Implement IT Asset Management
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Executive summary
Executives know IT asset management is an important process and they want it fixed
Poor IT asset management practices increase costs and risks
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The business case for ITAM is built on cost and risk avoidance
IT asset management will also improve the performance of the most important IT services
Info-Tech draws on the COBIT framework, which focuses on consistent delivery of IT services across the organization
Project structure and deliverables
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Implementing IT asset management is done over two projects
The project blueprint illustrates the scope of each phase of the project with relevant case studies
Measure the value of guided implementations (GIs)
Cisco IT reduced costs by upwards of $50 million through implementing ITAM
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ANALYST PERSPECTIVE

IT asset data impacts the entire organization. It’s time to harness that potential.

Asset management is like exercise: everyone is aware of the benefits, but many struggle to get started because the process seems daunting. Others fail to recognize the integrative potential that asset management offers once an effective program has been implemented.
A proper asset management program will allow your organization to cut spending, eliminate wasteful hardware and software, and improve your organizational security. More data will lead to better business decisions made across the organization.
As your program matures and your data gathering and utility improves, other areas of your organization will experience similar improvements. The true value of asset management comes from the rising tide of improved IT services built upon the foundation of a proactive asset management program.