This paper is a parody of several alternative ways of documenting your Reliability-centred Maintenance (RCM) analyses and explains why the best choice is dedicated RCM database software focused on the activities of the RCM facilitator.

Part 1 - Establishing Maintenance Task Intervals

This paper sets out some of the most common myths, mindsets and mistakes  that are made when establishing maintenance task intervals.

There are four basic types of maintenance that can be applied to equipment. The task intervals for the three ‘routine’ types of maintenance are dependent on different factors – these factors are often poorly understood. This lack of understanding is a common cause of poor operational reliability and availability.

Part 2 - Improving Operational Reliability & Availability

This paper sets out some of the most common maintenance myths, mindsets and mistakes  that are made when attempts are made to improve operational reliability and availability.

Successful reliability growth and performance improvement is all about ‘doing the right maintenance’ on the equipment. Determining the ‘right maintenance’ takes time and resources.

Experience has shown that the only way to make real, lasting improvement in the maintenance arena is by:

• Changing the way in which people think (ie dispelling all the myths, mindsets and mistakes that have been ingrained in maintainers’ thinking over their working life)
• Providing an approach (such as RCM ) that encompasses a structure whereby the changed thinking can be brought to fruition.

Part 3 - The Maintenance Arena

This paper sets out some of the most common myths, mindsets and mistakes  that are made in the maintenance arena.

Successful reliability growth and performance improvement is all about ‘doing the right maintenance’ on the equipment. Determining the ‘right maintenance’ takes time and resources.

Experience has shown that the only way to make real, lasting improvement in the maintenance arena is by:

• Changing the way in which people think (ie dispelling all the myths, mindsets and mistakes that have been ingrained in maintainers’ thinking over their working life)
• Providing an approach (such as RCM ) that encompasses a structure whereby the changed thinking can be brought to fruition.

This paper examines the requirements of PAS-55 and how RCM can help. Relevance also to ISO55000.