Master the Three Pillars of Asset Management

Discover how People, Processes, and Technology work together to create a sustainable operating model. This isn't theory—it's grounded in real SAP PM and Maximo implementations that actually work in mining, utilities, manufacturing, and heavy process industries.

Align Your Team to ISO 55001:2024 Standards

Create clear accountability from the boardroom to the shop floor. Learn how ISO 55001:2024 creates a 'line of sight' that gives every role—from supervisor to engineering manager—clarity on their part in the bigger strategy.

Move Up the Maturity Curve from Firefighting to World Class

Navigate the five-stage journey with a proven framework. See exactly where your organization stands today and the concrete steps to reach systematic, predictable, profitable asset management.

About the Course

You're running SAP PM, Maximo, or another EAM system—but it feels like you're just managing breakdowns. Your team is exhausted. Costs are creeping up. And you know there's a better way, but the path isn't clear. This course cuts through the noise. Module 1 — The Operating Model — teaches you the exact framework that separates organizations that thrive from those stuck in reactive firefighting. You'll learn: • What an asset management operating model actually is (and why it matters) • The eight pillars that hold it together • Core roles, accountabilities, and spans of control that eliminate confusion • The six-step work management process that drives real results • KPIs that matter: PM compliance, MTBF, MTTR, OEE • How to lead the change so it sticks This is practical, grounded in real SAP PM practice, and aligned to ISO 55001:2024. You'll leave with a clear map of where you are and exactly how to get to where you need to be.

About Your Instructor

This course is built by practitioners who've lived the struggle. We've worked with reliability engineers, asset managers, maintenance planners, foremen, supervisors, and engineering managers across mining, utilities, manufacturing, and heavy process industries. We've seen organizations trapped in the firefighting trap—and we've helped them break free. We understand the pressure you're under. You've got a CMMS/EAM system, but it's not delivering the value it should. Your team is spread thin. Leadership is asking for more with less. And the gap between where you are and where you need to be feels impossibly wide. That's exactly why we created this framework. It's designed for people like you—people who know there's a better way and are ready to build it. Our goal is simple: give you the clarity, tools, and confidence to transform your maintenance operation into a genuine competitive advantage.

What You'll Learn in Module 1 — The Operating Model

9 Chapters · 118 Lessons

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    Practical Asset Management Framework — Complete Programme

    1. Start here — Before You Start: Your Companion Book Free preview
    2. Operating Mode Introduction video Free preview
    3. The Operating Model — Full Video Lesson Free preview
    4. Module 1 Podcast — The Operating Model Free preview
    5. Lesson 1 - Why the Operating Module? Free preview
    6. Lesson 2 — ISO 55001:2024 — The Standard Behind the Model Free preview
    7. Lesson 3 — The 8-Pillar Practical Asset Management Framework Free preview
    8. Lesson 4 — Roles, Responsibilities & Organisational Structure Free preview
    9. Lesson 5 — The PDCA Cycle in Asset Management Free preview
    10. Lesson 6 — Production Strategy & Service Strategy Integration Free preview
    11. Lesson 7 — Work Management as the Operational Backbone Free preview
    12. Lesson 8 — Performance Management & KPIs Free preview
    13. Lesson 9 — Maturity Journey — From Firefighting to World Class Free preview
    14. Lesson 10 — Change Management & Leadership Free preview
    15. Operating Model Quizz Free preview
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    Module 2 — Asset Criticality

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      Module 2 - Asset Criticality (Intro).mp4

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      Module 2 - Asset Criticality (Lesson).mp4

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      NJN_Module2_Podcast_Asset_Criticality.mp3

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      Lesson 1 — Why Criticality? The Foundation of All AM Decisions

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      Lesson 2 — Defining Assets — What Gets Assessed

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      Lesson 3 — The Risk-Based Criticality Methodology

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      Lesson 4 — Consequence Assessment — Scoring the Impact

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      Lesson 5 — Likelihood Assessment — Scoring the Probability

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      Lesson 6 — The Risk Matrix — Combining Consequence & Likelihood

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      Lesson 7 — Sub-Assembly Criticality Analysis

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      Lesson 8 — Running a Criticality Assessment — Step by Step

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      Lesson 9 — Criticality in SAP PM & How It Drives Every Decision

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      Asset Criticality Quizz

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    Module 3 — Maintenance Tactics

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      Module 3 - Maintenance Tactics (Intro).mp4

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      Module 3 - Maintenance Tactics (Lesson).mp4

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      NJN_Module3_Podcast_Maintenance_Tactics.mp3

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      Lesson 1 — What Are Maintenance Tactics?

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      Lesson 2 — Criticality — The Foundation for Tactics

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      Lesson 3 — Functions and Failure Modes

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      Lesson 4 — The P-F Curve and Failure Patterns

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      Lesson 5 — The Six Maintenance Tactic Types

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      Lesson 6 — RCM — Reliability Centered Maintenance

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      Lesson 7 — FMECA — Failure Mode, Effects & Criticality Analysis

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      Lesson 8 — Condition Monitoring

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      Lesson 9 — Maintenance Program Development

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      Lesson 10 — Implementation in SAP PM

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      Maintenance Tactics Quizz

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    Module 4 — Work Management

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      Module 4 - Work Management (Intro).mp4

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      Module 4 - Work Management (Lesson).mp4

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      NJN_Module4_Podcast_Work_Management.mp3

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      Lesson 1 — What is Work Management?

