RCM is a process used to determine what must be done to ensure that any physical asset, system or process continues to do whatever its users want it to do in its present operating context.

• RCM is a data-driven methodology that helps organizations to optimize their maintenance processes, reduce downtime, and improve overall equipment reliability.
• RCM is a risk-based methodology. It involves analyzing each piece of equipment to determine its criticality to the organization’s overall goals, the potential failure modes that could occur, and the consequences of those failures.
• Based on this analysis, maintenance tasks are developed to address each identified failure mode and prevent equipment failure before it occurs
• RCM ensures that maintenance is performed when it is needed most, based on data-driven assessments of equipment performance and failure modes.
• RCM uses seven basic questions to guide the process.