CMRP EXAM OUTLINE

2.1 Understand the applicable processes 3.1 Determine equipment reliability

• Document process flow expectations
• Understand process parameters • Identify reliability goals
• Understand quality specifications • Identify process expectations
The Society for Maintenance and 1.2 Administer Strategic plan
Reliability Professionals (SMRP) has • Develop support 2.2 Apply process improvement techniques 3.2 Evaluate equipment reliability and
created the Maintenance and Reliability • Obtain approval and resources identify improvement opportunities
• Identify production losses
Body of Knowledge. The foundation of
• Implement plans • Establish continuous improvement • Measure and track performance
the Maintenance and Reliability Body of process • Determine best-demonstrated
Knowledge is the five pillars of knowledge: 1.3 Measure Performance performance
Business and Management, Manufacturing 2.3 Manage effects of change to processes • Analyze gaps
• Select key performance indicators
Process Reliability, Equipment Reliability, and equipment
• Track and report
Organization and Leadership, and Work 3.3 Establish a strategic plan to assure
• Establish change protocol
Management. The Maintenance and reliability of existing equipment
1.4 Manage organizational plan • Update documentation
Reliability Body of Knowledge was
• Develop change management • Update procedures • Identify appropriate analysis
developed by SMRP’s Maintenance and techniques
process
Reliability Knowledge Committee using • Develop maintenance strategy and
• Communicate benefits 2.4 Maintain processes per applicable
a rigorous development process. The tactics
standards and regulations
current Maintenance and Reliability 1.5 Communicate with stakeholders
Body of Knowledge extends to level 2, • Understand industry standards 3.4 Establish a strategic plan to assure
the function level. Additional levels are • Provide management reports • Understand regulatory requirements reliability of new equipment
under development and will be published • Inform staff • Ensure compliance
• Establish reliability specifications
periodically. • Coordinate with operations
• Establish acceptance criteria
1.6 Manage environmental-health-safety 3.0 Equipment • Obtain complete documentation
1.0 Business and risk
Reliability 3.5 Cost-justify selected plans for
Management • Support community EHS goals implementation
• Support security goals This subject area describes two kinds of • Conduct cost-benefit analysis
This subject area describes the skills used • Conform to applicable regulations activities that apply to the equipment and • Communicate benefits
to translate an organization’s business goals • Provide EHS training processes for which the maintenance and • Obtain approval
into appropriate maintenance and reliability reliability professional is accountable. First
goals that support and contribute to the
organization’s business results.
2.0 Manufacturing are those activities used to assess the current
capabilities of the equipment and processes
3.6 Implement selected plans to assure
equipment reliability
Process Reliability in terms of their reliability, availability, • Apply reliability strategies
1.1 Create Strategic direction and plan for maintainability, and criticality. Second are • Establish organization structure
M&R operations This subject area relates maintenance and the activities used to select and apply the
• Provide resources
reliability activities to the manufacturing most appropriate maintenance practices, so
• Provide vision and direction
process of the organization to ensure that that the equipment and processes continue
• Provide clear and measurable goals
maintenance and reliability activities improve to deliver their intended capabilities in the
the manufacturing process. safest and most cost-effective manner.

