Skill description
Managing the full lifecycle of assets from acquisition, operation, maintenance to disposal.
Guidance notes
Assets include hardware, software, data, networks, cloud services, devices, IP, licences, agreements and warranties.
The full lifecycle includes: acquisition, storage, distribution, movement and disposal of assets.
Asset management involves financial, legal and technical considerations.
Activities may include, but are not limited to:
- advising on value optimisation, cost control, risk management, decision support and regulatory or contractual compliance.
- managing hardware, software licences, intellectual property and contractual obligations.
- using international standards for asset management.
- integrating with security, change and configuration management.
- resolving issues and risks with unauthorised assets such as: unlicensed copies of software, cloud services, devices.
Level 2Assist
Uses agreed procedures to create and maintain an accurate register of assets.
Performs activities related to the administration of assets.
Produces routine reports to assist asset management activities and decision-making.
Level 3Apply
Applies tools, techniques and processes to create and maintain an accurate asset register.
Produces reports and analysis to support asset management activities and aid decision-making.
Level 4Enable
Controls assets in one or more significant areas ensuring administration of full lifecycle of assets is carried out.
Produces and analyses registers and histories of authorised assets and verifies that all of these assets are in a known state and location.
Acts to highlight and resolve potential instances of unauthorised assets.
Level 5Ensure, advise
Manages and maintains the service compliance of IT and service assets in line with business and regulatory requirements.
Identifies, assesses and communicates associated risks.
Ensures asset controllers, infrastructure teams and the business co-ordinate and optimise value, maintain control and maintain appropriate legal compliance.
Level 6Initiate, influence
Sets the strategy for asset management across the organisation.
Communicates the policy, governance, scope and roles involved in asset management.
Promotes awareness of and commitment to the role of asset management in the continuing economic and effective provision of services.
Provides information and advice on complex asset management issues.
Initiates impact assessment arising from decisions to obtain, change or continue the possession or use of an asset, system or service.
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