Preventive maintenance system development project management: A case study in a medium scale industrial factory

Abstract

This research provides a case study of the management of preventive maintenance system based-on PMBOK®
GUIDE 2004. It presents a proposed model of information systems development in a medium scale industrial
factory, that doesn't require information technology staff. The proposed model includes five phases of IT project
management. These are 1) initiating process group 2) planning process group 3) executing process group 4)
monitoring and controlling process group and 5) closing process group. Results from the testing of the model have
shown that seven knowledge areas are required for successful implementation in a medium scale industrial factory.
The results from the research showed that the development of a preventive maintenance system using PMBOK®
GUIDE 2004 and extreme programming can be completed within budget and meets the users’ needs.