Journal

This year, IBM Maximo turns 40. So do I. Being an IBM Maximo consultant who grew professionally alongside this product—through tech shifts, career pivots, freelance leaps—I’ve been thinking: what would I tell my younger self, just starting out?

Every hour of Maximo consultancy counts. Let’s be honest — nobody wants to waste time and money on preventable issues. So let me share a powerful tip I learned while working in one of the top software engineering teams at Philips — a simple practice that can save your Maximo team hours of frustration and significantly speed up issue resolution.

Back in the day, I wrote a ton of Java customizations for Maximo, and many of them are still running today. Behind each one is a story — sometimes a quick fix, sometimes a clever workaround, but often exactly what the business needed at the time. Things have changed. The move to Maximo Application Suite (MAS) is the perfect chance to take a fresh look at what your system is really made of and realign it with how your business works today. Curious how? Let’s dive in!