Maintenance Software & CMMS Providers in Crystal River, FL

CHAMPS Software, Inc. builds computerized maintenance management (CMMS) and enterprise asset management (EAM) software aimed mainly at large enterprises. The company says it has served maintenance organizations since 1974. Its headquarters is in Crystal River, Florida. CHAMPS presents itself as more than a software vendor. It offers a full engagement that covers implementation, development and long-term support, and it notes that some customers have used its platform for more than three decades.

Core CMMS/EAM platform

The main CHAMPS product is a configurable CMMS that organizations can shape to fit their own maintenance workflows instead of changing their processes to suit the software. It is built to be easy to set up and quick to learn, which cuts down on training. It can also be rolled out in phases across several departments and sites. The platform is organized into groups of modules:

• Maintenance: equipment records, preventive maintenance, work orders, work requests, time cards, scheduling, workforce skills and certifications, job plans, specifications and meter-based tracking
• Inventory: parts, stock levels with alerts, bills of material, material requests, physical counts and receiving
• Procurement: purchase requests, purchase orders with approval routing, blanket purchase orders and vendor management

Mobile, add-ons and analytics

CHAMPS Mobile gives field technicians work orders, asset history and parts lookups on handheld devices, so they spend less time on paperwork and trips back to the office. It can work offline at remote sites and can scan barcodes and QR codes. Buyers can also add optional modules such as Lockout/Tagout, Project Tracking and Condition Reporting.

A separate Advanced Analytics practice designs business intelligence systems using Tableau, Qlik, Alteryx and ThoughtSpot. It combines data from ERP, CMMS, CRM, point-of-sale systems, databases, data lakes and spreadsheets into one reporting layer with live dashboards.

How CHAMPS works with clients

Projects usually start with a requirements review. The delivery team then chooses the right software components and configures a system for the client. The company says its implementation staff have hands-on shop floor experience as well as CMMS deployment expertise, and they support clients through each phase of a rollout.

Training is built around each client's industry and can be narrowed to specific job roles or individual tasks instead of following a standard course. Prospective buyers can request a demo or a free trial.

CHAMPS lists manufacturing, energy, ports and amusement parks among the industries it serves. This fits organizations that run complex, asset-heavy operations. The leadership team named on its site includes Chief Executive Officer Chuck Patel and staff responsible for product implementation, development, customer support, quality assurance and business relations.

For buyers comparing CMMS providers, CHAMPS stands out for its long history in the field, its broad set of modules covering maintenance, inventory and purchasing, and its practice of pairing the software with configuration, training and analytics services from the same team.