Characteristics of an EAM/CMMS Administrator

What does it take to be an EAM/CMMS administrator? You can look at job postings and get a feel for what an Enterprise Asset Manager or Computer Maintenance Management Systems administrator does. Three examples from this week are 1) EAM Systems Administrator 2) Maximo EAM Systems Administrator and 3) EAM System Administrator Jobs. However, the key to finding a quality EAM/CMMS administrator comes from combining the technical requirements with the vision of the SaaS vendor the solution is coming from. Together they portray the characteristics of a good administrator.

Typical Client Requirements:

• Planning¬†‚Äì ability to plan daily, weekly, and monthly activities including training issue resolution, work orders, preventive maintenance and inspections. Organization skills are a must.
• Scheduling‚Äì ability to make a daily, weekly and monthly schedule by analyzing reactive versus reactive measures to maximize efficiencies and ensuring flexibility to meet needs.
• Execution¬†‚Äì ability to manage schedules and plans, assign appropriate staff¬† to accomplish work processes. Maintain and improve desired efficiencies. Adjust as necessary.
• Follow up¬†‚Äì be able to report the results of the time specific activities¬† to the appropriate people. Set and maintain measurable benchmarks. Review results to ensure ROI is achieved.
• Work flow comprehension¬†‚Äì understand workflow processes and interactions. This includes understanding Preventive Maintenance concepts, best practices for their particular environment.
  
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• Training background¬†‚Äì be able to coach and train staff on the EAM/CMMS solution and best practices for performing tasks. Effective utilization of the system is essential. Increasing staff skill levels increases adoption rates.
• Experience in the industry¬†‚Äì knowledge base helps understand work processes. Prior asset management techniques are critical. Database setup and maintenance experience is key.
• Technical competence‚Äì either with a specified system or use of an EAM/CMMS. Ability to find solutions using technology such as mobile handheld devices.
• Team Player‚Äì ability to act as a responsible liaison between end users and SaaS vendor. Maintain open communications accepting feedback to improve systems.

Vendor Recommendations:

• Strategic planning background¬†‚Äì prior experience may help set end user expectations, facilitate¬†change management¬†for implementing an EAM/CMMS system
• Training background¬†‚Äì training end users to be able to fully utilize the systems capabilities
• Asset management experience¬†‚Äì knowledge and experience in managing assets using an EAM/CMMS system as well as setting up and maintaining EAM/CMMS databases.
• Work flow, work order, preventive maintenance and inspection management experience ‚Äì understands planning, scheduling, follow up, reporting, and best practices.
• Technical competence¬†‚Äì prior experience with technology and its integration (ex: mobile hand held devices), ability to suggest customization needs.
• Team Player¬†‚Äì ability to act as a responsible liaison between client and vendor

Combining the end user needs with vendor recommendations

The ideal EAM/CMMS Administrator is more of a Jack of All Trades but is especially skilled in:

• Training
• Planning/Scheduling
• Work flow
• Detail oriented
• Excellent communication skills up, down and outside

Is it more important for an administrator to understand the processes involved in asset management than it is to be familiar with one particular SaaS solution. Should a good administrator easily adapt to a vendor product?

Which is more important to you – product knowledge or process knowledge?