SAM step by step

  1. Perform a Software Inventory.

  2. Match software installed with licenses owned.

  3. Establish or review processes and policies (acquisition and software use)

  4. Develop a SAM plan where you analyze software needs. Standardize software titles so employees all have the same version.

  5. Centralize software purchasing.

  6. Retire obsolete workstations and software.

  7. Create a software inventory database or spreadsheet to keep track of software licenses.