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Top 10 IBM Maximo Features Every Facilities Team Should Be Using Managing buildings, equipment, and maintenance requests is no easy job—especially if you're still using spreadsheets or outdated tools. That’s why more and more facilities teams are turning to IBM Maximo , one of the most powerful CAFM and EAM platforms available today. But Maximo can be overwhelming at first. It has dozens of features—some well-known, some hidden gems. Here are the Top 10 Maximo features every facilities team should be using to save time, reduce costs, and stay on top of asset and maintenance management. 1. Work Order Management This is the core of Maximo. Easily create, assign, and track work orders for maintenance tasks. You can: Prioritize urgent issues Attach photos or checklists Track progress in real-time No more paper forms or guessing who’s doing what. 2. Preventive Maintenance (PM) Maximo allows you to schedule preventive maintenance based on time, usage, or condition...

🏢 What Is CAFM and Why IBM Maximo Is a Game Changer for Facilities Management In today’s fast-moving world, managing a building—or an entire organization’s facilities—is no small job. Whether it’s an office tower, hospital, museum, or metro station, there’s a constant need to keep things running smoothly: lights on, air conditioning working, equipment maintained, and assets accounted for. That’s where CAFM comes in. 💡 So, What Exactly Is CAFM? CAFM stands for Computer-Aided Facilities Management . It’s a category of software tools designed to help facility managers plan, manage, and optimize everything that happens within the four walls of a building—and often far beyond. Think of it as your digital command center. With a good CAFM system, you can: Schedule preventive maintenance Track work orders Monitor asset lifecycles Manage space and room usage Control inventory and spare parts Generate reports and insights Basically, it replaces paper checklists,...

Workflow Applications in Maximo  Actions Used to create and manage actions and action groups. Actions are associated with connection lines in a Workflow process and are triggered by the routing that moves a record from one node to another. Communication Templates  Used to create and manage templates that the system  uses when generating e-mail messages. The workflow uses communication templates for notifications. Escalations Used to create and manage escalation processes. An escalation is a mechanism that can monitor time-sensitive records and key performance indicators (KPIs), which can take action or send notifications when a record reaches a defined escalation point. Workflow can use escalations with task assignments. Inbox/Assignments Setup Used to configure the Workflow Inbox on the Start  Center of a user. People Used to create and manage records for individuals who are listed on records in any capacity. The workflow uses person records when generating ass...