The ISO/IEC 19770 family of standards centers on IT asset management(ITAM) including managing software assets and hardware assets (SAM and HAM).
The objective of the standards is to give organizations of all sizes information and assistance with reducing risk and optimizing the cost of IT assets. Through implementation of the standards, these same organizations will acquire a competitive advantage through:
- Management of the risk of interrupted IT service delivery, breach of legal agreements and audit;
- Reducing overall software costs through the implementation of various processes; and
- Better information availability leading to improved decision-making based on accurate data.
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ITAM Standards Committee
ISO/IEC 19770 day-to-day management comes under ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7/WG21, Also known as Working Group 21 (WG21).
Chaired by Ron Brillas convenorand Trent Allgoodas secretary, it is WG21 that is responsible for developing, improving and ensuring market needs are met when developing these standards.
WG21 was established in 2004 and initially focused on Software Asset Management (SAM). Later the scope was changed to include all IT assets. Currently, the committee is made up of over 130 volunteer experts with experience ranging from software companies, SAM tool vendors, consulting firms, end-users, media, analysts and more.
