{"id":18302,"date":"2024-07-22T17:52:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T23:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/?p=18302"},"modified":"2025-05-30T13:01:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T19:01:05","slug":"successes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/blog\/successes\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern maintenance professionals share their successes and lessons learned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintenance managers are, by definition, problem solvers. Whether it is small equipment repairs or sweeping strategic initiatives aimed at reducing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/maintenance-definitions\/downtime\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">downtime<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, maintenance professionals are in the business of solutions. Those on the cutting edge of their field are turning maintenance from a necessary cost center, into a critical driver of efficiency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, we will explore what it means to be a modern maintenance professional in today\u2019s marketplace, share stories of teams who have reached innovator status at their organizations, and tell you where to find more modern maintenance inspiration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is a \u201cmodern\u201d maintenance professional?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern maintenance professionals are leaders in the field who transform their departments into drivers of efficiency and strategic value. In other words, they use their maintenance programs to provide more than reactive repairs; they help their organizations succeed by pursuing innovative <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/strategies\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maintenance strategies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They may be managers, supervisors, technicians, mechanics, or other specialists, but the common thread is a commitment to pursuing an updated maintenance program. They do this by making the most of:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>People: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Effectively using the skills and talents of their colleagues within a shifting workforce.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Processes: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optimizing maintenance processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tools and Technologies: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Implementing new tools and technologies that can enable the above to do their best work.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, they are all interested in trying new things to improve every part of their maintenance program. As a result, modern maintenance professionals transform their departments into sources of strategic success. They are implementing preventive maintenance, distributing in-depth reports on downtime costs, or creating detailed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-spare-parts-management\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spare parts inventories<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to make repairs happen faster. Their successes and approaches are unique, creative, and too good not to share.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why sharing maintenance challenges and solutions is important<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintenance teams frequently do their jobs while flying under the radar to cause as little disruption to business operations as possible. As a result, maintenance professionals often don\u2019t get the visibility or recognition they deserve and their role is frequently considered a necessary cost of doing business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here at Limble, we are working to change that by empowering the unsung heroes of maintenance and connecting them across industries and organizations. Whatever challenge you are trying to solve at your organization, there is another maintenance professional out there dealing with something similar. By shedding light on the work of maintenance teams, we can help them share best practices and elevate their role to a more strategic, value-adding position in their businesses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern maintenance success stories<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After working with thousands of maintenance professionals, we have heard numerous <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/customer-story\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stories of maintenance teams<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> whose work has delivered measurable results for their organizations.\u00a0 By investing in the people, processes, and technologies that power their work, maintenance teams can provide increased value to their business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Maximizing people power<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/customer-story\/polyexcel\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PolyExcel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s maintenance team was facing a skills shortage on the other side of upcoming retirements. The team needed to adapt in order to enable a younger, less experienced team with a higher baseline of team turnover.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They got to work, updating many aspects of their maintenance program, standardizing processes, improving access to institutional knowledge through documentation, and shortening training and orientation time.\u00a0 As a result of these improvements, the team saw numerous efficiencies including a 50% reduction in walk-around time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Improving processes<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/customer-story\/grove-city-college\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grove City College<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> needed to improve overall efficiency and find a way to overcome a drastic backlog of over 2,000 work requests. With detailed reports, updated work order management processes, and a new work request portal in Limble, the team was able to prioritize and resolve their backlog over the course of one summer. Limble allowed them to get ahead on their PMs and have the data to show just how productive their team could be with the right processes in place.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Leveraging the right tools and technologies<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/customer-story\/crystal-bridges\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> embarked on an expansion, it needed a more streamlined system to manage its broad array of grounds and maintenance functions. They consolidated the management of everything from facilities maintenance to grounds and trails onto one platform. The result is improved transparency and resource efficiency, both of which make the budgeting process simpler and more accurate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lessons learned and more inspiration<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience really is the hardest teacher. As the famous quote says, it gives you the test first and the lesson afterward. But with a community of colleagues to learn from, it doesn\u2019t have to be that way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are looking for more ways to learn from colleagues and other experienced maintenance professionals, we have you covered. Here are some of the best resources for maintenance inspiration and places to connect and learn from maintenance teams like yours:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/resource\/big-book-of-modern-maintenance\/?utm_medium=landing+page&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_content=hyperlink+big+book+of+maintenance+guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Big Book of Modern Maintenance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a review of over 20 case studies of Limble customers using modern maintenance to solve their biggest challenges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peruse the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.limble.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limble Community page,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where you can view a message from our founder, see a list of future events we\u2019ll be attending, or sign up to join our community of modern maintenance professionals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore our library of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/customer-story\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cases studies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and hear in-depth stories of modern maintenance wins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peruse our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/resource\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">resources page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which includes on-demand recordings of Limble\u2019s webinar series.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is great to be able to learn hard lessons the easy way \u2013 by hearing them from someone else who has been in your shoes. While it isn\u2019t the same as going through trial and error yourself, learning from the experiences of others in your field is a great way to speed up the progress of your own professional growth, get clarity on the right path forward, and gain inspiration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To keep the information coming, watch our webinar now available on-demand: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/webinar\/webinar-lessons-learned-from-24-modern-maintenance-pros\/?utm_medium=landing+page&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_content=hyperlink+big+book+of+maintenance+lessons+learned+odw+blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lessons Learned from 24+ Modern Maintenance Pros<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gain invaluable advice from seasoned maintenance pros on how they learned to overcome challenges throughout their careers, with commentary and insights from maintenance consultant Matt Burtz and Kristin Drake, VP of Limble&#8217;s Customer Success team. 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