Asset Strategy Development with FMEA, PMO and RCM

This course guides participants through the complete process of building effective asset maintenance strategies, from foundational planning to advanced failure analysis. Engineers will learn to apply FMEA and RCM techniques to identify failure modes, optimize preventive maintenance, and align strategies with business goals. By the end, attendees will be equipped to reduce downtime, improve safety, and justify maintenance investments to leadership.

• Reliability, maintenance, and safety engineers seeking to improve asset performance and reduce failure risk.
• Project and manufacturing engineers responsible for integrating maintenance strategies into design and operations.
• Quality and process professionals involved in FMEA implementation and continuous improvement initiatives.

This course is a revision of the previously titled PMO Optimization and Using FMEA and RCM to Reduce Equipment Failure courses. Considerable changes were made to help ensure the very latest innovations and knowledge were reflected in this revision.

This course is part of the Maintenance and Reliability Management Certificate. Enhance your maintenance skills while earning a recognized credential.

Building a Strong Foundation for Asset Management

Asset Management Tools and Facilitating Adoption

How Asset Management Tools Fit in the Operational Value Stream

Building Asset Hierarchy

Develop and Apply Criticality

Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Development

Employing Run to Failure as a Value-Add Maintenance Strategy

Improving Existing Preventive Maintenance Plans with PM Optimization (PMO)

Filtering valueless activities

Developing and refining procedures

Corrective maintenance execution

Overcoming challenges such as Small Maintenance Crews, Small Maintenance Budgets, High Production Demand, and Poor Safety Performance

Brian Hronchek

Brian Hronchek is a Purdue University Aerospace Engineering graduate and a retired Marine Corps Captain with extensive experience in training, operations, and leadership. He holds several professional certifications, including CMRP, REC from Clemson University, and ISO CAT II Vibration Analyst. Brian specializes in reliability engineering, maintenance planning, and business process development, focusing on mentoring and empowering individuals to build high-performing organizations. His career spans the oil and gas and steel industries, as well as predictive technology services, leading to his current role as a principal trainer and consultant. He actively shares his insights through LinkedIn articles, professional lectures, and mentoring Purdue students. Passionate about knowledge sharing, Brian believes that “wealth is created through the transfer of knowledge” and is dedicated to helping others grow.