About Us

Welcome to CMMS Success, I’m delighted that you are here and I hope you enjoy my small space within the vastness of the internet dedicated to exploring the real-world challenges and opportunities in maintenance, asset management, and Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).

I’m Dave, the current site admin of this website. After a little over three decades working across resource, industrial, and infrastructure sectors, I’ve been putting together CMMS Success to share insights, lessons, and reflections from the field.

Whether you’re just starting out or refining your expertise, this website hopefully offers you with some practical ideas, frameworks, and perspectives to support your journey.

Behind the Experience.

The content here draws from hands-on involvement in a wide range of maintenance and asset management disciplines, including:

1.     Maintenance planning and scheduling.

2.     Master data development and auditing.

3.     Applying reliability engineering principles.

4.     Planning for shutdowns and outages.

5.     Developing asset strategies.

6.     Implementing and optimizing CMMS/ERP systems.

Alongside this practical background is extensive exposure to platforms like SAP, Oracle, Maximo, Ellipse, and other asset management systems, plus modern tools for reporting, analytics, and project delivery.

This blend of field experience and system fluency shapes the ideas and viewpoints shared throughout CMMS Success.

What You Might Find Here.

The articles and resources on this site reflect personal perspectives, not prescriptive instructions and topics include:

1.     Performance & Metrics Using measures like Schedule Compliance and Work Completion to drive improvement.

2.     Data & Systems Exploring the importance of data quality and how to get the best from your CMMS.

3.     Maintenance Strategies From preventive to predictive—FMECA, RCM, and condition-based approaches.

4.     Planning & Execution Practical guidance for routine work, shutdowns, rebuilds, and improvement initiatives.

5.     Safety & Compliance Systems and practices that help protect people, assets, and operations.

6.     Continuous Improvement Lean, Six Sigma, and other methods for building more effective teams and processes.

7.     Trends & Evolution How technology and shifting priorities are shaping the future of asset management.

All content is intended for general educational purposes only. For technical, engineering, financial, regulatory, or software-specific matters, please consult qualified professionals, manufacturer guidance, and applicable standards.

My Philosophy.

At CMMS Success, I believe effective asset management is about more than systems, it’s about people, processes, and a culture of continuous improvement.

By sharing knowledge, ideas, and different perspectives, my goal is to help professionals at all levels build confidence, deepen understanding, and create more reliable, efficient operations.