Software Asset Management

Experience Required:  4+ Year
Proposed Designation: Software Asset Management
Qualification: B.Tech / M.Tech / B.E / B.Sc / M.Sc / BCA / MCA
Location: Pune, India

Skill Required

• Operationally manage the SW asset inventory and ensure it is aligned and distributed across the organization. Support the operations of the IT procurement and inventory management functions.
• Work with IT functions, sourcing and finance to ensure that adequate SW asset reporting is in place to support their needs.
• Operationally manage SW throughout the entire asset life cycle
• Develop and implement governance and procedures for tracking relevant asset information throughout the asset lifecycle
• Plan, monitor and record relevant SW asset information to ensure cost optimal deployment/usage and compliance with vendor contracts
• Ensure availability of key asset information to support IT strategy, architecture, internal charging, funding and sourcing decisions.
• Keep SW asset records up to date (maintain all relevant attributes) for SW assets in scope
• Drive value out of existing and future contracts by ensuring cost optimal deployment and usage of SW assets
• Support/advise IT functions regarding ad hoc contractual questions
• Work with demand managers and relevant IT stakeholders to understand SW asset demand and to define the required SLAs that service providers need to comply with
• Compare warranties, maintenance agreements, and vendor contracts to assist with SW asset upkeep, upgrades, patching and replacement
• Take accountability to ensure adherence with Security and Compliance policies and procedures within the SW asset management service scope
• Support SW vendor audits with relevant reports, as agreed case by case with the Head of Software Asset Management.
• Fully understand reporting obligations towards Supports the delivery of continuous improvements to job-related IT Software Asset Management processes and IT services.
• Participates in IT function meetings to ensure validity of the reporting metrics, notification threshold and overall solution.
• Assumes responsibility for consolidating data from multiple sources.
• Completeness and correctness of SW Asset Inventories (check for relevant attributes)
• SW Asset availability, SW asset compliance at optimal cost
• SLA adherence of SW asset vendors