speed and ability to input candidate data into our PeopleSoft database.”

“It was important for McKesson to implement a solid resume processing technology as part of the implementation of our PeopleSoft e-Recruit module,” said Charlie Fusco, Corporate Systems Product Manager. “The EAM product provides everything we are looking for in a resume processing solution and also offers some innovative new capabilities such as the plug-in for Microsoft Outlook. Resume Mirror solutions have been designed for easy implementation and are PeopleSoft certified which were two critical requirements for us.”

“McKesson is constantly looking for new ways to hone their competitive edge in recruiting talent to their organization,” said Don Darrah, Vice President, Enterprise Application Services for Resume Mirror. “Resume Mirror’s technology helps McKesson leverage their PeopleSoft investment with tools that enhance their recruiting process and support increased recruiter productivity and improved candidate satisfaction. We are looking forward to working with McKesson to further enhance their recruiting processes through the capabilities of EAM.”

About McKesson

McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK), currently ranked 15 on the Fortune 500, is a healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes and improving the quality and safety of patient care. Over the course of its 172-year history, McKesson has grown by providing pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients. For more information, visit us at www.mckesson.com.

About Resume Mirror Inc.

Resume Mirror Inc. provides innovative software components, online services and focused applications to the HR and Recruiting industry. Leading HR system vendors, job boards, resume processing companies and large corporate and staffing companies use Resume Mirror technologies and services to enhance their recruiting applications. We offer high quality resume extraction and intelligent search and match technologies that easily integrate with any recruiting application. These products enhance the functionality and deliver measurable improvements to current resume processing and search methods. Some of our customers and partners include companies such as Oracle, PeopleSoft, HRchitect, The AESC, Engenium, Aquent, Bernard Hodes Group, WCC, Authoria (formerly Hire.com), SonicRecruit, MSX International, SAIC, VirtualEdge, HireDesk, CGI, SAP and ERP Solutions. For more information on Resume Mirror, please visit

www.resumemirror.com.

Media Contacts:

Resume Mirror

Imre Togyi

Toll Free: 1-866-662-6669

Direct: 604-214-8550

press@resumemirror.com

This press release was distributed through eMediawire by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: www.HRmarketer.com) on behalf of the company listed above.

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Resume Mirror Releases Full Suite of Microsoft Office Tools for Enterprise Applicant Manager

| CMMS Software | January 17, 2011


Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) February 23, 2007

Talent Technology Corporation’s Resume Mirror division announced today that it has released the full suite of Microsoft Office add-in tools for its award-winning Enterprise Applicant Manager (EAM) product. The easy-to-use Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer add-ins allow recruiters to automatically process resumes from their inbox, directly from MS Word or when sourcing candidates on the Internet using MS Internet Explorer. The full suite of Microsoft Office add-ins combine to give recruiters a powerful productivity boost by enabling them to easily capture and submit resume data from their most common business applications directly into their candidate database.

The full suite of Microsoft Office add-ins includes specific tools for:


Microsoft Outlook: Using a single button in the Outlook toolbar, recruiters are able to select one to many email messages from their Inbox (with an attachment or with resume data in the message itself) and with a single click, have the resume data parsed and automatically entered into the candidate database via EAM.

Microsoft Word: Using a single button in the Word toolbar, recruiters can submit a resume they are viewing in Word directly into the candidate database via EAM.

Internet Explorer: Using a single button in the Internet Explorer toolbar, recruiters can submit a resume they are viewing in Internet Explorer from a website (such as a job board website) directly into the candidate database via EAM.

“The single click of a mouse allowed us to achieve significant productivity and process improvements.” says Martha Purdam, HRIS Manager for Altera Corporation. “The EAM add-in for Microsoft Outlook allowed us to point and click on a resume document in an inbox and see the extracted data in our PeopleSoft application within seconds. Resume Mirror’s EAM application also provided us with improvements in data quality that further increased the return on investment in Resume Mirror’s overall solution.”

“The productivity gains recruiters achieve from these Office add-in tools truly enables them to focus on recruiting, not administration,” says Don Darrah, Vice President, Resume Mirror Product Division, Talent Technology Corporation. “With resumes coming to recruiters from a multitude of sources, being able to easily capture them from within the various Office applications they use every day saves both time and effort. Because the Office add-in tools are so fast and easy to deploy and use, resumes no longer sit on a particular recruiter’s desktop, but are submitted to the candidate database and accessible to the entire recruiting team, furthering the return on investment and user acceptance of the overall recruiting system.”

EAM is a hosted service that provides advanced resume data extraction and processing functionality to companies utilizing existing ERP based recruiting modules and commercial ATS systems. EAM includes Microsoft Office add-ins that allow recruiters to automatically process resumes received in their MS Outlook inbox, resumes open in MS Word or resumes found on the Internet using MS Internet Explorer. EAM is continually evolving through customer feedback from organizations such as Altera Corporation, McKesson Corporation, St. Vincent’s Health and CB Richard Ellis, among many others.

