PM audit and PM optimization
A structured review of the PMs you already have — and the failure modes they miss.
PM audit and PM optimization is for plants whose preventive maintenance program has grown by addition — and now takes more hours than it returns. The work is a structured review: which tasks still address a failure mode, which are low-value habit, and which failure modes have no task at all.
What the audit looks at
We sample or, if the list is short, review the PM program against asset criticality, failure history, and (where they exist) existing FMEAs. Tasks are sorted into keep, modify, combine, drop, or add. Intervals are treated as assumptions that should be justified by failure evidence, vendor guidance, or a stated P-F interval — not only by a calendar default. The PM Program Audit Toolkit and the free PM Program Health Checklist use the same logic if you want to start in-house.
What you leave with
- A marked-up view of the agreed PM set, with a recommendation on each task
- A list of missing failure-mode coverage worth adding
- Interval notes that say what the recommendation is based on
If you need a clean-sheet analysis rather than a review of today’s PMs, see RCM facilitation. Life-data questions can be supported with the Weibull toolkit, used only when the data set can actually support a fit.
Scoped per job. No retainers, no mystery.
- A conversation, freeYou describe the asset, the pain, and what “fixed” looks like. You get an honest answer on whether the work is a fit and what it takes.
- A scoped proposalDeliverables, timeline, and price in writing before anything starts. You approve the scope, not a blank check.
- The work, with your teamSessions and analysis done alongside your people, so the method stays in the building when the engagement ends.
- Deliverables you can act onA task list, a business case, or an investigation report — in your format, ready to use.
Work can be purchased by purchase order or invoice. A W-9 is available on request. Use the PO / invoice form, or email inquiry@apexreng.com.
Everything you share stays yours. Plant data, failure history, drawings, and production numbers are never disclosed without your express written permission.
Questions that usually come up
What is a PM audit?
A structured review of the existing preventive maintenance program against the failure modes that matter on your critical assets. The point is to drop or redesign low-value tasks, add missing ones, and set intervals from evidence where you have it.
Is this the same as RCM?
No. PM optimization (sometimes called PMO) starts from the current task list. RCM starts from functions and failure modes. They can be used together. See the article on RCM vs. PM optimization.
How is it priced?
As a fixed-scope review of an agreed asset list or a sample of the PM program. On-site time is $1,200 per day plus travel.