This is a storymapping template that I've created for helping to brainstorm out content marketing strategy such as a blog, a video series - or some kind of story that will happen over a period of time. It's a work in progress to be sure.
Raisers' Ask - South Asia's Fundraising MagazineRanjini Victor
Raisers’ Ask is a magazine that aims at equipping fundraisers in South Asia with information and good practices to guide their fundraising. It shares skills in the form of articles, case studies and tutorials, besides experiences and perspectives in communication, fundraising, governance, donor relations and technology. It also seeks to provide research based on which fundraisers can make decisions..
This is a storymapping template that I've created for helping to brainstorm out content marketing strategy such as a blog, a video series - or some kind of story that will happen over a period of time. It's a work in progress to be sure.
Raisers' Ask - South Asia's Fundraising MagazineRanjini Victor
Raisers’ Ask is a magazine that aims at equipping fundraisers in South Asia with information and good practices to guide their fundraising. It shares skills in the form of articles, case studies and tutorials, besides experiences and perspectives in communication, fundraising, governance, donor relations and technology. It also seeks to provide research based on which fundraisers can make decisions..
Romanian international handball player Marian Cozma was stabbed to death and two other players were seriously wounded in an attack at a Hungarian nightclub early on Sunday, police and officials said.
Cozma, 26, a centre who joined Hungarian club MKB Veszprem in 2006, and other players were celebrating the birth of a team member's child when a dispute began with another group in the nightclub in Veszprem, police said. He was stabbed in the heart outside the nightclub and died in hospital, while two other players -- Croatian goalkeeper Ivan Pesic, 19, and 22-year-old Zarko Sesum of Serbia -- who tried to help him were badly hurt.
Handbalistul român Marian Cozma, jucător în Ungaria la Veszprem, a fost înjughiat mortal într-o discotecă, în oraşul maghiar, de către nişte localnici de etnie rromă cu care intrase în conflict!
Alţi doi coechipieri, sârbii Ivan Pesic si Zarko Sesum au fost răniţi! Cei doi au fost internaţi la terapie intensivă!
Unul dintre ei au fost înjunghiat în rinichi, iar celălalt are grave traumatisme cranio cerebrale.
Szombatról vasárnapra virradó éjjel a veszprémi Patrióta Lokál előtt halálra késelték a román válogatott és a magyar bajnok MKB-Veszprém kézilabdacsapatának beállóját, a román nemzetiségű Marian Cozmát. A védelmére igyekvő társai közül a szerb kapust, Ivan Pesicset vesén szúrták, a szintén szerb származású fiatal irányító, Zsarko Sesum súlyos fejsérülést szenvedett. A kézilabdázókat egy harmincfős társaság támadta meg. Az indíték ismeretlen.
Email Matters - How to Build an Online Giving ProgramGood Works
Presentation by Holly Wagg at the 2014 LGBT Philanthropy Conference, Toronto, ON.
This super speedy session will provide an overview of the ins and outs, both back and front end, of how to set up and manage email campaigns. Starting with the anatomy of an email, we’ll go from writing to coding, while sharing benchmarks and best practices. Then, we’ll hone in on a series of case studies to show how email can function effectively in a variety of organizations at all different stages of program sophistication and maturity.
Word RETAIL has been taken from the French word “RETAILLIER” which means “To cut/divide into pieces and sell in a small quantity to a consumer”. The above defination of retail says that retailing means to buy whole or mass from manufacturer, make the segments according to consumer needs and sell to generate profit.
En esto se presenta el origen y fabricación del chocolate en una forma más resumida, con el objetivo de presentar ante ustedes el trabajo que conlleva realizarlo.
Romanian international handball player Marian Cozma was stabbed to death and two other players were seriously wounded in an attack at a Hungarian nightclub early on Sunday, police and officials said.
Cozma, 26, a centre who joined Hungarian club MKB Veszprem in 2006, and other players were celebrating the birth of a team member's child when a dispute began with another group in the nightclub in Veszprem, police said. He was stabbed in the heart outside the nightclub and died in hospital, while two other players -- Croatian goalkeeper Ivan Pesic, 19, and 22-year-old Zarko Sesum of Serbia -- who tried to help him were badly hurt.
