The IT Asset and Configuration Management Toolkit            

 This past year, organizations with robust IT asset management processes were able to contribute significant cost savings to improve bottom line performance. Even as economic conditions improve, expect increased pressure to make every IT investment count.

This toolkit shows you how to get the most out of your IT investments. It delivers more cost and spending data comparisons, and more concrete examples of where you can save money and improve performance. You'll learn how to: better manage assets, lower costs and increase ROI, derive maximum value from your IT investments using TCO, better evaluate and select hardware and software vendors, negotiate - and renegotiate - improved contracts, and understand IT investment ratios of industry peers.

		Full Toolkit containing ALL the documents: 1. Asset Management Process Assessment 2. Configuration Management Plan 3. Configuration Management Procedures 4. Executive PowerPoint Slideshow 5. IT Asset Management Beginners Guide 6. Service Level Agreement 7. Software Process Maturity Questionnaire After Ordering you will immediately receive download details for The Asset Management Toolkit. Price: $199.00 / each     Asset Management Process Assessment An Excel spreadsheet that is used to gather responses to the questions regarding Asset Management in your organisation. The questions help you determine what areas are working well and which areas are in need of some attention. This spreadsheet assesses how your organisation measures up in this are. 40 Questions are provided. Multiple participants can take part in the assessment.
		Configuration Management Plan The purpose of this document is to identify and describe a configuration management (CM) process. This plan describes in simple, straightforward terms the processes required to ensure that the inevitable changes occur within an identifiable and controlled environment. Pages: 34
		Configuration Management Procedures Extensive procedures underpinning effective Configuration Management. Pages: 27
		Executive PowerPoint Slideshow This concise PowerPoint show gives you an excellent insight into the area of IT Asset Management. Make sure you look at the notes section, which explains the contents of each slide.
		IT Asset Management Beginners Guide This comprehensive document introduces examples and scenarios that help the user to understand how Asset Management works in real life. Pages: 13
		Service Level Agreement SLA to manage IT Asset Management / Configuration Management solutions. Pages: 47
		Software Process Maturity Questionnaire The purpose of Requirements Management is to establish a common understanding between the customer and the software project of the customer's requirements that will be addressed by the software project. Requirements Management involves establishing and maintaining an agreement with the customer on the requirements for the software project. The agreement covers both the technical and nontechnical (e.g., delivery dates) requirements. The agreement forms the basis for estimating, planning, performing, and tracking the software project's activities throughout the software cycle. Whenever the system requirements allocated to software are changed, the affected software plans, work products, and activities are adjusted to remain consistent with the updated requirements. Pages: 35

The Asset Management Toolkit is very widely employed, and is more fully described below. On purchase it is provided as a download.

Although Asset Management needs to be detailed and comprehensive, its implementation and management need NOT be a daunting or over-complex experience.

The Asset Management Toolkit is designed to help guide you through the Asset Management minefield. It contains a whole series of resources to help simplify, explain and manage the Asset Management process.

 THE ASSET MANAGEMENT TOOLKIT

Each item included is of the highest quality, tailor made to cover a different aspect and issue. It includes presentations, questionnaires, guidelines, fact sheets.... and whole gamut of material specifically put together to both introduce and take you through Asset Management.

It comprises the following components:  

A BEGINNERS GUIDE

This is a comprehensive introduction to Asset Management. In fact it is so comprehensive that it is designed to help you on the way to Asset Management. It explains the management model, implementation, the different processes/disciplines, and much much more.

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MANAGEMENT POWERPOINT ASSET MANAGEMENT SLIDESHOW  

This high quality PowerPoint presentation gives you an excellent insight into the whole area of Asset Management. It helps explain the concepts to executives/management and covers everything from in Asset Management.

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ASSET MANAGEMENT PROCESS COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRES

This is a detailed questionnaire set, designed to  help you determine what areas are working well and which areas are in need of some attention with respect to best practice. This Excel spreadsheet basically assesses how your organization measures up against Asset Management best practice.

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COMPLIANCE PRESENTATION TEMPLATE & RATIONALE DOCUMENT

These items comprise:

•   A short review of the scoring system used in the above assessment to help your understanding
•   A template for a presentation for you to demonstrate the results.

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SERVICE LEVELS

Descriptions of the service levels at which the supplier is expected to perform. Each clause can be accepted 'as is' or edited to reflect a specific need.

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We are pleased to be able to offer all these elements as part of the highly acclaimed Asset Management Toolkit.  To purchase the product and download for a special price of just $199, please visit our secure purchase page.

The Asset Management Toolkit

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