SAM Workshop Course Description and Outline

Smartpath SAM Services Workshops are designed to provide participants with practical knowledge and know-how as a basis for starting a SAM program in their own companies.

This detailed one-day Workshop takes delegates step by step through the process of Software Asset Management (SAM) and provides a guide for the implementation of an effective SAM programme. The Workshop includes instruction on relevant SAM techniques and practices, group exercises and opportunities to ask questions to relate the SAM process to your own situation.

What you will learn

This practical "how to do it" seminar will explain:

• What SAM is
• Why SAM is important
• The new ISO 19770-1 SAM Standard and how you can benefit from it
• SAM tools and techniques
• How to introduce a SAM programme in your organisation
• IT inventory tracking tools (including a demonstration of one of the leading tools)
• The self-audit process (determining your organisation's license position)
• Real life Case Studies to help you kick-start your own SAM programme
• The comprehensive benefits of SAM and how these translate in to monetary savings

Who Should Attend

The course is suitable for anyone wishing to initiate an effective SAM programme within their organisation and for IT managers wishing to improve the effectiveness of an existing SAM programme.

Delegates will include:

• CIO
• CFO
• IT Asset Manager
• IT Manager
• Desktop Manager
• IT Support Manager
• Purchasing Manager
• Network Manager