IT Procurement/Resource Planning

Procurement can be defined as the process of strategic planning and purchase of IT assets for present and future demand. Understanding and having accurate IT asset information significantly reduces the risk of inefficient spend.

IT Procurement is a key element of an overall IT strategy of an organisation. IT represents substantial costs directly impacting the business and therefore an effective procurement strategy is vital to an organisation.

Organisational Goals:

Make decisions based on current network inventory information
Assess upgrade strategies and budget for major IT initiatives
Replacement strategy for all IT software and hardware
Software licence procurement strategy
IT product lifecycle planning and disposal
Make decisions on software usage
Plan annual spend following an accurate and in real time record of all IT assets
Reducing helpdesk costs
Assess future needs with technology migration and upgrade planning

Organisations are establishing a 'Best Practice' in IT Procurement utilising accurate information on current IT inventory. Many of the strategic decisions will be based on facts rather than assumptions reducing the financial risk.

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