Implement IT Asset Management
Create a proactive program that can respond to the dynamic nature of ITAM.
- Organizations often misunderstand the need to properly govern the process for asset management, as they overestimate the functionality of automated discovery tools. Without processes in place that integrate to the services team handling assets, data will quickly become inaccurate.
- There is often confusion between processes around hardware, software, cloud management, and configuration management.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- ITAM is a cornerstone program. ITAM’s real value doesn’t emerge from compliance; it comes from the strengthening of other IT services.
- Don’t just wait for the knock on the door; make sure it rarely happens. Proactive asset management can prevent a software audit from happening.
- Treat ITAM like a process, not a project. ITAM is a dynamic process that must react and adapt to the needs of the business.
Impact and Result
- Break down the projects into more manageable sections and understand how the data will be used and where it comes from.
- Hardware, software, and cloud asset management are all managed differently, and sometimes with different teams, but all require data to be consolidated.
- Involve anyone handling assets in the process, to ensure they’re participating in the asset management solution.
- Pace yourself: It’s tempting to tackle everything at once, but a staged implementation will make your asset program a success.
Start here – read the Executive Brief
Read our concise Executive Brief to find out why you should implement IT asset management, review Info-Tech’s methodology, and understand the four ways we can support you in completing this project.
1. Implement Hardware Asset Management
Executives are often aware of the benefits asset management offers, but many organizations lack a defined program to manage their hardware. Efforts to implement hardware asset management are stalled because organizations feel overwhelmed navigating the process or underuse the data, failing to deliver value. A staged implementation and focus on defining processes and policies for each lifecycle phase will increase success, but make sure to treat HAM like an ongoing process, not a project.
Use Info-Tech's blueprint Implement Hardware Asset Management.
2. Implement Software Asset Management
With no formal standards in place for managing software, organizations are at risk for costly software audits and poorly executed software spends. Implementing software asset management should go beyond tracking software to involve building processes for each stage of the software asset lifecycle from procurement through to contract retirement.
Use Info-Tech's blueprint Implement Software Asset Management.
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After each Info-Tech experience, we ask our members to quantify the real time savings, monetary impact, and project improvements our research helped them achieve. See our top member experiences for this Blueprint, and what our clients have to say.
Client
Experience
Impact
$ Saved
Days Saved
The University Of Manchester
Guided Implementation
7/10
N/A
N/A
New York City Housing Authority*
Guided Implementation
7/10
N/A
N/A
Texas General Land Office and Veterans Land Board
Guided Implementation
10/10
N/A
N/A
Tri-Angular Consulting LLC
Guided Implementation
10/10
$6,388
3
Public Service Commission
Guided Implementation
9/10
$800K
50
King County
Guided Implementation
3/10
N/A
N/A
The Corporation of the City of Timmins
Guided Implementation
8/10
N/A
N/A
Bellevue College
Guided Implementation
10/10
N/A
5
Public Service Commission
Guided Implementation
10/10
$30,000
120
Business Development Bank Of Canada
Guided Implementation
10/10
N/A
N/A
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Guided Implementation
7/10
N/A
N/A
BC Liquor Distribution Branch
Guided Implementation
8/10
N/A
N/A
Midland Credit Management, Inc.
Guided Implementation
10/10
$14,643
20
Macerich Company
Guided Implementation
6/10
N/A
N/A
City of Hope
Guided Implementation
3/10
N/A
N/A
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
Workshop
10/10
N/A
N/A
Gwinnett County
Guided Implementation
3/10
N/A
N/A
Broome-Tioga Boces
Guided Implementation
9/10
$12,733
10
Daifuku North America Holding Company
Workshop
9/10
$12,733
60
Englobe
Workshop
5/10
N/A
5
Chickasaw Nation
Guided Implementation
9/10
N/A
29
Upsher-Smith Laboratories Inc
Guided Implementation
9/10
$2,546
10
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
Workshop
9/10
$31,833
10
Segal
Guided Implementation
10/10
$63,667
75
Messer
Guided Implementation
10/10
$63,667
47
Loyola University Maryland
Guided Implementation
8/10
$12,733
10
EQT Corporation
Guided Implementation
10/10
N/A
N/A
Messer
Guided Implementation
9/10
N/A
N/A
Hydro-Quebec
Guided Implementation
9/10
$2,000
2
Stifel
Guided Implementation
8/10
$31,833
50
