02 — Capability · BC-710.60
IT Asset & License
Know what hardware and software the organization owns or subscribes to, what it is entitled to use and what it costs, so it pays for what it uses, uses what it pays for and passes a vendor audit.
- IT Asset Management
- ITAM
- Software Asset Management
In scope
- Hardware asset records from purchase to disposal
- Software entitlements and subscriptions
- License compliance positions and audit defense
- License harvesting and renewal decisions
Out of scope
- Configuration items and their relationships for operations (see BC-740)
- Physical plant and equipment assets (see BC-680)
Decomposes into · 4
- BC-710.60.10Hardware Asset RecordsTrack each device and piece of infrastructure from purchase through assignment and refresh to secure disposal, with its cost and owner.
- BC-710.60.20Software EntitlementsRecord what each software contract and subscription allows, in which metric, for how long, and reconcile it with what is installed or used.
- BC-710.60.30License Compliance PositionKnow at any time whether usage is within entitlement for each major vendor, and assemble the evidence quickly when an audit arrives.
- BC-710.60.40License OptimizationReclaim unused licenses, right-size subscriptions before renewal and retire software nobody needs, with the savings recorded.