Overview – Maximo Secrets

Maximo Scheduler Enhancements since 7.6.8

Get to know the enhancements made to Maximo Scheduler since Scheduler 7.6.8 in July 2020. This article is work in progress.
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Maximo History – 1999 to 2002 – Maximo 4i

Continuing the history of Maximo, the other side of the coin to MRO.com during the years 1999-2000. Surviving the dot-com years with Maximo 4i.
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Maximo History – The dot-com years (1999-2002)

During the three year period between 1999-2002 PSDI split and formed a subsidiary MRO.com. I have also split this period into two, with the Maximo article for the same period following next.
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Maximo History – 1996 to 1998 – Years of Growth

The second part in the history of Maximo. A personal reflection, my first 3 years with Maximo.
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Maximo History – 1985 to 1995

Maximo reached its 40th birthday on 13th May 2025. Read about the early years, the first decade, you’ll love the postscript. This is a personal view, based on what I remember and a lot of research
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Step 4 – Planning/Scheduling Maturity – Labor

Step 4 in Planning and Scheduling Maturity is Labor, the first Planning Work step. Every work order should have a work plan labor record, and a few other work order fields should be set. When first setting out in Maximo this article provides details of the minimum data you should set-up in order to be…
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Step 3 – Planning/Scheduling Maturity – Availability

Step 3 in Planning and Scheduling Maturity is Availability, creating availability for labor or crews, modifying the availability with holidays, sick and other period of unavailability and then assigning work within the availability of the labor or crew.
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Step 2 – Planning/Scheduling Maturity – Assignments

Step 2 in Planning and Scheduling Maturity is Assignments, assigning the work order to the labor or crews who will execute the work at a Scheduled Date/Time. It is using the Assignments Tab in the Work Order Tracking application.
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Step 1 – Planning/Scheduling Maturity – Ownership

Step 1 in Planning and Scheduling Maturity is Ownership, understanding which team and individual is taking responsibility for the work order throughout its life.
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IBM Maximo Manage Overview

Learn about some of the capabilities of Maximo Manage, starting with core Maximo and followed by the included capabilities, the current product portfolio, and a personal look ahead to what might be coming next.
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