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ServiceNow Licensing Mastery.

The complete ServiceNow commercial relationship, taught from the buyer's side of the table: fulfillers and the four license categories, the 2026 AI native tiers and the assist consumption model, the product catalog and App Engine, renewals and true ups, and the negotiation itself. Forty sessions, each with analyst grade slides, on screen knowledge checks with worked answers, clips from a senior licensing analyst, homework, and further reading.

24 sessions live40 sessions × ~30 minutes8 modules3 knowledge checks per sessionFree, no form
Start here. Session 1 is the map: the three meters ServiceNow prices on, the contract stack, how the platform counts you, and the five places enterprises get hurt.
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The curriculum

Modules 1 and 2 are the prerequisites; modules 3 to 7 can be taken in any order; module 8 assumes all of it. Sessions publish in order.

Module 1 · Foundations of ServiceNow licensing
01
The ServiceNow licensing landscape
One platform, subscription SKUs, and the four workflow families (Technology, Employee, Customer, Creator).
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02
Users and roles
Fulfillers, requesters, approvers, and why the fulfiller definition is the whole game.
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03
The product catalog
ITSM, ITOM, ITAM, HRSD, CSM, SecOps, App Engine, and the Now Platform underneath them.
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04
The ServiceNow contract stack
Master/subscription agreement, order forms, product use definitions, and the pricing exhibit.
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05
Measuring the estate
Subscription Management, usage analytics, role audits, and custom table counts.
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Module 2 · The 2026 model: AI-native tiers and packaging
06
From five tiers to three
The 9 April 2026 repackaging (Foundation, Advanced, Prime) and the 1 July end of sale.
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08
Now Assist and the Assist consumption model
Allowances, credits, pools, and overage.
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09
AI Agents and agentic workflows
Prime, the AI Control Tower, Workflow Data Fabric, and what is really included.
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Module 3 · The fulfiller problem (the signature ServiceNow topic)
11
Fulfiller vs requester
The definitions, the price gap, and the gray zone (approvers, dashboard viewers, occasional actors).
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12
Role right-sizing
Auditing who actually fulfills, reclassification, and removing stale access.
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13
Custom tables and the counting rules
What counts, what is exempt, and where App Engine begins.
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14
Unlicensed usage and the true-up
How ServiceNow measures, the compliance conversation, and the paper that governs it.
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Module 4 · The product estates
16
ITSM in depth
What each tier buys, Virtual Agent, and the ITSM renewal levers.
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17
ITOM
Discovery, Event Management, Service Mapping, CMDB, and subscription-unit / node licensing.
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18
ITAM
SAM Pro, Hardware Asset Management, and licensing the license tool itself.
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19
HRSD and CSM
Employee and customer workflows, and their own user metrics.
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20
SecOps, IRM/GRC, and the rest of the portfolio
When the add-on estate outgrows the core.
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Module 5 · Platform, App Engine, and consumption
21
App Engine licensing
Custom applications, creator and user metrics, and the build-vs-buy line.
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23
Governing Now Assist consumption
Assist pools, credit burn, overage exposure, and monthly governance.
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24
Instances and environments
Production, non-production, multi-instance estates, and consolidation.
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25
Shelfware and the consumption review
Finding what you pay for and do not use.
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Module 6 · Renewals and commercial mechanics
26
The ServiceNow renewal
Annual uplift mechanics, list price increases, and the auto-renewal clause.
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27
Benchmarking the price
Per-fulfiller economics, discount ranges, and what good looks like.
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28
True-up, true-down, and co-terming
Mid-term additions, downsizing rights, and flex.
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29
Multi-year deals and ELAs
The ACV game, ramps, and when a bigger commitment is worth it.
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30
The renewal calendar
The 12-month runway, run backwards from the date.
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Module 7 · Negotiation
31
ServiceNow's sales machine
The December 31 fiscal year, quarter-end leverage, quota, and the AI ACV push.
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32
Competitive leverage
Atlassian/Jira, Salesforce, Freshworks, BMC, and walk-away credibility against a 98 percent renewal rate.
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33
Negotiating the tier migration
The AI-native repricing as a contract event, not a product update.
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34
The contract terms that matter
Price protection, renewal caps, definitions, flex rights (the 8 clauses).
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35
Running the negotiation
Team, cadence, escalation, and the close.
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Module 8 · Governance, special topics, and capstone
36
Platform governance
Demand management, who may create fulfillers and tables, and the standing baseline.
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37
Licensing events
M&A, divestiture, global entities, and restructuring the agreement.
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38
Compliance reviews and audit defense
ServiceNow's usage-led approach and how to answer it.
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39
The ServiceNow relationship, run deliberately (account team, partners, Knowledge, roadmap pressure, annual calendar)
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40
Capstone
The ServiceNow negotiation strategy — one worked estate, end to end.
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The credential

ServiceNow Licensing Mastery Certification.

The examined step on top of the free course: 60 advanced questions across all 8 modules, pass at 48 of 60. The exam is 800 USD with 3 attempts included, the certification is valid 2 years, and there are no discounts for anyone. Access is by request; a person reviews every application.

About the certification
$800
No discounts
60
Questions, advanced
48/60
Pass mark
2 yrs
Validity
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