Continuous Improvement and SAM: If you are reading this blog, hopefully you will have implemented your Software Asset Management system, and have the appropriate processes and people in place to derive the reports and data that are going to support your IT department, as well your business. Now might be the time to pat yourself… Continue reading Continuous Improvement and SAM
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SAM Implementation: 6 Areas to Consider
SAM Implementation: 6 Areas to Consider: So you’ve reached that stage where you have policies and procedures in place, and your system selection has already been made and acted upon. The next step is to consider your implementation strategy. Again, this will depend upon the size and nature of the scope you are looking to… Continue reading SAM Implementation: 6 Areas to Consider
Welcome to SAM Charter
Welcome to SAM Charter. Hi all, for those of you who don’t know me, my name is Rory Canavan and I have been occupying various jobs in the Software Asset Management arena for over five years. A combination of circumstance and opportunity has led me to go it alone, and found my own company: SAM… Continue reading Welcome to SAM Charter
Roles and Responsibilities: SAM
Roles and Responsibilities: SAM: Having gone through the exercise of scoping your Software Asset Management Program, you will next be required to do some further planning prior to embarking on actually starting the work schedule that comes out of the maturity assessment/gap analysis. Having used the SMART acronym (see previous article) some fine tuning may… Continue reading Roles and Responsibilities: SAM
Scope and SAM
Scope and SAM: So you’ve bitten the bullet and decided to make the pitch to senior management as to why a Software Asset Management Programme will benefit not only IT, but the business as a whole. Having accepted your argument, the board have given you the authority to divert valuable resource towards this latest initiative.… Continue reading Scope and SAM
10 things you should know about SAM
10 things you should know about SAM: Kick-Starting your Software Asset Management program starts here: 1. Governance: Your Software Asset Management Program needs an ethical heartbeat to ensure widespread adoption, and to underline any senior management buy-in that will be required. Gain approval for a Software Asset Management Program from as high up the organisation… Continue reading 10 things you should know about SAM
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