"RCM - Reliability Management" Course
The course allows you to acquire knowledge and skills in applying RCM (Reliability-Centered Maintenance) methodology combined with an understanding of the modern approach to physical (production) asset management.
The developed approach and curriculum allow for relatively easy mastery of the course even without specialized academic knowledge. You will learn what can be achieved through the application of RCM.

Management System
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Who this course is for
For managers and specialists (risk managers, reliability engineers) involved in the operation and maintenance of industrial equipment in departments and divisions: maintenance and repair, reliability, chief mechanical engineer, chief power engineer, planning and technical department.
What you will gain from completing the training
- Knowledge and skills in reliability-centered maintenance methodology combined with understanding of modern approaches to physical (production) asset management.
- Set of information and reference materials.
- Certificate of course completion and testing (examination) completion, which is valued higher.
How the training is conducted
- Format: in-person or online (by choice). Classes take place in a friendly atmosphere with comfortable coffee breaks.
- Course duration: 3 days.
- The course is conducted in Russian.
- All course participants will receive a digital copy of the materials.
Training program
Introduction and general overview
- Course overview. Entry testing.
- General overview of asset management and its connection to reliability management.
- What is "asset management", benefits of asset management.
- Maintenance strategies and their evolution.
- Standards and terminology for describing maintenance strategies.
- Evolution of equipment maintenance strategies.
Methods
- Methods of probability theory and mathematical statistics used in reliability analysis and forecasting.
Failure patterns
- Relationship between probabilistic failure characteristics and equipment maintenance strategy selection.
RCM history
- History of RCM emergence. RCM process steps.
Equipment functions
- Operating context.
- General function description and performance standards.
- Various types of equipment functions.
Functional failures
- Concept of functional failure.
- Complete and partial functional failure.
- Upper and lower boundaries of performance standard.
Failure modes
- Failure mode as cause of functional failure.
- Why failure mode analysis is necessary.
- Failure consequences.
- Specific features of describing failure consequences.
- Information sources about failure modes and data comprising failure consequence descriptions.
Failure management strategies
- Failure management strategy selection.
- Dependence of failure probability on equipment operating time.
- Technical feasibility and economic viability of failure prevention.
- Cost-effectiveness of failure prevention measures.
- Assumptions in failure management strategy selection.
Failure criticality management
- Evident failures with safety and environmental consequences.
- Hidden failures with safety and environmental consequences.
- Evident failures with economic consequences.
- Hidden failures with economic consequences.
Maintenance strategy selection algorithms
- Rigorous approach.
- Decision diagram.
- Using the decision diagram.
- RCM decision-making process.
- Completing the RCM analysis form.
- Decision diagram and complete RCM algorithm.
RCM analysis working group
- Formation principles and roles.
Practical RCM application
- Business simulation.
- Conducting RCM using a fragment of real enterprise equipment as an example.
Optional topics that may be additionally covered:
- Efficiency and effectiveness indicators. Downtime monitoring and OEE indicator system.
- Application of information systems in maintenance and repair management and equipment reliability management.