The definitive guide to mastering one of industry's most overlooked but critical roles - the Maintenance Planner.
Whether you're just stepping into a maintenance planning role or looking to take your skills to the next level, The Maintenance Planner's Playbook gives you the tools, systems, and real-world insight to become a true reliability leader.
This is the practical guide to Maintenance Scheduling, Preventive Maintenance strategies, CMMS workflows, and reliability planning.
Written by a maintenance planner with over a decade of experience across international logistics, global pharmaceuticals, airports, rail, and national healthcare. These field-tested lessons are distilled into a practical playbook designed to help planners make a real impact.
Inside you'll discover how to:
Plan and schedule with clarity and confidence Build better job plans, PM strategies, and CMMS workflows Balance reactive vs. proactive work with proven tactics Improve technician wrench time and reduce repeat failures Structure work order systems, BOMs, and asset hierarchies that work Influence teams and lead without formal authority Use data, KPIs, and continuous improvement to raise performance
Whether you're a maintenance planner, reliability engineer, or maintenance manager, this Playbook will help you build a more reliable operation - and a more respected planning function.
This isn't just another maintenance book. It's a field-tested playbook written for people doing the work, and for organisations that know planning is where performance starts.
This Playbook is also part of the wider Planner HQ system - a growing platform of books, tools, and training dedicated to supporting maintenance planners worldwide. Visit the website for now at www.
ThePlannerHQ.com
Join the new standard for Maintenance Planning. Start here.
By:
Chris Diprose Imprint: Planner HQ Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 667g ISBN:9781919230696 ISBN 10: 1919230696 Pages: 274 Publication Date:08 August 2025 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active