The maintenance and facility software industry uses a number of standard acronyms to distinguish various software packages and identify specific software features. These acronyms appear on the MicroMain website to describe our CMMS and CAFM software and services.
AutoCAD – Computer aided design software from Autodesk used by 80+% of facility management industry
BOMA – Building Owners and Managers Association; this international association provides industry accepted rules that dictate the precise measurement of space within an electronic drawing of a represented physical area
CAD – Computer-Aided Design / Drafting
CAFM – Computer-Aided Facility Management
CMMS – Computerized Maintenance Management System or Software
EAM – Enterprise Asset Management
ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning
FM – Facility Management
IWMS – Integrated Workplace Management System
KPI – Key Performance Indicator
PM – Preventive Maintenance
PO – Purchase Order
PSS – Priority Support Subscription
ROI – Return on Investment
TCO – Total Cost of Ownership
WO – Work Order
Maintenance Management Software
For the past 28 years, MicroMain has been a leading provider of maintenance management software to companies and other organizations all around the world – both large and small. Learn more about our industy leading maintenance management software solutions today!