In a down economy, when every dollar counts, can you account for the dollars that you’re investing? A .5% error in accounting for your software assets could be politically unacceptable to your management. In a recession asset management equates to job security.
Today’s enterprise expects IT to run like a business, and a business is expected to track its assets. This is true even in the most complex environments, where initiatives around critical issues such as security, procurement, and operations are likely to fail without an accurate fact base for informed decision making.
In this half-day breakfast seminar, we'll hear from Gartner analyst Jack Heine and New York Times contributing columnist, David Strom. They will look at best practices for managing the business of IT, analytical methods and processes to assess and demonstrate IT effectiveness, and strategies for making the best investments in an economic downturn.
You will take away valuable information on the following topics:
Best practices and tools for IT asset tracking
Calculating technology lifecycle and depreciation schedules
Methods for comparing the ROI of upgrades versus investments in new technology
Exercising cost leadership in an economic downturn
What you need to do to survive your next audit
Washington D.C. March 25, 2008 New York March 27, 2008 Boston April 1, 2008 Chicago April 3, 2008 Los Angeles May 6, 2008
San Francisco
May 7, 2008