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      Lesson 2 — The Business Case & Wrench Time

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      Lesson 3 — Guiding Principles & Minimum Performance Targets

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      Lesson 4 — The Six-Step Work Management Process

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      Lesson 5 — Notifications, Work Orders & SAP PM Order Types

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      Lesson 6 — Planning vs. Scheduling — and the Value of Planning

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      Lesson 7 — The Weekly Work Management Rhythm

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      Lesson 8 — Criticality-Driven Priority Framework (P1–P5)

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      Lesson 9 — Shutdown & Outage Management

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      Lesson 10 — Continuous Improvement & Sustaining Performance

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      Work Management Quizz

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    Module 5 — Defect Elimination

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      Module 5 - Defect Elimination (Intro).mp4

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      Module 5 - Defect Elimination (Lesson).mp4

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      NJN_Module5_Podcast_Defect_Elimination.mp3

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      Lesson 1 — What is Defect Elimination?

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      Lesson 2 — DE in the Operating Model & the PDCA Act Phase

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      Lesson 3 — The DE Process — Five Steps

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      Lesson 4 — Trigger Sources — How Defects Are Found

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      Lesson 5 — Issue Identification, Data & Pareto / Jack Knife

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      Lesson 6 — Root Cause Analysis Methods

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      Lesson 7 — Worked Example — Conveyor Bearing Failure

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      Lesson 8 — Defining & Implementing Solutions

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      Lesson 9 — Measurement, Close-out, Meetings & KPIs

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      Lesson 10 — Roles, Pitfalls & Sustaining the Gains

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      Defect Elimination Quizz

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    Module 6 — Asset Performance Management

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      Module 6 - Asset Performance Management (Intro).mp4

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      Module 6 - Asset Performance Management (Lesson).mp4

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      NJN_Module6_Podcast_Asset_Performance_Management.mp3

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      Lesson 1 — Why Performance Management Matters

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      Lesson 2 — Definition, Purpose & Position in the Operating Model

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      Lesson 3 — The Performance Management Process

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      Lesson 4 — Six Principles of Effective Performance Management

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      Lesson 5 — The Hierarchy of Measurement

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      Lesson 6 — Aggregation & Frequency by Organisational Level

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      Lesson 7 — The Standard Time Model

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      Lesson 8 — OEE — The Master Performance Metric

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      Lesson 9 — The Three-Tier OEE Framework

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      Lesson 10 — The KPI Catalog & KPIs by Role

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      Lesson 11 — Performance vs. Theory — The Twin Lenses

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      Lesson 12 — Visual Management, Pitfalls & Implementation

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      Asset Performance Management Quizz

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    Module 7 — Lean & Six Sigma

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      Module 7 - Lean & Six Sigma (Intro).mp4

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      Module 7 - Lean & Six Sigma (Lesson).mp4

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      NJN_Module7_Podcast_Lean_Six_Sigma.mp3

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      Lesson 1 — What Lean & Six Sigma Are — and Why They Matter

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      Lesson 2 — LSS in the Operating Model & the Eight Wastes

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      Lesson 3 — The DMAIC Cycle

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      Lesson 4 — SIPOC — The Diagnostic Foundation

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      Lesson 5 — Reading a SIPOC to Identify Defects

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      Lesson 6 — Lean Tools Beyond SIPOC

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      Lesson 7 — Six Sigma Tools — VOC, Capability, Control Charts

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      Lesson 8 — DPMO, Sigma Level & Reading Variation

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      Lesson 9 — Worked Examples — Equipment & Process Defects

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      Lesson 10 — Roles, KPIs & Common Pitfalls

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      Lean and Six Sigma Quizz

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    Module 8 — Integration, People & Sustainment

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      Module 8 - Integration, People & Sustainment (Intro).mp4

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      Module 8 - Integration, People & Sustainment (Lesson).mp4

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      NJN_Module8_Podcast_Integration_People_Sustainment.mp3

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      Lesson 1 — The Third Leg — Why Integration, People & Sustainment

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      Lesson 2 — Why Integration is the Hardest Part

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      Lesson 3 — The Cross-Pillar Data Flows

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      Lesson 4 — Integration KPIs & the Pillar Coverage Index

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      Lesson 5 — The Eighth Pillar — People & Organisation

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      Lesson 6 — The Competency Matrix

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      Lesson 7 — Building Reliability Engineering Capability

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      Lesson 8 — Embedding AM Thinking Beyond Engineering

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      Lesson 9 — Training Pathways & Certifications

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      Lesson 10 — Why Improvements Drift

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      Lesson 11 — Audit, Assurance & the Sustainment Rhythm

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      Lesson 12 — Re-grounding & the Drift-Detection KPI Set

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      Integration People and Sustainment Quizz

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    Final Examination

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      NJN Certification Exam — Practical Asset Management Framework

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      Graduate Toolkit

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