Problems Are Good!
Reading Time: 6 minutes
The best organizations in the world are not the ones with all the systems and procedures, all the acronyms, or even the most up to date technical solutions; instead they are the ones that are best at identifying and solving problems. Want more success? Want a better maintenance effort? Then get better at finding and solving problems.
PROACT: A Consultant’s Review
Reading Time: 5 minutes
Root Cause Analysis has always been dear to my heart. The procedure involved in finding the root causes and addressing them have intrigued me greatly as it involves using all your data gathering and cognitive skills. In the past, it was a bit difficult to properly perform RCAs since it usually meant jumping around different types of software…
Are We Crazy About Mistakes?
Reading Time: 3 minutes
First, a question: What is the difference between a child hitting a pitch and the ball breaking a neighbor’s window and the child throwing the ball at the window and breaking it? One was a mistake and the other was a conscience act. In maintenance the first act, a mistake is a learning experience and requires little or no action
EasyRCA: A Consultant’s Review
Reading Time: 4 minutes
Recently, most of our concerns stem around getting stuff done faster but wanting the same quality result. For instance, when loading a web page, we expect it to be loaded in one second and use the next five seconds to browse the content and find what we’re looking for. Let’s take a step back and think about loading a webpage