The main tasks and objectives covered by these Terms of Reference are as follows: • To be an active member of the Software Asset Management Team. Contribute proactively on all operational, cost and licensing matters and promoting the benefits of Software Asset Management. • Facilitate the acquisition of new software licenses and the renewal of annual maintenance agreements. • Manage the receipt and issue, control and account of all software assets, and to ensure they are complete and auditable.

Update CMDB in an efficient and timely manner. • Deliver compliance reports as required including to governance and audit staff. • To develop a good understanding of licensing rules and contract agreements. • To assist the Configuration Manager and Service Asset and Configuration Manager in negotiations with software vendors and publishers.

• To carry out regular software usage audits, inventory checks, trend analysis and condition surveys to ensure the software is correctly accounted for through the estate. • To support the budget forecasting cycle by identifying future software maintenance costs so that they can budgeted for. • To conduct Proof of Ownership audits of the licensing records. • To update and verify software publishers licensing portals as required.
• Maintain process improvement activities and implement changes where appropriate. • Provide accurate and timely project quotations in response to requests. • Control and issue license access codes and keys as required. • Input into the Change process to ensure the Software Asset Management team are represented and informed of relevant changes affecting the team.
• Conduct market research to keep abreast of new software products and licence rule changes. • Complete on-going licence gap analysis. • Manage re-harvesting of licences and record savings. The key deliverables will be via reports

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