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Creating a globally-recognised ISO 19770 standard certification program – an update

June 10, 2021

Get involved. Join the Committee of Experts. Join your peers to help formulate what the certification scheme will look like and how conformity will be measured.

There were two driving forces behind the formation of the ITAM Forum. The first was to elevate the position of ITAM by sharing knowledge and best practices that focus on business value and aid to grow the profession. The second was to create – and be a caretaker of – the first, globally-recognised, ISO 19770 standard certification program so organisations can demonstrate the quality of their ITAM practices.

ITAM Forum Begins Process of Creating World’s First ITAM ISO Certification Program with Appointment of Secretariat

June 4, 2021

Get involved. Join the Committee of Experts. Join your peers to help forumulate what the certification scheme will look like and how conformity will be measured.

The ITAM Forum, the new professional body for the advancement of the global IT Asset Management industry, has today passed an important milestone by appointing an independent standardization institute to act as secretariat of the world’s first ITAM certification based on ISO 19770.

ITAM Forum Gains Three New Patrons from the IT Community

May 17, 2021

Elée, ITS Partners and RAY ALLEN, Inc. become ITAM Forum Patrons

Momentum continues as the ITAM Forum celebrates its 1-year anniversary.

The ITAM Forum is pleased to announce that it has gained three new patrons that share its vision to grow, advance and elevate the global IT Asset Management industry.

Notes from our Chair, May 2021

May 10, 2021

Melody Ayeli, Chair, ITAM Forum Board of Trustees.

I’ve worked in the industry for more than 15 years and have seen how hundreds of companies have addressed ITAM. I know the value it can bring to every organization’s bottom line and the significant risks that can materialize if it’s ignored. After decades, many companies still fall short when it comes to implementing and leveraging ITAM properly and by not giving ITAM the attention it deserves.

ITAM Forum responds to Cigref and CISPE’s “Ten Principles of Fair Software Licensing for Cloud Customers”

May 5, 2021

The adoption of the Ten Principles will help ITAM professionals to focus on those activities that support strategic, business goals, not simply license compliance.

ITAM Forum Celebrates 1st Year Anniversary with a Range of Achievements

April 8, 2021

The ITAM Forum, which officially launched one year ago during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, today celebrates its first-year anniversary with a list of achievements and momentum to build on. The ITAM Forum was founded on three key principles; to be led by ITAM endusers not software publishers, to be guided by a trustee board of ITAM professionals and operate on a not-for-profit basis. Today, the ITAM Forum is proud to announce that more than half of its Trustee Board is composed of end-user ITAM professionals, including its Chair, Melody Ayeli.

ITAM Could Save Thousands of Jobs Globally

November 10, 2020

#ITAMsavesjobs launched to raise awareness of the benefits of ITAM in helping companies retain talent by identifying and realizing cost savings.

IT Asset Management (ITAM), the discipline which seeks to optimize spend on the IT environment, has a very compelling business case to help companies through a recession. The ITAM Forum, which argues for ITAM to become a de facto business practice within all organisations in much the same as marketing, HR, accounting etc., is calling on companies to leverage the cost-cutting benefits of ITAM now as part of their recession planning to help protect jobs and maintain growth.

Press Release – New professional body launches for the advancement of the ITAM industry

May 20, 2020

At a time when businesses are relying on experts more than ever to find and deliver cost savings, a new trade body has launched to represent the global ITAM industry. After first announcing his ambition to launch a trade body to promote the IT Asset Management (ITAM) industry last year, Martin Thompson has today launched the ITAM Forum, a new trade body to promote the ITAM industry.

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