Implementing MAXIMO, whether it is MAXIMO 5x, MAXIMO 6x or MAXIMO 7x, involves much more than

installing software, loading a database, and taking a few classes. As an advanced EAM system, MAXIMO
is integrated into your business and configured to match your maintenance management requirements.
Often times, MAXIMO shares data and works closely with other enterprise systems. Current processes
may be re-engineered to reflect best practices. Legacy applications and hardware have to be considered.

This phase sets the foundation for the project by refining the scope of work and client business
objectives, establishing the technical environment in which MAXIMO will operate, and providing product
education for the core project team. The major tasks in this phase are: (1) project organization and core
team assembly, (2) technical environment and infrastructure planning, (3) hardware and software
installation and tuning, (4) core team product orientation and training, and (5) preparation of a detailed
implementation plan

The objective of this phase is to engender an understanding of your business requirements and to map
those requirements to MAXIMO. This involves a review of current business practices, procedures, and
information data flows for the functional areas that MAXIMO will impact. Using a technique called Gap
Analysis, the implementation team identifies the gaps that exist between your business processes and
MAXIMO. The results are used to determine which components of MAXIMO will be tailored to support
those gaps.

In a series of workshop settings, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and workflow processes are
designed and documented. Once developed, each procedure is mapped to a series of MAXIMO system
functions such as work requests, work orders, or purchase orders. The end result is a set of SOPs that
serve as detailed instructions for using MAXIMO as well as training guides for end-users.

Based on the results of the first three phases, the core MAXIMO applications are configured and
customized to meet your requirements. Activities include but are not limited to screen customization,
database reconfiguration, custom application deployment, building data validation rules and lists,
enabling system and user defaults, and establishing security parameters. Also included is the
development and implementation of operational, management, and metric reports using such tools as
Actuate, Crystal Reports, and SQR.

The data specialists shall work with every client to determine which assets, spare parts, and PM routines
should be included and stored in MAXIMO, what the best data collection methodology is, how the
information will be structured in the MAXIMO database, and how it will be entered. If data is to be
manually collected and entered, The data specialists will develop customized data collection forms and
oversee the data collection process. Should data exist in legacy systems, The data specialists possess
the knowledge and experience to map and convert that data in the shortest amount of time using
customized legacy data extraction and upload tools.

Integration specialist can help to extend the value of MAXIMO by connecting it to your other enterprise
applications and to your day-to-day operational systems (e.g., time-keeping, project planning and control,
etc.). Using such tools as the Maximo Enterprise Adatper (MEA) MAXIMO's MIG Data Xchange, and
more, Integration specialist can help to seamlessly integrate MAXIMO with such applications as
PeopleSoft, Oracle Financials, and SAP. Our consultants can also develop custom interfaces to important
applications in your organization.

The business system specialist offers training and education tailored precisely to your enterprise and to
individual user-communities within the organization. In addition to the standard training offered for each
component of MAXIMO, we provide one-on-one support as you begin your deployment, teaching your
staff how to use MAXIMO on the job. We also offer customized training in system administration, report
design, and in system integration techniques.
The startup phase includes all of the tasks associated with moving from design, development, and testing
to full production use of MAXIMO. During this phase the database administrator creates the production
database, double-checks that all necessary client infrastructure is in place, ensures that all new users are
properly profiled to access the system, and implements the bridges to other enterprise applications.