Job Readiness
Job readiness is the condition in which a maintenance job has enough information, resources, approvals, and access to be executed as planned.
What this term means in maintenance
Job readiness is the condition in which a maintenance job has enough information, resources, approvals, and access to be executed as planned.
Job-readiness checks
A readiness review may confirm:
- Scope
- Asset identity
- Parts
- Labor
- Skills
- Tools
- Drawings
- Permits
- Isolation
- Production access
- Contractor availability
- Test criteria
Practical example
A motor replacement is not ready when the motor is in stock but lifting equipment and cable-termination materials are not available.
Readiness and scheduling
Only sufficiently ready work should normally enter the committed schedule.
Readiness status
Organizations may use statuses such as awaiting planning, awaiting parts, awaiting shutdown, ready to schedule, and scheduled.
Common mistake
Treating material availability as the only readiness requirement ignores access, safety, labor, tools, and instructions.
Related concepts
Related maintenance terms
Keep exploring connected CMMS, reliability, and maintenance planning terms.
Ready Backlog
Ready backlog is approved maintenance work that has been sufficiently planned and has the parts, labor, information, access, and safety requirements needed for scheduling.
Maintenance Work Package
A maintenance work package is the complete set of information and resources prepared for executing a maintenance job or group of related jobs.
Maintenance Planning
Maintenance planning is the preparation of job scope, labor, skills, parts, tools, safety requirements, information, and work method before maintenance execution.
Glossary FAQs
- What makes a maintenance job ready?
Scope, parts, labor, skills, tools, safety, access, instructions, and tests are prepared.
- Should unready work be scheduled?
Normally no, unless the risk or emergency requires immediate controlled action.
- Is having the part enough?
No. Access, permits, tools, labor, and work method must also be ready.