The ITAM Forum hosts a calendar of events for its members. It also hosts public events and speaks at industry events. Visit this page to find out where and when you’ll find us.
Upcoming Events
IT & Software Asset Management
This in-person and online event will discuss the opportunities that ITAM brings, how to get the most value from an ITAM/SAM program, and how to take your strategy to the next level.
- Date: 21 March 2023
- Location: Valk Exclusief, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Jan Van Kalkeren from our Patron Softline Group Northern Europe will present a session on the upcoming ISO/IEC 19770-1 Certification Scheme.
Wisdom North America – The value of ISO ITAM Certification
This in-person-only event returns for 2023 offering dozens of presentations, workshops and interactive sessions.
- Date: 21-22 March 2023
- Location: University of South Florida; U.S.A.
ITAM Forum Founder Martin Thompson will be onsite to present: “The value of ISO/IEC 19770-1 Certification”.
Note: ITAM Forum members who work for end-user organisations (not vendors or consultants, etc.) will receive 70% off ticket prices to Wisdom NA 2023.
ISO/IEC 19770-1 Practitioner Course
This brand-new course focuses on the skills needed to help organisations successfully navigate an ISO/IEC 19770-1 audit and achieve certification.
- Date: 23-24 March 2023
- Location: University of South Florida; U.S.A.
- Cost:$1,244.00 + $87.08 Sales Tax (USA dollars)
This course immediately follows Wisdom NA 2023 at the same venue.
Learning objectives: understand the:
- concepts and application of ISO/IEC 19770-1 and the power of management systems
- documentation, systems and processes required for ISO/IEC 19770-1 certification
- business value of certification and how to build the business case
- ISO/IEC 19770-1 audit process
Course attendees can earn an individual qualification (ISO/IEC 19770-1 Practitioner), which will validate their expertise and help to position them as ITAM specialists.
On-Demand Events
Member-only Webinar: ITAM ‘Power Skills’
Access this webinar on-demand and hear from our panel of experts. Some of our favourite takeaways include:
- Connect your ITAM Mission Statement to your company’s Mission Statement
- Understand your stakeholders’ challenges and how ITAM can help resolve them
- Narrow the vast amount of information ITAM has down to each individual stakeholder
If you’re looking to ‘step up’ your game in 2023, gain new skills and develop into the ITAM professional you’ve always dreamed of, this webinar recording could be for you.
On-demand Webinar: ISO/IEC 19770-1 Certification Scheme Update
Learn about the upcoming, world’s first, globally-recognised ISO/IEC 19770-1 certification scheme. This will enable organisations, for the first time, to receive a globally-accepted quality stamp for their ITAM practice via an independent, third-party assessment.
You will learn:
- the business benefits of certification
- how much certification costs and the impacting factors
- what a pre-audit involves
…and much more, including what to do next.
Member-only webinar: How ITAM can contribute to sustainability
Access this webinar on-demand and hear from our panel of experts. Some of our favourite takeaways include:
- Identify your ESG stakeholders and make an introduction
- Unearth ESG-related data, and start sharing it
- Adopt a reduce, remarket, redeploy and recycle mindset
- Help your leadership team understand the positive impact ITAM can make
Member-only webinar: How ITAM is fundamental to FinOps success
This was an educational, informative and conversational Q&A webinar hosted by Rich Gibbons of the ITAM Review and a panel of experts. Some of our favourite takeaways include:
- Don’t wait to be asked to join a FinOps team/project. Be proactive and find out how to get involved.
- Don’t make it a turf war. It’s not FinOps vs ITAM. Communicate and collaborate.
- You can’t do FinOps or ITAM effectively without good, clean data that you can rely on.
SoftwareONE: ITAM Virtual Summit 2022
ITAM Forum Founder Martin Thompson presented at the 2022 SoftwareONE ITAM Virtual Summit. His session explored:
- the latest ITAM industry research
- megatrends impacting IT management
- where ITAM is heading
- how ITAM professionals can prepare their careers for what lies ahead
Access the event eBook, which captures all presentations – “ITAM Best Practices to Optimize Your Cloud Spend and Drive Business Value”
USU SAM Summit 2022: Skyrocket Your SAM!
ITAM Forum Founder Martin Thompson presented at the 2022 USU SAM Summit. His session “The State of ITAM: The Strategic Relevance of ITAM in 2022” addressed:
- the strategic relevance of ITAM in 2022
- what to expect as the ITAM profession evolves within the next decade
Creating the first, globally-recognised ISO 19770 standard certification scheme
At the Wisdom Online North America 2021 event, Martin Thompson (Founder of the ITAM Forum) and Dennis Montanje (ITAM Forum Certification Workstream Lead) provided an update on the development of the world’s first ISO/IEC 19770-1 certification scheme. This scheme will enable organisations to demonstrate the quality of their ITAM practices.
They also discussed how ITAM professionals can get involved in this ‘first of its kind’ activity for the ITAM profession.