Handbalistul român Marian Cozma, jucător în Ungaria la Veszprem, a fost înjughiat mortal într-o discotecă, în oraşul maghiar, de către nişte localnici de etnie rromă cu care intrase în conflict!
Alţi doi coechipieri, sârbii Ivan Pesic si Zarko Sesum au fost răniţi! Cei doi au fost internaţi la terapie intensivă!
Unul dintre ei au fost înjunghiat în rinichi, iar celălalt are grave traumatisme cranio cerebrale.
Szombatról vasárnapra virradó éjjel a veszprémi Patrióta Lokál előtt halálra késelték a román válogatott és a magyar bajnok MKB-Veszprém kézilabdacsapatának beállóját, a román nemzetiségű Marian Cozmát. A védelmére igyekvő társai közül a szerb kapust, Ivan Pesicset vesén szúrták, a szintén szerb származású fiatal irányító, Zsarko Sesum súlyos fejsérülést szenvedett. A kézilabdázókat egy harmincfős társaság támadta meg. Az indíték ismeretlen.
Email Matters - How to Build an Online Giving ProgramGood Works
Presentation by Holly Wagg at the 2014 LGBT Philanthropy Conference, Toronto, ON.
This super speedy session will provide an overview of the ins and outs, both back and front end, of how to set up and manage email campaigns. Starting with the anatomy of an email, we’ll go from writing to coding, while sharing benchmarks and best practices. Then, we’ll hone in on a series of case studies to show how email can function effectively in a variety of organizations at all different stages of program sophistication and maturity.
Word RETAIL has been taken from the French word “RETAILLIER” which means “To cut/divide into pieces and sell in a small quantity to a consumer”. The above defination of retail says that retailing means to buy whole or mass from manufacturer, make the segments according to consumer needs and sell to generate profit.
En esto se presenta el origen y fabricación del chocolate en una forma más resumida, con el objetivo de presentar ante ustedes el trabajo que conlleva realizarlo.
Dr. Jim Sandefer, PhD, retired Army Lieutenant Colonel, provides some insight into military career transition. If you are separating or retiring from the military soon, then review this presentation for some helpful tips.
Everyone’s talking about hiring veterans. In fact, more than 1,000 companies have signed on to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce “Hiring Our Heroes” initiative. If your company feels the commitment to hire veterans, it now falls to learning leaders to ensure that these valuable new team members are deployed as fully and effectively as possible. If your employee development strategy does not recognize the important assets and needs of veterans, you risk losing the benefits they bring. Led by one of the foremost experts in veteran transition from military active duty to civilian careers, this webinar covers what you need to know and things you can do today to develop veterans in your organization.
This interactive session will provide insights and actionable plans to engage and fully maximize the skills that veterans bring to your business. Workshop objectives include resources to:
Understand the total value of the veteran’s skill set — from a veteran.
Translate and apply those skill sets to your organization’s goals.
Create a roadmap to ensure success.
Fill the talent gaps and leadership pipeline of tomorrow.
Your company is hiring veterans; learn ways to develop, retain and transform them into your next generation of business leaders!
Breaking into Product Management by former TiVo Senior PMProduct School
Breaking into Product Management can be intimidating. Transitioning from the military to a civilian career is scary.
Keegan Evans, former PM at TiVo, shared how leading teams of Marines prepared him to be a Product Manager, where he focused to quickly fill in his own technical gaps, and why Agile is EXACTLY like being a pilot. He also discussed how he faced his fears, successfully deliver products to delighted customers, stumble along the way, and know every day that he has so much more to learn.
Having experience as a Maintenance Manager and Maintenance Consultant I wrote this article. The one Maintenance Manager that inspired me the most was Rick Mullen, former Engineering and Maintenance Manager at Anheuser Busch, who by far the #1 Maintenance Manager I ever met.
What does a "Day in the Life of a Proactive Maintenance Planner" look like. This article was writen based on my experience at Alcoa Mt Holly (Certified as World Class Maintenance).
Having worked with companies all over the world I decided to write this article based on my experience as a Maintenance Advisor and a Maintenance Leader.
