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IBM Maximo pros and cons

Vendor: IBM
4.0 out of 5
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IBM Maximo Pros review quotes

SK
Maximo Specialist implemenation at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 4, 2017
Preventive maintenance management.
LS
The InTechrity Group
Dec 4, 2017
The ability to configure and integrate it with other solutions for ERP.
WP
Manager IC-Operations, Maximo Administrator at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Dec 10, 2017
It is configurable, where you can add extra fields to screens and to the database.
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it_user786771 - PeerSpot reviewer
Space Coast Information Systems, Maximo Consulting and Support
Dec 10, 2017
The large range of configurability of the product is great, since everyone has a different way of doing things.
LiderDeP4b56 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lider De Proyecto/Lider Funcional at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 11, 2018
We can manage, organize, and track incidents, claims, jobs, tasks, preventive and corrective maintenance, locations, and assets.
PH
IBM Maximo Control Desk Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jun 12, 2018
Reliable, very configurable, and it's all integrated in the same database.
SK
Implemenation Specialist at a engineering company with 10,001+ employees
Jul 4, 2018
The Preventive Maintenance feature, especially in its inspection routines and KPI abilities, is valuable.
reviewer1214430 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Quality Analyst at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 23, 2020
The incident management feature is good because it allows you to keep track of and classify issues.
reviewer1387482 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager OSS & System Admin at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 2, 2020
The most powerful features are the database and integration with CMDB.
GE
IT and Product Manager at Sistpelant
Aug 9, 2020
We are very thankful to have IBM integrated with our own Legacy cloud-based system
 

IBM Maximo Cons review quotes

SK
Maximo Specialist implemenation at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 4, 2017
Vendor management needs enhancement.
LS
The InTechrity Group
Dec 4, 2017
The initial setup was complex, because it is a complex product.
WP
Manager IC-Operations, Maximo Administrator at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Dec 10, 2017
Although you can create notifications with Maximo, the configuration and options could be improved.
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it_user786771 - PeerSpot reviewer
Space Coast Information Systems, Maximo Consulting and Support
Dec 10, 2017
Revision management of file attachments.
LiderDeP4b56 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lider De Proyecto/Lider Funcional at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 11, 2018
The mobile solution has a lot of room for improvement, especially in geopositioning capabilities, tracking capabilities, and configuration capabilities, in order to let the tech operate online and offline.​
PH
IBM Maximo Control Desk Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jun 12, 2018
It's not user-friendly. It could use shortcuts for frequently requested services.
SK
Implemenation Specialist at a engineering company with 10,001+ employees
Jul 4, 2018
The standard reports that shipped with the package need to be enriched with more advanced reports, especially for the Inventory Management sections.
reviewer1214430 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Quality Analyst at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 23, 2020
I feel that the interface is a little too complicated with a large number of fields to enter.
reviewer1387482 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager OSS & System Admin at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 2, 2020
The interface is not very easy or user-friendly and is in need of improvement.
GE
IT and Product Manager at Sistpelant
Aug 9, 2020
You can get lost using the application