Case Study: Cornell University streamlines scheduling and stretches budgets with Prometheus Group

Cornell University Streamlines Scheduling and Makes Funds Go Further

Cornell University faced significant challenges in managing facility maintenance across its large, decentralized campus. With over 50,000 annual service requests handled by 250 tradespeople using inconsistent tools like spreadsheets and whiteboards, the university struggled with poor communication, conflicting priorities, and inefficient labor sharing. This led to widespread delays and increased costs. They turned to the Prometheus Group for a solution using their Prometheus Scheduler and vCalendar products.

By implementing Prometheus Scheduler for Maximo, Cornell streamlined its planning and scheduling, enabling evidence-based decision-making and efficient resource sharing across different campus zones. The results were dramatic: time-to-schedule was reduced by 80-90%, job completion time decreased by 78%, and the university found its maintenance budget could stretch up to 300% further, allowing more projects to be completed in-house.

Cornell University

Jim Hatch

Facilities Manager