How to know if your maintenance planning and scheduling is not effectiveRicky Smith CMRP, CMRT
Many times companies have Maintenance Planning and Scheduling however it is not effective as they like it to be. This article helps anyone who is struggling the Planning and Scheduling with a few ideas.
If you have questions email me at rsmith@worldclassmaintenance.org
Ever wondered what a "Day in the Life of a Proactive Maintenance Supervisor". Checkout this article and see how it matching where you are. If you have questions send Ricky an email to rsmith@worldclassmaintenance.org
A proactive maintenance technician is a highly trained professional who is an expert in his or her skills area, has knowledge of other skills areas, including safety and production, and has a desire to learn more. This professional knows and can
implement a failure-modes driven maintenance strategy for any piece of equipment.
A proactive maintenance technician uses knowledge and experience to ensure the maintenance process is optimized by making constructive recommendations to
management concerning improvement areas.
To ensure success, a proactive maintenance technician is proactive in everything he or she does. This person constantly reviews information to ensure procedures are accurate and issues are resolved quickly and does what is required to ensure the work is repeatable. Such a professional leads by example and takes responsibility for training new employees on how to be a proactive and effective maintenance technician.
The objective of the Parts Checkout process to ensure the right part is in stock when required by Maintenance / Operations to provide Production with Reliable Assets.
> Parts / Material Checkout Guiding Principles:
•All parts/material used for an asset will be charge to the asset via a Work Order
•No blanket work orders – blanket work orders lead to lack of failure information due to failure threads of like parts/material
•Overnight ordering of parts is an exception and not the general rule
•The Materials Management Process will be managed with Leading and Lagging KPIs
... and so much more
Best Maintenance Lubrication Practices are essential to
optimal life for ball and rolling element bearings.
There are four factors that are important when
lubricating bearings:
1. What type of lubrication?
2. How much lubrication?
3. How frequently should lubrication be applied?
4. How should the lubrication be applied to ensure
contamination control?
... and so much more covered on this document
Maintenance Planning and Scheduling is critical to success of any Maintenance Organization resulting in a significant increase in Wrench-time (Hands on Tool Time). Planning and Scheduling are two distinct functions which are dependent on each other.
Top 7 Reasons why Maintenance Work Orders are Closed Out AccuratelyRicky Smith CMRP, CMRT
Closing out work orders accurately is critical for leadership to make the “right decisions at the right time with accurate data” and it can only occur if work orders are “Closed with the Right Information/Data”.
If metrics and Key Performance Indicators are so important where are people pulling the data from without their work orders having the right data on them when they are closed into that dark hole called the CMMS or EAM.
Without good data you are lost and probably are making decisions based on passion and not facts.
Very few organizations pay attention to hydraulic leaks and how they can impact production capacity, asset reliability, and reactivity when a mitigation strategy is in place.
This Tool Box Talk may help you take that next step.
Most companies spend a lot of money training their maintenance personnel to troubleshoot a hydraulic system.
If we focused on preventing system failure then we could spend less time and money on troubleshooting a hydraulic system. We normally except hydraulic system failure rather than deciding not to except hydraulic failure as the norm. Let’s spend the time and money to eliminate hydraulic failure rather than preparing for failure.
Preventive Maintenance - Actions performed on a time- or machine-run-based schedule that detect, preclude, or mitigate degradation of a component or system with the aim of sustaining or extending its useful life through controlling degradation to an acceptable level. (Definition Source: SMRP Best Practices)
Maintenance Skills Training for industry is a hot subject right now. In many areas of the country, companies are competing for skilled maintenance personnel.
“A Deloitte study found that the skills gap may leave an estimated 2.4 million positions unfilled between 2018 and 2028, with a potential economic impact of $2.5 trillion”
The skill level of the maintenance personnel in most companies is well below what industry would say is acceptable. In the past, I have been involved with the assessment of the skill level for hundreds of maintenance personnel in the U.S. and Canada and found 80% of the people assessed scored less than 50% of where they need to be in the basic technical skills to perform their jobs. The literacy level of maintenance personnel is also a problem. In some areas of the United States we find that up to 40% of maintenance personnel in a plant are reading below the eighth grade level. After performing the Gunning FOG index, we find the reading level for mechanical maintenance personnel should be the twelfth year level and electrical maintenance personnel the fourteenth year level (associate degree).
