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You can’t digitise chaos: Building a smarter campus

Author | Tertius Janse van Rensburg - Strategic Solutions Executive, Pragma

A smart campus sounds like a technology project. In practice, it is an operating maturity…

Enterprise asset management begins with better decisions

Author | Marco Aberkrom - Asset Management Consultant

Asset management is the way organisations connect long-term objectives with decisions about the performance, risk…

AI in maintenance: from CMMS records to better decisions

Author | Henk Wynjeterp - Regional Lead – Europe

AI is giving maintenance teams new ways to extract, structure and interpret information. But the…

Asset Management Masterclass or Awareness Training? Start with the role, not the course

Author | Karen Greyling - Business Development Manager, Pragma

I get asked this question quite often: Should I do the Asset Management Masterclass, or…

The lonely learner problem: why self-paced learning still needs people

Author | Karen Greyling - Business Development Manager, Pragma

Self-paced learning has solved a very real problem for busy adults. It gives people more…

Pragma appoints Stephan Kornelius as Chief Executive Officer

Author | Pragma

Experienced Pragma executive takes the helm on 1 October as the business continues its next…

No time for training? Look at what is taking the time.

Author | Karen Greyling - Business Development Manager, Pragma

“Not now. The team is too busy.” It is one of the most understandable reasons…

When Finance and Operations agree on spares

Author | Pragma

MRO spares are often the source of a familiar business tension. Finance wants to reduce…

You don’t train for a marathon by running a marathon

Author | Tim Beavon - Partner Consultant, Pragma

Why shutdown readiness depends on applying lessons before the next major event A major shutdown…

Pragma announces leadership transition and continues strategic momentum

Author | Pragma

  Pragma has announced an important leadership transition as the business continues to build on…

Are we solving the wrong training problem?

Author | Karen Greyling - Academy Business Development Manager, Pragma

When organisations say they need training, they may already be solving the wrong training problem:…

The art of balancing work order feedback with compliance, learning, and wrench time

Author | Scheepers Schoeman - Senior Associate, Professional Services

Most organisations don’t choose their work order feedback culture. They drift into it. A new…

Why a qualified maintenance planner changes more than maintenance

Author | Karen Greyling - Academy Business Development Manager, Pragma

In many plants, the same pattern repeats itself. Work arrives late. Materials are chased at…

Why MRO inventory is different from other inventory classes

Author | Andre Jordaan - Partner Consultant, Pragma

MRO inventory differs from other inventory classes because demand is irregular, the consequences of stockouts…

How failing water infrastructure is quietly reshaping South Africa’s cities

Author | Nelson Broden – Business Lead Pragma Managed Services On the school run through…

From dead capital to operational certainty: Smarter spare parts management

Author: André Jordaan, Partner Consultant, Pragma Most MRO stores aren’t short of parts; they’re short…

Asset Management Awareness Training that fits real work

Author | Karen Greyling, Business Development Manager If you’ve ever thought, “We don’t need another…

Asset Management Masterclass: Strategic training for leaders driving performance, reliability and results

Author | Karen Greyling – Business Development Manager In asset-intensive industries, leaders are under growing…

Beyond compliance: Why repeated maturity assessments define asset performance leadership

Author | Stephan Kornelius – Pragma Professional Services Business Lead In asset-intensive industries, leaders face…

OEMs need a connected platform for services

Author | Henk Wynjeterp – Regional Lead – Europe | Henk leads Pragma’s OEM after-sales…

When rivers cry out: How asset management can help heal South Africa’s waterways

Author | Nelson Broden – Business Lead Pragma Managed Services The Hennops River, once part…

Ditch the buzzword: OEM after-sales leaders buy execution, not “servitization”

Author | Henk Wynjeterp – Regional Lead – Europe | Henk leads Pragma’s OEM after-sales…

Beyond the software – embedding your EAMS into your organisation’s DNA for sustainable value

The key to a successful EAMS (Enterprise Asset Management System) implementation lies in integrating the…

Pragma’s perspective on what the proposed South African budget means for infrastructure governance

Author | Stephan Kornelius

Author | Stephan Kornelius – Pragma Professional Services Business Lead Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2025…

Government infrastructure investments must go beyond bricks and mortar – A global perspective

Author | Bani Kgosana

Author | Bani Kgosana Across the globe, ageing infrastructure threatens economic stability. In the US,…

Pragma partners with Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team to power maintenance excellence

Author | Liza Schroeder Pragma is proud to announce its support of the Q36.5 Pro…

Revitalising South Africa – a better path to infrastructure renewal

Author | Bani Kgosana, Pragma CRO South Africa faces an extraordinary opportunity to transform its…

Transforming maintenance from a grudge purchase to a strategic investment

Author | Scott Gibson, Pragma CEO  With South Africans enjoying a break from load shedding…

Pragma 2.0 – CEO of Pragma, Scott Gibson’s vision is to compete with international giants through engineering excellence

 At Pragma, our roots are deeply embedded in engineering consulting. We are proud to be…

Are you proactively shaping your focused improvement process or is it evolving organically?

Author | André Jordaan, Pragma Partner Consultant Focused improvement (FI) is the overarching process used…