156 Certification Study Guide Series: IBM Maximo Asset Management V7.1 8.3.1 Work plans A work plan is commonly used to add labor and crafts requirements to a work order. The Job Plan application provides a method to apply planned labor consistently; the Work Order Tracking application provides a direct method to plan labor in a work plan. Planning information can be applied to a work order before it achieves the approved status. More references about these applications are described in the 8.1, “ Work orders” on page 142. When planning labor, you may define the task it associates with. It enables a work plan to associate a craft or a person to execute a specific task. A craft is a generic method to plan labor because it specifies the necessary skills to accomplish work. In the planning phase, crafts are better suited because they do not require a specific person. Figure 8- 14 shows an example of planned labor to perform the maintenance in a pump system. It requires a mechanic apprentice and a specific person to accomplish task 10. Figure 8- 14 Planned labor for maintenance Note: Labor and crafts can be planned in a work plan through the Job Plan application or the Work Order Tracking application. The Job Plan application is used to apply planned labor more consistently.