Best Practices in Maintenance and Reliability

Business Management

• Vision and Mission
• Create a compelling business case
• Tracking and analyzing metrics and KPIs
• Managing change
• Communication
• Regulations and EHS

Manufacturing and Process Reliability

• Maintenance process workflows
• Applying process improvement
• Change management
• Keeping processes updated

Equipment Reliability

• Reliability goals and process expectations
• Evaluating equipment reliability
• Ensuring existing equipment operates reliably
• Ensuring new equipment operates reliably
• Cost-benefit analysis
• Appling reliability strategies
• Adjusting reliability strategies

 Leadership and Organization

• Organizational structure
• Measuring and evaluating staff skills
• Roles and responsibilities
• Hiring and training for capabilities
• Building leadership skills

Work Management

• Identify and approve work
• Work prioritization
• Planning work
• Scheduling work
• Executing work
• Documenting work
• Analyzing and following-up on work
• Performance metrics
• Project planning and tracking
• Utilizing information technology
• The storeroom

Registration Date/Time:
4/5/2027 7:30am Central Time

Event Dates/Times:

• 4/5/2027  8:00am - 4:00pm Central Time
• 4/6/2027  8:00am - 4:00pm Central Time
• 4/7/2027  8:00am - 4:00pm Central Time
• 4/8/2027  8:00am - 4:00pm Central Time

This is a HyFlex (in-person and online) taught course. Your registration is for one teaching platform only: in-person or online. Please be prepared to attend all days either in-person or online. Contact us if you have any questions before registering. 

This course uses the Canvas course management and Zoom platforms. A UW NetID is required to access the online course site. Both in-person and online students should obtain a NetID and access the Canvas course website. Your registration confirmation email will walk you through the NetID process and how to access Canvas.

Digital materials for this course will be available on the Canvas course website. Access to the course materials and the webinar platform will be provided a few days before the course. Please watch the email address you provided for release dates and pre-course information. Check your spam file if you do not see emails from the "wisc.edu" addresses.

• Instructor

  George Williams

  CEO

  George is the founder and CEO of ReliabilityX and a recognized leader in the field of maintenance and reliability. He holds a master’s degree in reliability engineering from Monash University and began his career in maintenance while still in high school, working alongside his father. George spent 16 years with a major pharmaceutical company, advancing from technician to global asset management leader. His team earned the prestigious Uptime Award for Best Maintenance and Reliability Program in 2015. A Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) and Certified Reliability Leader, George was named CMRP of the Year by the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals in 2016. He also holds certifications in vibration analysis, infrared thermography, ultrasound, motion amplification, and plant maintenance management. A published author and experienced educator, George has been teaching maintenance and reliability courses for UW–Madison Interdisciplinary Professional Programs since 2010.

• Program Director

  Jon Wellik

This course has two attendance options, face-to-face or online.

Face-to-face attendance fee includes morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, in-person instruction, and course materials.

Online attendance fee includes online instruction and course materials.  Online attendees will access course sessions via the Zoom web conferencing platform.

If you are planning to attend an Interdisciplinary Professional Programs course, payment is required at the time of registration. Below are the payment options:

Pay by Credit Card

Enroll online and pay by credit card.

• Search for the course on the website and then click on the Enroll Now button from the course webpage.
• Enter all necessary course attendee information and payment information on the course enrollment page.
• You will receive an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Enroll over the phone and pay by credit card.

• Call CERC Registrations at 608-262-2451.
• Provide the registrations representative with:
  • the course name, dates, and/or course number.
  • the necessary course attendee information and payment information.
• You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment payment.

Pay by Check

Mail in a completed registration form and check payable to UW Madison.

• Fill out a registration form (found either in the back of the course brochure you received in the mail or here).
• Prepare a check, made payable to UW Madison.
• Mail the registration form and check to: CERC Registrations 21 N Park St, Ste 7101 Madison, WI 53715
• You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Pay by Purchase Order

• Request Purchase Order information from registration@cerc.wisc.edu
  • If a fee quote is needed, contact custserv@interpro.wisc.edu first
• You will receive an invoice from UW–Madison Business Services for payment, usually within 3–5 business days

Military

If using SF-182 form, please call our registration number at 608-262-2451 or email registration@cerc.wisc.edu for details and instructions.

Event Cancellation

We reserve the right to cancel a course due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen events. If we cancel a course, participants will be notified via email or phone and will be given the option for a full refund or to transfer their registration and any fees paid to another course. We are not responsible for non-refundable plane tickets, hotel reservations, and other travel related expenses. For enrollee Course Cancellation, refer to notes on course page.

If you cannot attend, please notify us as soon as possible before the course start date for a refund. Once you access course materials, a refund is not available. Instead, you may transfer your registration to another course offering.