IT Asset Management Essentials Self-Paced Training

Certification: IT Asset Management Essentials certification is governed by Van Haren Group. 

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate the value of IT asset management through the alignment of objectives and key measures to benefit the organization
• Learn how to establish appropriate foundation and parameters for an effective IT Asset Management program; including scope, governance, policies and controls
• Understand the different types and characteristics of IT assets
• Understand the various legal, contract and regulatory compliance concerns related to acquiring, managing, and disposing IT assets
• How to ensure cost-effective acquisition of assets through standards, justification, recovery and reuse of assets, and common organization procurement practices
• Discover the importance of asset documentation and documentation management as critical elements for the management of individual assets and the overall IT Asset Management program
• Learn how to manage the lifecycle of IT assets, beginning with the structured receipt and validation of assets, asset identification, inventory and license control, through the end-of-life of the assets
• Learn how to properly, effectively and legally dispose of IT assets at end-of-life
• Learn how to prepare for and manage asset audits
• Understand the roles and responsibilities for effective and proper management and use of IT assets, both within IT and the greater organization
• Learn to effectively integrate asset management and the configuration management system, understanding the critical relationships and dependences, as well as the major differences between the two

Who Should Take this Course?

• IT staff working in asset management, product (lifecycle) managers, and procurement specialists
• IT professionals who have responsibility for the procurement, receipt, lifecycle management, inventory and audit control processes, or the disposal of IT assets for their organization
• Procurement and purchasing professionals outside of IT, who work closely with IT professionals to acquire IT assets and who want a better understanding of the unique challenges to managing IT assets
• IT Management will benefit from this foundational understanding of IT asset management to more effectively support and enable the asset management programs in their organizations
  

Obtain your ITAM Essentials certificate at your own pace:

• One year of access
• Fully accredited
• Includes quizzes, exercises, study guides
  
• Exam voucher

Prerequisites

None

Course Access: 365 Days