People know that preventive maintenance (PM) is important. However, people have different reasons for why PM is important.
During my workshop last December at the National CCCA conference in North Carolina, we did informal survey. Participants voted on a list*, “In your opinion, if you were a board member, what are the two important reasons for PM…”, etc. Below are the top reason(s) for each role:
- Board (tie): assets last longer, maintain revenue (no cancellations)
- Executive: minimize high repair bills
- Facilities staff: staff can get more done
Do these reasons make sense for your operation? Or based on your unique needs, do you have different reasons for PM?
So what? Consider the audience in your communications. If you are training a new summer maintenance person, what message will you tell him/her? Or suppose you are writing a report for the Executive: a summary of the PM you have done and importance of doing even more PM. What could be some of your rationale?
*reasons listed were adapted from p. x, Outdoor Site and Facility Management by Wynne Whyman. ©2008. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.