SAM - Business Case

When looking at the business case for SAM, please ensure you evaluate and include the following:

The largest driving force for implementing SAM is to save cost mitigate risk and increase your return on investment.

We will help you identify

• Hard Savings:
• Expense elimination
• Headcount reductions
• Eliminating maintenance or consulting fees
• Reduction in shipping costs
• Reduction in 'per transaction costs'
• Stop paying for assets not used
• Improved Employee and Customer Satisfaction
• Cost and Risk Avoidance:
• No audits
• Compliance achieved
• End-of-life asset management
• Soft Savings:
• Cost reductions and efficiencies
• Reduced cycle time for procurement
• Faster problem identification and resolution
• Automation of inventory

We will help you build a project action plan to include:

• Clear goals and objectives
• Define practical implementation steps for each specific goal
• Document the plan of action for each specific goal:
• Start with the current state
• Work toward the end state
• Define the areas to track and report on:
• Develop key performance indicators (KPI's)
• Do not sacrifice company for individual goals
• Be wary not to compensate 'deviant behaviour'
• List all costs and resources required
• Map project out against timelines
• Devise a way to report on deviations from planned targets

Understand the value of SAM to the business

Who bears the costs? Who receive's the benefits?

• Benefits to IT
• Improved infrastructure performance
• Better service provisioning
• IT viewed as a business enabler
• Improved employee morale
• Benefits to the Business
• Better use of IT assets
• Better cost control
• Meet regulatory and compliance requirements
• Increased productivity
• Preservation of brand
• Increased customer service

To find out more about how we can help your business, please contact us.