About Talent Technology Corporation

Talent Technology Corporation is headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada and owns and operates businesses that develop, market, and provide services associated with recruiting, hiring, and related workforce management technology solutions. Through its divisions, HireDesk™ and Resume Mirror™, Talent Technology Corporation provides a range of award-winning recruiting and hiring technology that automates and improves the quality of the acquisition and employment process in a variety of industries, providing a clear return on investment for its clients. Learn more at www.talenttechnologycorp.com or call 604-244-1115.

About Resume Mirror

Resume Mirror, a division of Talent Technology Corporation, provides innovative software components, online services and focused applications to the HR and recruiting industry. Leading HR system vendors, job boards, resume processing companies and large corporate and staffing companies use Resume Mirror technologies and services to enhance their recruiting applications. Resume Mirror offers high quality resume extraction and intelligent search and match technologies that easily integrate with any recruiting application. These products enhance the functionality and deliver measurable improvements to current resume processing and search methods. Some of its customers and partners include companies such as Oracle, PeopleSoft, Newbury Consulting, Engenium, WebMD, WCC, Authoria (formerly Hire.com), SonicRecruit, Hewlett Packard, McKesson, VirtualEdge, HireDesk, CGI, SAP and ERP Solutions. For more information, please visit www.resumemirror.com.

Media Contacts:

Resume Mirror                        

Imre Togyi                         

Toll Free: 1-866-662-6669                

Direct: 604-214-8550                    

This press release was distributed through eMediawire by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: www.HRmarketer.com) on behalf of the company listed above.

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Free IBM Redbook: Migration Use Cases with the Migration Manager

| CMMS Tips & Tricks | December 13, 2010

Another free IBM Redbook: Migration Use Cases with the Migration Manager The Migration Manager enables you to migrate configuration content from one product environment to another. The typical use is to migrate configuration content from a development environment to test and then on to production for Tivoli®’s process automation engine and its applications such as [...]
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Make classification attributes required using conditional expression manager

| CMMS Tips & Tricks | September 15, 2010

Here is a great tutorial from IBM Support that shows you step by step how to make classification attributes required using the conditional expression manager.
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The Despicable Facilities Manager

| CMMS Software | September 12, 2010

Did I get your attention – laughing? There is a movie that was just released titled Despicable Me. It is the story of an evil super villain and his army of minions as they plot to steal the moon. To pull off the great caper, Gru (the super villain) needs to get additional capital assistance from the bank. The bank turns him down until he can acquire a special asset (shrink ray) to carry out the plan. After Gru gets the shrink ray it is promptly stolen from him.

Minions Listening to EAM Plan

To get his shrink ray back, Gru adopts three beautiful little girls to use them as tools to infiltrate the thief’s lair. Gru manages to get the asset back, steals the moon but finds that he has lost the girls (who have now become his favorite tools). I can’t tell you any more of the plot because that would make me The Despicable Author. Oh what the heck – The Butler Did It! – lol.

The Facility Manager’s Asset Quest

No, I am not suggesting that Facility Managers are evil super villains (or am I)? I think the movie can be an analogy to the lengths some facility managers are willing to go to obtain the assets that they need. For example, a facility manager may instinctively know that a boiler that has been acting up a lot lately needs to be replaced. They go to the boss who tells them they need to acquire proof to justify his fear. The facility manager knows that the aging maintenance team probably cannot remember how many times the boiler was worked on so he sets out a plan to gather the information from the stacks of paper work orders in the storeroom.

The Quest Tool (An EAM System)

The facility manager soon realizes this is nuts and need a better way especially, since other assets are showing signs of wear and tear. The decision is made to acquire a special EAM tool that will provide a detailed history of the asset including its age, location, work order history, what was done, by whom, the cause and cost to repair. The tool will also be able to provide evidence that the unit has been maintained properly through inspections and preventive maintenance programs.

Minions (Maintenance Team) To The Rescue

Before the tool can be fully implemented, a terrible recession steals the money for the EAM system training. However, with the help of his dedicated minions (Team of skilled maintenance professionals tired of working overtime and fighting fires) providing feedback, the facility manager is able to record enough work request and work order information to approach the big bosses for a capital expenditure. Unlike the movie, he does get the financing for the boiler but more importantly, he has fallen in love with his new EAM system for which his life would no longer have meaning if he lost it.

The Maintenance Efficiency Reward

Minions Enjoying Maintenance Efficiency

What did the minions think? The extra time they have as a result of proactive maintenance practices and a reduction in paperwork have them chatting about it  around the water cooler just before they head out to inspect the remaining assets for potential problems. Despicable Facility Manager – NO, Smart Facility Manager – YES.

We hope that you liked our short story and would like to thank Universal Studios 2010 for there gracious approval of the screenshots used in this article. Please watch the Despicable Me trailer below. We hope you have a great weekend and go watch the film. Several completely unrelated posts include:


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