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 3.7 Review reliability of equipment and 4.5 Lead and manage people 5.5 Execute work
adjust reliability strategy • Develop leadership skills • Manage labor
• Assess key performance indicators • Assess performance • Manage material and services
• Analysis deviations • Promote a cooperative work • Control productivity
• Identify relevant best practices environment • Ensure EHS compliance
• Implement continuous improvement • Facilitate communication
5.6 Document work
4.0 Organization & 5.0 Work Management • Create post-work document process
• Record failure events and failure
Leadership This subject area focuses on the skills used modes
to get the maintenance and reliability work
This subject area describes processes for done. It includes planning and scheduling 5.7 Analyze work and follow-up
assuring that the maintenance and reliability activities, quality assurance of maintenance • Compare actual work with plan
staff is the most qualified and best assigned activities, stores and inventory management. • Identify variances
to achieve the maintenance and reliability
organization goals. 5.1 Identify, validate, and approve work 5.8 Measure work management
performance
4.1 Determine organizational requirements • Establish work identification processes
• Select and approve viable work • Establish performance indicators
• Review strategic plan • Report schedule compliance and
• Determine required skills 5.2 Prioritize work rework
• Determine required staffing levels
• Develop formal prioritizing system 5.9 Plan and execute projects
4.2 Analyze organizational capability • Implement formal prioritizing system
• Define scope
• Inventory staff skills 5.3 Plan work • Estimate project and life cycle costs
• Determine performance gaps • Apply critical path methods
• Develop job package
• Track progress
4.3 Develop the organization structure • Including scope and procedures
• Coordinate staffing
• Including materials and tools
• Establish reporting channels
• Including testing 5.10 Use information technologies
• Determine roles
effectively
• Determine responsibilities 5.4 Schedule work
• Manage reorganization • Leverage capabilities of data historian
• Develop scheduling process
• Process control systems
4.4 Develop personnel • Produce work schedule
• Condition monitoring software
• Balance resources
• Provide training • EAM,CMMS systems functionality
• Monitor backlog
• Obtain needed expertise
• Manage break-in work 5.11 Manage resources and materials
• Delineate career paths
• Coordinate equipment access
• Control materials inventory
• Manage spares and equipment
• Establish MRO procurement process
• Manage contractors

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 CMRP PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Which one of the following is generally true? 5. If a machine is run for 500 hours and five failures are observed during this
a. Construction contractors are usually equally skilled at performing all maintenance
period, what is the Mean Time Between Failure?
tasks a. 500 hours
b. Maintenance is often reduced through project designs that provide in-place spares for b. 0.01 hours
all rotating equipment and heat exchangers c. 2500 hours
c. Reliability Centered Maintenance can be applied on capital projects in the pre- d. 100 hours
construction stage to determine the maintenance plan
d. Most mechanics can easily alternate between doing capital project work and doing
equipment diagnosis and repair work 6. Which of the following most effectively makes up the members of a
Manufacturing Team?
2. What are the three most significant constraints when developing a a. Sales/Customer/Production/Supplier/Senior Management
Maintenance and Reliability organization? b. Maintenance/Engineering/Production/Human Resources
a. Culture / People / Resources c. Production/Maintenance/Supplier/Engineering
b. Budget / Operations / People d. Senior Management/Production/Human Resources
c. Engineering / Human Resources / Budget
d. Culture / Engineering / Budget 7. A skills audit is undertaken to:
a. Help an organization understand skills in its industry
3. Weibull (life data) analysis is primarily used for: b. Help an organization understand skills it requires
a. Maintainability analysis c. Benchmark skills against other companies
b. Probability of failure determination d. Develop employee training plans for the next year
c. Life-cycle cost analysi
d. On time ratio calculations 8. Of the following, what is the best method for measuring employee skills
and training?
4. A large manufacturing company installed some asset monitoring devices a. Maintain a skills inventory and tracking database
on some large motors that were deemed critical equipment. The monitoring b. Ask employees to keep a training notebook
devices provide engineering with vibration data, acoustic data, as well as c. Keep records of all formal training courses taken
operational performance data. What asset management strategy has the d. Have employees complete annual self-evaluations
company selected for the motors?
a. OBM (Operational Based Maintenance/CM) (Corrective Maintenance) 9. When training maintenance workers, it is best to first:
b. PM (Preventive Maintenance/OBM) Operator Based Maintenance) a. List all the tasks the workers need to perform
c. CBM (Conditioned Based Maintenance)/PDM) (Predictive Maintenance) b. Check the budget to set how much to spend per worker
d. CBM (Condition Based Maintenance/CM) (Corrective Maintenance) c. Review the list of classes already taken by the workers
d. Give classes to all workers on basic skills

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