As the famous Russian writer Leo Tolstoy said, Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. Similarly, multinational organizations talk about changing their business, but rarely do they change the internal processes from top to bottom.
The awful truth about change management is that most people and companies overuse the term without fully understanding what it is, the impact and how to approach organizations or individual groups in a structured approach. IT asset management plays a crucial role, but is often set aside prior to completion due to a variety of factors.
An overwhelming issue that crops up during most change management programs is the failure to institute a holistic IT asset management program from beginning to end. In many cases, the budget is cut or the focus of the IT or operational team is shifted elsewhere. What needs to be understood by IT asset managers and the executive suite...