HxGN EAM vs. NEXGEN Asset Management

HxGN EAM is probably better suited for larger enterprise solutions where there is a need for enterprise asset management. At our organization, we had a long asset list but also at multiple sites and building locations. With many sites, we found it difficult to sometimes track the assets. The HxGN EAM product allowed for a consolidated view as well as good on-time reporting that can also be customized for different parts of the organization or user groups. This solution generally integrated well with our organization; this should be assessed for your organization.

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In my opinion, this product was designed for water/wastewater application, and my recommendations would be to other utilities. But, NEXGEN Asset Management has developed versatility in its modules to accommodate multiple industries. NEXGEN University has been a great tool to help me educate end-users with deployment. Also, I have been able to use the knowledge base articles to resolve small issues and educate myself on the functionalities incorporated within the software.

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• Easy to customize for specific needs of our clients.
• Allows system administrators to develop custom reports with Cognos and make these reports accessible to all users, or specific user groups.
• Easy to apply custom business rules using Flex SQL.
• User friendly even to a beginner. I always say if a user can navigate an MS Office product, they can navigate Infor EAM.

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• Preventive maintenance scheduling
• Vertical asset hierarchies by class and location
• Allows customization of asset attributes through User Defined Fields
• Allows multiple editing of work orders, service requests, and inspections to populate commonly used fields quickly.
• Offers timely and helpful support assistance.

• Infor Enterprise Asset Management doesn't step the user through the process easily. The user must already know the process and how to step through it. But I still don't see this as a very big issue.
• Would like a separate mobile program to handle the parts side of the equation (receiving, put-up, counting, etc.).
• The mobile program could do a better job of handling fleet assets. Currently, a lot of configuration and customization is used to get the mobile program to work appropriately in a fleet environment.

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• Am currently having issues with getting PM's to generate
• Customer service is great 75% of the time, but there are more difficult issues on the occasion that it takes me a while to hear back on, and I have to check-in

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EAM is overall simple to use, especially since the UI and individual forms can be configured per user group with simple clicks by a system administrator.

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It is super easy to use and very easy to share, the only downside is you need to invest in training people for it just like any other software, I advise using a mix of in-person hands on training and web tools, because the web tools dont seem to be adequate for everyone

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The user support is better than average when comparing it to other software vendors we use. Normally they reply very quickly, but there is also a tendency to even reply too fast without fully analyzing or understanding the whole underlying problem. However, when we ask support to escalate something to the development team, this is done quickly as well.

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The ease of configuration, scalability, and built-in functionality were the main reasons for us to go with EAM.

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Nexgen is much more widely use and required less upfront investment in training. it was also less costly than Upkeep. The marketing was about the same for both, but it seemed like a simple decision as one of our key people had used nexgen previously and had good things to say about it

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• Increased efficiency
• Accurate reporting
• Simple to track

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• Decrease travel time by reviewing groups of work orders for scheduling multiple jobs at one location.
• Improved work order completion rate by giving us an effective work status review tool.
• Improved communication between all parties by having updated information in one location (on the work order).

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