On this episode of The Stand, host Terrence O'Hanlon speaks with Russ Parrish, Chair of the Reliability Leadership Consortium and Reliability Web’s business transformation leader, to clarify the two versions of the Global Program System (GPS) used for reliability benchmarking: Uptime Elements GPS and RAM GPS.
This conversation provides essential guidance for any organization looking to assess its position on the reliability journey and define its path forward.
Key Differences & Benefits of the GPS Assessments:
Uptime Elements GPS (The High Level): A rapid assessment designed to be completed in less than eight total hours, with the interview itself taking under 2 hours and 40 minutes. It provides a quick look at the 36,000-foot level, focusing on high-level scores and consensus among stakeholders.
RAM GPS (The Deep Dive): A traditional, deep-dive assessment for organizations ready for granular analysis, where stakeholders are interviewed individually.
Shared Foundation: Both tools are built on the Uptime Elements framework and share the same Navigator 360 platform, ensuring seamless transition and data continuity.
Consensus is Key: Uptime GPS is designed to be done collectively to force consensus among departments (Maintenance, Operations, Purchasing, HR), revealing underlying alignment problems.
Actionable Items: The primary goal of both assessments is to deliver actionable items—pointing organizations toward the areas that will yield the greatest return on investment (ROI).
Benchmarking Power: The database, which is approaching 100 assessments across 30 verticals, provides powerful benchmarking capability, particularly for non-competitive groups like water utilities, who are eager to share and advance best practices.
Russ emphasizes that assessments are vital because you cannot get to where you are going if you do not know where to begin.