A free sample from Work Management, Book 4 of the NJN Consulting Asset Management Series.
Most maintenance teams have a Work Management process. Few of them have a working one. Backlogs spiral. Schedule adherence sits below 50%. Wrench time hovers around 30%. Closeouts capture nothing. Book 4 is the structured Six-Step Process — Identify, Plan, Schedule, Execute, Close, Analyze — that makes Work Management actually work.
This volume is operational rather than theoretical. It is written for the planner sitting at the desk on Monday morning, the supervisor running the job pack review, the maintenance manager trying to lift schedule adherence above 80%.
A practitioner's guide.
Chapter 1 · Foundation & Framework
Plus 9-12 further chapters covering the full pillar — see book pages for the complete table of contents.
Work Management is a disciplined and consistent approach to the safe, effective, efficient and sustainable execution of Asset Tactics. It is not simply a scheduling tool — it is the operational backbone through which every maintenance decision, resource commitment and improvement action is coordinated.
In an Asset Management context, Work Management bridges the strategic intent of the Asset Management Plan and the daily reality on the plant floor. Where Asset Tactics define what must be done to sustain asset performance, Work Management defines how, when, and by whom that work is executed.
Core Principle: "If an activity does not add value to the bottom line — do not do it." Every work order raised, every resource committed, and every hour spent must be justified against the operational objectives of the plant.
The Six-Step Process — and the wrench-time discipline that determines maintenance cost.
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