CMMS & Compliance: Getting Started
Compliance in the maintenance department requires documentation, specifically for creating procedures and recording maintenance activities. Luckily, CMMS software excels at compliance documentation. Your CMMS data provides both the big picture and the little details, so your maintenance tasks are both visible and verifiable. How to Support Compliance in Your CMMS How can you prepare for […]
30+ Questions To Ask a CMMS Vendor
When you’re ready to talk to CMMS vendors, you typically start with a “discovery” call. During this conversation, a vendor’s sales rep should spend the bulk of the time listening and asking questions to learn about your specific needs. Expect it to take 20-30 minutes, or more if your requirements are complex. To make the […]
Tips For Setting Up Your CMMS Dashboard
The MPulse Maintenance Advisor Dashboard displays all your critical information or key performance indicators (KPIs). As a result, you can see what’s going on in your maintenance department at a glance. Each MPulse user can customize their own dashboard. For example, technicians may set up a dashboard with a list of all work orders assigned […]
5 Mistakes to Avoid When Implementing a New CMMS
Managing your maintenance operations with a CMMS establishes visibility. You can learn what’s going right, when you need to make improvements, and where you’re spending your dollars. However, CMMS success requires careful planning. Here are five common mistakes that we’ve seen organizations make, and how to avoid them. #1: Fail to lead One of the […]
Streamline Your Labor Resource Management
MPulse’s labor resource management features provide a direct link between the people you depend on and the work orders you manage. Let’s learn how MPulse Resource Leveling and Resource Planning can help you. Resource Leveling in CMMS The MPulse Resource Leveling tool is available from your Maintenance Advisor dashboard as soon as you log in. […]
Why You Need a CMMS with Digital Media Management
The Media Management feature of MPulse CMMS software offers quick access to digital information resources right from your device. As a result, commonly used documents and information are available to all maintenance team members. That reduces your team’s time spent searching for important resources. It includes the ability to… Store or link to a wide […]
Buying MPulse CMMS: Your Roadmap To Success
Congratulations! You’ve made the excellent choice to buy CMMS software from MPulse. What happens next? Let’s outline the steps to a successful CMMS implementation. Step 1: Sign Your Sales Contract Your MPulse sales rep will finalize your order, which outlines the MPulse tier (Professional, Advanced, or Enterprise) and any services you’ve chosen. These services also […]
How to Efficiently Access Maintenance Records with Global Search Navigation
The value of CMMS software lies in your data. As a result, we designed MPulse’s Global Search Navigation tool to take you right where you need to go in a flash. This feature enables our users to search their entire database from a single search field, therefore enabling easy access to any record. That includes […]
Six CMMS Calendar Management Tips
Calendars are a huge part of the maintenance operations management field—from safety inspections to planned maintenance tasks to staff schedules. Here are seven tips to make the most out of MPulse’s Calendar Management tool. Tip #1: Create Multiple Calendars MPulse lets you create CMMS calendars for anything. Our customers typically create multiple calendars, depending on […]
Knowing Your Stakeholder: Your Users
At this point, you’ve identified most of your stakeholders in the CMMS purchasing process. However, we saved the most important one for last—your users Users are any staff who will operate the software in their day-to-day jobs. The most frequently stated concern among users is ease of use. Because a system that’s difficult to learn […]
