MAINTENANCE AUDIT AND SITE INSPECTION

Objective:

• Understand the business value of effective asset and maintenance management practices
• Explain the relationship between maintenance audits and the asset management framework
• Understand the principles and methodologies of maintenance audits and site inspections
• Apply assessment techniques to identify performance gaps and improvement opportunities
• Benchmark maintenance organizations against international best practices and standards
• Develop practical implementation plans based on audit findings and assessment results

Content:

Foundations of Asset and Maintenance Management

• Understanding asset and maintenance management as a business process
• Exploring the asset management landscape model and asset management system
• Developing an asset management strategy framework
• Understanding line of sight in asset management
• Asset management policy, asset strategy, and asset management strategy
• Setting asset management objectives and goals
• Developing strategic asset management plans
• Measuring performance, feedback, and continuous improvement
• International standards for asset and maintenance management: PAS 55 and ISO 55000
• Understanding the role of maintenance audits within asset management

Best Practices in Asset and Maintenance Management

• Risk management and risk-based maintenance approaches
• Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety (RAMS) principles
• Whole life costing principles
• Workflow management and maintenance optimization
• Organization, people, and continuous improvement practices
• Performance monitoring using key performance indicators (KPIs)

Maintenance Auditing Principles and Techniques

• Understanding auditing principles from preparation to reporting
• Conducting process audits
• Performing effective site inspections
• Carrying out asset and maintenance assessments through gap analysis
• Understanding certification audits for ISO 55000
• Applying benchmarking techniques to evaluate maintenance performance

Interpreting Audit Results and Implementing Improvements

• Identifying performance gaps and defining improvement objectives
• Finding improvement opportunities and developing corrective actions
• Creating work packages and structured improvement plans
• Developing business cases using multi-criteria analysis
• Managing implementation processes and periodic auditing
• Applying change management principles to sustain improvements

Interactive Workshop: Applying Asset and Maintenance Auditing

• Analyzing business objectives and organizational goals
• Preparing and planning a maintenance audit
• Executing asset management gap analysis
• Defining improvement actions, work packages, and implementation plans
• Developing and evaluating the business case for improvement initiatives
• Reviewing audit outcomes and improvement strategies

For Whom:

• Operations and Maintenance Professionals
• Asset Owners and Asset Managers
• Maintenance Engineers and Business Improvement Leaders
• Asset and Maintenance Management Auditors
• Quality and Compliance Managers
• Lead Auditors and Audit Team Members
• Professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge of asset and maintenance assessment practices