CMMS Implementation & Selection
The right system for your operation, implemented right from day one.
Choosing the Right CMMS
There are over 500 CMMS packages available worldwide. Choosing and implementing the right one for your site is a significant undertaking. AMS practitioners have worked with major and minor CMMS packages across multiple industries and guide clients through the selection and implementation process — avoiding the common pitfalls that lead to systems that never get used.
Our 9-Step Implementation Process
Determine Business Objectives and Drivers
Understand what the business needs from a CMMS — compliance, reliability tracking, cost visibility, or integration with finance systems.
Document Existing Internal Processes
Map current maintenance workflows, work order processes, inventory management, and reporting requirements before selecting any system.
Review a Selection of CMMS Packages
Evaluate a shortlist of suitable systems against the documented requirements, drawing on AMS experience with packages used across multiple industries worldwide.
Select the System Closest to Requirements
Choose the package that best fits requirements without requiring significant customisation — customisation creates ongoing cost and complexity.
Compare System Processes to Business Processes
Identify gaps between how the selected system works and how your business currently operates — then decide which processes to align.
Align Processes Across the Business
Capturing and aligning commonality between finance and maintenance functions is critical to avoid confusion once the system is operational.
Populate CMMS with Equipment and Inventory Data
Load asset registers, inventory catalogues, and bills of materials — with good data quality established before go-live.
Populate CMMS with Maintenance Plan Data
Enter preventative and predictive maintenance tasks, frequencies, and resources — the work order backbone of the system.
Commission the CMMS
Go-live, user training, and handover — with AMS support to resolve issues and establish sustainable operating procedures.
Finance–Maintenance Integration is Critical
Capturing and aligning commonality between finance and maintenance functions is critical to avoid confusion once the system is operational. AMS ensures your CMMS implementation accounts for both sides of the business from the outset.
Good cataloguing discipline enhances CMMS effectiveness significantly.
Learn about our Inventory Cataloguing servicePlanning a CMMS Implementation?
AMS guides you through selection, implementation, and commissioning — ensuring your system gets used and delivers real value.