Question 1 of 7
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Do you maintain an accurate, automated software inventory?
An automated inventory is the foundation of SAM. Manual inventories are always incomplete and outdated.
Automated discovery tool with 95%+ coverage
Automated tool with some coverage gaps
Semi-automated — significant manual effort
Question 2 of 7
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Are your software entitlements documented and reconciled against deployments?
Effective Licence Position (ELP) requires matching entitlements to deployments for every product.
ELP maintained for all major vendors
ELP for key vendors, gaps for others
Entitlements documented but not reconciled
Entitlement records incomplete or missing
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Question 3 of 7
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Do you have SAM tooling that covers on-premise, cloud, and SaaS?
Modern SAM requires visibility across all deployment models, not just on-premise.
Comprehensive tool covering all models
Good on-premise coverage, cloud/SaaS gaps
Basic tool — limited scope
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Question 4 of 7
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Is there a dedicated SAM team or owner?
SAM without dedicated ownership drifts. Coverage gaps, stale data, and compliance risk accumulate.
Dedicated SAM team with defined roles
SAM owner with part-time responsibilities
SAM is shared across IT — no dedicated owner
No SAM ownership or accountability
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Question 5 of 7
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Do you use SAM data to drive licence optimisation?
SAM should actively identify savings — not just track compliance. Optimisation is where SAM delivers ROI.
SAM actively drives optimisation and cost savings
SAM identifies some savings opportunities
SAM is primarily compliance-focused
SAM data not used for optimisation
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Question 6 of 7
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Do you have SAM policies and governance processes?
Formal policies covering software requests, approvals, installations, and reclamation ensure consistent management.
Comprehensive SAM policies enforced
Basic policies exist, inconsistently applied
Informal practices — no documented policies
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Question 7 of 7
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How prepared are you for a software audit?
SAM maturity is tested by audit readiness. If you can produce an accurate ELP within 2 weeks, your SAM is mature.
Audit-ready — ELP producible in 2 weeks
Could respond in 4-6 weeks with effort
Would need 2-3 months to prepare
Not audit-ready — major preparation needed
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