IT Procurement/Resource Planning

Procurement can be defined as the process of strategic planning and purchase of ICT 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 customers’ therefore an efficient 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 ICT 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.