The cornerstone of any software asset management (SAM) programme is good quality and up-to-date data from both inventory and procurement perspectives; this forms the basis of your effective licence position (ELP), a key milestone in any SAM programme. However, the problem is that getting to this point can be extremely time-consuming and those responsible can…
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Asset Management
Are housing providers losing their appetite to develop?
Sir – At the time of writing (early August 2014), the Homes and Communities Agency had just allocated more than half of its £1.7 billion grant funding for the 2015-2018 affordable homes programme and it’s clear that some of the biggest landlords are shrinking their bids by between a half and two-thirds of their previous…
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RAM launches asset tracking app
Real Asset Management has launched a smartphone app so that housing providers can conduct physical audits and update their asset registers using mobile devices. The app is available now on iOS, with Android and Windows Mobile versions coming soon. Working with RAM’s existing Series4000 software, the app will help users improve the accuracy of their…
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ISO-55000 – Taking asset management into the boardroom
Karen Conneely, Group Commercial Manager, Real Asset Management, outlines the way ISO-55000 is set to change corporate attitudes to asset maintenance and explains the fundamental importance of a good computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) in delivering critical asset information and enabling process change. Maintenance managers know that proactive asset management can cut costs and improve…
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Interview with SDS – IT, funding and politics in housing
After five years as CEO of Shelton Development Services, Housing Technology interviewed Phil Shelton about IT, funding and political changes in social housing. How has IT affected the housing sector since 2009 when you took over at Shelton Development Services? The technology has advanced considerably since 2009, when the iPhone 3 had only been out…
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Capita offers asset management alongside HMS suite
Capita has launched a new asset management system, OpenAsset, using a geographic information system (GIS) to enable housing providers to manage all of their properties and assets from a single point. Using map-based images, housing staff can quickly recognise which assets need maintenance and attend to those without needing to return to the office. Users…
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