Maturity stages of your Software Asset Management program
The maturity of your Software Asset Management program is divided into three stages such as Crawl, Walk, and Run.
| Stage | Description |
|---|---|
| Crawl | Begin your Software Asset Management journey, such as implementing or developing a new Software Asset Management program. At this stage, you can establish a healthy Configuration Management Database (CMDB), identify tools to discover data, and establish processes and roles. You can focus on End-user computing or SaaS integrations for which licensing isn't complex. |
| Walk | Begin establishing processes, procedures, policies, resources, and tools to execute on the roadmap of the Software Asset Management program. You can automate the manual processes and procedures, which you’ve established during the Crawl stage. Move to more complex licensing models in datacenter environments, Bring your own license (BYOL) use cases, and additional SaaS publishers. You can consider additional governance and cost control through software metering and reclamation, identify overlapping software, and rightsize software estate through compliance results. |
| Run | Establish and use mature, standardized, and automated processes and procedures for centralized software assets tracking and system management. You use the standard catalog and onboarding process for new catalog items in the purchasing process. Provide software to end users through automated on-demand mechanisms and rightsize your software spend. You must also be evaluating processes and establishing Software Asset Management goals regularly. |