We live in a world where we are constantly blasted by messages and communication, exhortations to do things, or to not do things, to stay healthy, or to eat junk food… there is no end to the list of things trying to grab our attention. I once read that before the advent of the internet,…
Rory and I have had a lot of discussions over the years about process maturity – the ability to operate processes that produce high quality, consistent outputs, time after time. It sounds desirable, but in order to achieve this you need to have well-documented, change controlled processes, which are systematically measured and improved. This can take quite a lot of time and effort!
This process will help you unlock the full potential of your software investments. It ensures your large software contracts are negotiated with precision and that you benefit from a competitive tender process designed to maximise value.
The Software Approval Process ensures that all software titles align to the organisation’s enterprise technology framework (ETF), do not pose an information security risk, will not cause any technical problems, for instance because of application or hardware incompatibilities, and has an appropriate management or service wrap to support it.
At the software title level, tips and tricks in and around this process include: But in this process, we take a step beyond managing individual software titles to looking at vendors holistically. Of course, this begs the question, why not just focus on onboarding software titles individually? After all, licenses generally cover just one software…
The Vendor Onboarding Process looks to extend the fine work conducted by the Software Approvals Process by ensuring we can support the software effectively. We have called this the vendor onboarding process because license management procedures, particularly those relating to the management of software contracts and license compliance, are focused on managing vendors rather than…
Many software asset managers feel they lack the clear commitment of senior management who assume that the deployment of a SAM suite is all that is required to build a best-in-class SAM function. When this is the case, a switch to a top down approach, focusing on implementing good governance, can really help make a…
Accurate inventory data is the foundation on which all SAM benefits are based. Watch our video to learn more on the matter.
Most of it is straightforward (a policy, an ITAM plan etc) but it also includes the need to define a risk framework which includes: This is a small set of requirements, but many people will not really know what it means, so I thought I’d explain for this month’s blog – but without going into…
What aspects of IT due-diligence do you need to consider when purchasing hardware? Kylie Fowler and Rory Canavan wax lyrical on this topic; while wondering what other Naval expressions may not translate well in the USA!