IBM Maximo Initial Setup

SK
Implemenation Specialist at a engineering company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup is easy, but I would recommend setting it up at a low level and maturing the solution over time.

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AL
Founder at SMPLX

The initial setup was very difficult. It took me about a week to gain full access and an additional week or two to become familiar with its usage. Even though Maximo was designed to be an overall system, it proved to be slow, causing challenges for both senior-level employees and myself. My coworkers and I found it hard to update information and encountered issues where the software would revert back to old projects or files. Consequently, using Maximo became a tedious task.

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CL
COO / Developer at MaxLogic

For the average user, IBM Maximo comes in a few flavors. The first one is SAS, in which everything is installed for you. That's really simple. You can get it all from IBM's website or from an integrator like us. Then, there's the flash structure where it's more platform as a service. That gives you more ability to modify. Then, you have the infrastructure at the service site, which gets complex. At the same time, I'd say that's the point where usually businesses come to a business like us to actually deal with it.

You can't compare Maximo software, or SAP software or Zendesk, as in, I get a subscription to Zendesk and it runs. Of course, when the processes are supported by Zendesk, you can't really compare it to maintaining a capital asset. Software like SAP Access Management or Maximo gets placed right next to Joe Fix It. However, it's a different ballpark product. Maximo will probably be an expensive solution for a lot of companies. For other companies. They actually use that additional capability. In that case, it's not that expensive.

On average, our clients are up and running within days. That's including their business process integrated into the system. That's a custom deployment. We do it usually with one or two personnel.

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Jose Pedro Muñoz - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of operations at Vetasi

IBM Maximo's setup is easy, but IBM Maximo 8.0 or IBM Maximo Application Suite 8.0's setup is very hard considering the installation and its architecture.

On a scale of one to ten, where ten is easy and one is difficult, I rate the setup process a two since it is very complicated. The majority of the deployments are done on-premises, and around 50% of our clients prefer it to be deployed on a private cloud. The deployment process may normally take somewhere between three to six months.

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WP
Manager IC-Operations, Maximo Administrator at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

Maximo is an enterprise system, so the initial setup is typically fairly complex.  You will want to include some consultant resource hours in the initial purchase of licenses to aid your IT staff in the initial installation, and to help make some of the hardware and software decisions.

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UI
Manager OSS & System Admin at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

I was not in the company when Maximo was initially rolled out but I believe it's quite complex in comparison to the new cloud-based platforms which are simple to deploy. There was no cloud solution when we initially rolled out so the deployment took a lot of time and effort. In terms of maintenance, the databases need a lot of health and integrity checks. As an on-prem solution, we are responsible for managing that. We have around 750 users. 

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AnilBhagwatsaran - PeerSpot reviewer
Application Specialist at Blue Waters

The initial setup of IBM Maximo is complex to install and set up. It requires expert knowledge. The full implementation took approximately four months.

I rate the initial setup of IBM Maximo a four out of five.

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Chris Chang - PeerSpot reviewer
Core Funder at O4AI

The initial setup is reasonable - not too simple and not too complex. 

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CT
Director of Channel Parnterships at a security firm with 1-10 employees

Setup is as easy as possible for this complex system, it really depends on
what level of fidelity you want to have it. For example, we put the system in to track the maintenance of US space shuttles. Here, we were tracking anybody that touched it, or anybody that was near it in addition to the condition of any level of detail, of any part of that asset in the supply chain.

Level of maintenance required varies by project size.

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KM
Computer System Engineer at Informatika d.d.

It's pretty much the same as ControlDesk, but maybe a little bit easier, even though it's a bigger tool. From the installation point of view, it's a little bit simpler.

It's a longer process because Maximo is bigger and has more processes. I think it was a year-long project.

A lot of people are needed for maintenance because it's a bigger solution that has more implementations and a lot of configurations. You need at least 10 people for maintenance. We have more implementations of Maximo, which is why we need so many people. If we had only one implementation, then maybe we would need fewer people.

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Muhammad Kamran - PeerSpot reviewer
ECM Consultant at Ora-Tech Systems

The initial setup is straightforward. I give the setup a ten out of ten.

Initially, we are deploying the web and DB-2, then we have the initial data configuration, the transitional data, setting up the preventive maintenance condition, monitoring parameters, and then comes the report development.

The deployment time depends on the organization's complexity. In medium organizations, it generally takes around five to six months to deploy the time management system using five or six consultants and developers. This time includes the training.

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IR
Maximo - Technical Consultant/Architect/Analyst at a government with 501-1,000 employees

In terms of the initial setup, I have seen some other guys, and what they're doing is not straightforward for them, but everything is straightforward for me. I know exactly, what I am doing.

Everything you need can be found in IBM's documentation on their website.

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SK
Maximo Specialist implemenation at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The data gathering and data engineering were complex, but once they are done the remaining steps were straightforward.

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KH
Business analyst for PMIS at a non-tech company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The initial setup is straightforward. Deployment took between nine and twelve months to complete.

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SS
Business Analyst at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

The implementation process is complex. The region has implemented one solution to all nine divisions. It was a global solution to all their problems. When integrating all the legacy systems with IBM Maximo is when the complexity began.

We started the implementation process in 2013 and we are in 2021, it has taken us eight years for the whole process. Next week we are going live and next year we are going to be deploying the project.

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PH
IBM Maximo Control Desk Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The initial setup was complex but that was 10 years ago. It might have changed since then.

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it_user786771 - PeerSpot reviewer
Space Coast Information Systems, Maximo Consulting and Support

This depends the ROI you expect. I recommend you implement the most important functions and then add capabilities as you get more familiar with the product.

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YB
Sr. I.T Architect Specialist with 1-10 employees

The initial setup is sometimes complex and other times not. IBM Maximo requires deep knowledge of the product and the platform to do the configuration. It's not straightforward for somebody who is not knowledgeable in IT.

The deployment can take three to six months.

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UI
Manager OSS & System Admin at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup is quite complex and it takes a long time. In particular, in our environment, we are using it quite extensively for event and incident management. These are core areas for us and it is a bit complex.

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JJ
Lider De Proyecto/Lider Funcional at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees

Maximo is a big system, so the initial setup is complex. I would recommend that you implement it in parts according with your most important processes.

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LS
The InTechrity Group

The initial setup was complex, because it is a complex product.

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Buyer's Guide
IBM Maximo
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about IBM Maximo. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.