SAM Audit Survival – let’s go! Software Asset Management (SAM) professionals are used to audits. External vendor audits, ‘SAM/Compliance Engagements’ or visits from the likes of the Business Software Alliance (BSA) are part and parcel of a SAM professional’s life. What SAM professionals are less used to is an audit of their function as part… Continue reading SAM Audit Survival
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Contract Management
With SAM and contract management, we can lose sight of what’s important to the business. Particularly if we are chasing an implementation to generate ELP’s for vendors we fear will come knocking asap. If you wish to do something that could help your SAM situation, then a strategic vendor-audit approach could help greatly. A client… Continue reading Contract Management
ITAM Review UK Conference
Martin Thompson and the fine crew at ITAM Review have kindly granted me a space to talk at the UK Conference to be held at Mercedes Benz World, Weybridge on 5th & 6th June. I appreciate that anyone who has to listen to me talk for more than 45 minutes in one sitting is worthy… Continue reading ITAM Review UK Conference
Partner Profile: Levy LeGette
Partner Profile: Levy LeGette How long has your company been in SAM? 22 Years Area of Focus/ Specialism(s): Software License Negotiations What is the biggest change you’ve seen in SAM since you started in this discipline? There were no SAM disciplines or practices worthy of mention in the 1990s when I was responsible for Global… Continue reading Partner Profile: Levy LeGette
The Ego has landed!
The Ego has landed! Despite me asking in a post on LinkedIn for people not to nominate me for ITAM Professional of the Year, I got nominated – and to top it off, I then won! Next week, I’ll be putting a post on LinkedIn for people not to give me £10 Million, a yacht… Continue reading The Ego has landed!
SAM + PMO = Collaboration
SAM + PMO = Collaboration – or at least it should. Organisations around the world start, deliver and pay for a number of projects throughout the financial year. Projects can range from “standardising our printers” to “re-laying the carpet in the CEOs office.” When it comes to IT, there is usually a cost associated with… Continue reading SAM + PMO = Collaboration
Silver Bullets
I recently heard that someone asked the question if they knew of where they could obtain a good guide on SAM processes. The response offered was to consider the ITAM Accelerate Process Kit – to which they replied: “we have that, but it’s too general….” SAM Charter is happy to announce that we are bringing… Continue reading Silver Bullets
IT Procurement – How can SAM Help?
IT Procurement – How can SAM Help? With greater aplomb than Procurement thinks is the glib answer I would give. It is with deep regret that I have experienced too many organizations who place the negotiation of software contracts in the hands of pure procurement specialists. I have no doubt if a deal was required… Continue reading IT Procurement – How can SAM Help?
Do you have a SAM System?
Do you have a SAM System? In a recent series of emails, I was presented with the notion that the SAM Process Maturity Assessment Platform we have at SAM Charter was very difficult to align to the features of a particular SAM suite (humph!). And this got me to thinking about SAM and the state… Continue reading Do you have a SAM System?
SAM & Digital Transformation
Hello all, it appears that the marketing types have demanded their time at the corporate-creative keyboard once more, and come up with the phrase “Digital Transformation”. As yet, Webster’s or the OED haven’t yet got hold of this phrase to offer it a precise definition (and why would they bother?!). Let’s face it, digital transformation… Continue reading SAM & Digital Transformation
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