Much has been written about lean manufacturing and the lean enterprise—enough that nearly all readers are familiar with the concepts as well as the phrases themselves. But what about lean maintenance?
Is it merely a subset of lean manufacturing? Is it a natural fall-in-behind spinoff result of adopting lean manufacturing practices?
Much to the chagrin of many manufacturing companies, whose attempts at implementing lean practices have failed ignominiously, lean maintenance is neither a subset nor a spinoff of lean manufacturing. It is instead a prerequisite for success as a lean manufacturer. This article will explain why.
Every wondered what the life of a Proactive Maintenance Technician looks like. This article was written based on my experience as a Proactive Maintenance Technician.
Day in the Life of (DILO) of a Proactive Maintenance Technician
We Were Younger Then...
1. We were Younger Then…
By Ricky Smith CMRP
The memories of when I was young were a place of learning and building a foundation
which would last me through adulthood and make me who I am today. I have pondered
why I continue to be exposed to so many organizations where Maintenance Best
Practices are not known. The answer came to me the other day and I would like to
share a true story of my life along time ago.
In the early 1970s, when the Vietnam War was winding down, I was ordered from my
Depot Level Maintenance Mechanic Job in the US Army to a place far away in Bindlach,
Germany where I was assigned to Bravo Troop, I/2nd Armored Calvary Regiment
(Border Patrol).
At the time all I thought was that going to Germany would be one ‘awesome
experience’. Little did I know how it would shape my life forever! Bravo Troop was a
US Army Calvary Unit with the sole mission of identifying when the Soviet Union
(Known as Russia today) and their Eastern Block Partners were coming across the
border. At the time, I had no idea why was I sent to this peaceful place as a
Maintenance Mechanic to Maintain Personnel Carriers and M551 Sheridan Tanks.
I was, what we called at the “tip of the spear”, I had no idea my training and experience
in maintaining a high level of Equipment Reliability for the US Army would establish my
Maintenance foundation for the rest of my life. While in the US Army Maintenance
School some very clear principles were taught to me that I have carried with me through
the rest of my life.
1. Effective Preventive Maintenance Procedures and following a tight compliance
window to execute must be followed if you expect certain results.
2. 2. Having and following good repair procedures was critical. I wondered why we
had very few spare parts available and yet equipment reliability was high. Oil
analysis of our engines and transmissions allowed us time to order a new engine
or transmission far enough in advances before our key assets (M551 Sheridan
Tank) failed. I think back now about and understanding the P-F Curve and
Condition Monitoring was a key element to our success.
3. Having the discipline to not question known best maintenance practices was also
a critical principle I learned and it stuck with me to this day.
Our tanks could be on patrol, maneuvers, or other assignments for as long as 90
days without stop and never fail. Following known best practices in Condition
Monitoring was critical to high equipment reliability. When oil analysis detected a
defect we knew we had to wait three weeks for a replacement engine or
transmission to arrive, upon arrival neither rain or snow stopped us from
replacing it to a specified standard. Our motor sergeant and platoon leader would
identify a time and location when a motor or transmission would be replaced and
our job was to be on time and execute the change out to a specific standard (30
minutes of less). Discipline was the key to our success.
Today, many people think discipline has a negative connotation in the work
place, I disagree. If the equipment must run when it is expected to run then
discipline is a requirement and not an option. If consequences of a failure are
high then there is only one option: to follow the basic principles of Maintenance:
“to maintain, keep in existing condition”
3. Based on my experiences, my recommendations are simple:
- Go back to following the basics principles of maintenance,
- Have discipline in order to be successful,
- Following Effective Procedures is critical to optimal reliability,
- Do not question good data.
Maintenance is not a process to be taken lightly. If you expect specific results insure
your maintenance process is in place and followed. It is easier to change a process than
trying to change the way people think. If you want maintenance to provide the results
management is expecting then it is time to focus on the end result, maintainability
equals optimal reliability.
If you have questions or comments send them to me at rsmith@gpallied.com.