Asset Management: Do you know whats in your store

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Asset ManagementDo you know whats in your
store?
Asset Management - TOPSS 2008

• hosted by tekservePOS

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Asset Management - TOPSS 2008

• Moderator
• John Pruban, President, tekservePOS
• Panelists
• Judy McGrath, IT Purchasing Lease Manager,
  The Container Store
• Michele Sheridan, Asset Manager,
  Williams-Sonoma
• Elliott Sherman, IT Retail Deployment Lead,
  Office Depot
• David Levitt, Senior Director - Store
  Systems,The Childrens Place

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Asset Management - TOPSS 2008

• IT asset management (ITAM) is the set of business
  practices that join financial, contractual and
  inventory functions to support life cycle
  management and strategic decision making. Assets
  include all elements of software and hardware
  found in the business enterprise.

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Asset Management - TOPSS 2008

• Hardware asset management
• Management of physical components of equipment
  from acquisition through disposal
• Common bps include
• Request and approval
• Procurement management
• Life Cycle management
• Redeployment and disposal management
• Role of IT asset management in an organization
• Primary point of accountability for life cycle
  management of assets.
• Development and maintenance of policies,
  standards, process and measurements.
• Enable management of IT asset portfolio with
  respect to risk, cost, control, IT governance and
  compliance.
• Goals of ITAM
• Uncover savings through process improvement.
• Gain control of inventory.
• Increase accountability to ensure compliance.
• Enhance performance of assets and life cycle
  management.
• Risk reduction through standardization,
  documentation and loss detection.

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Question 1

• Briefly explain the role of ITAM within your
  company and how it has reducedoverall costs.

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Question 2

• What are the main complexities and challenges
  you experience with ITAM?

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Question 3
How have vendor partnerships been used(or not
used) within your ITAM efforts?What tools are
utilized in within this process?
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Additional Questions

• How does ITAM increase your ability to support
  hardware in the field ?
• What trends to you see coming in ITAM and how
  will they effect the retailer?

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Thank You!
Asset Management - TOPSS 2008

• John Pruban
• jpruban_at_tekservepos.com
• 847-805-9060