Eracent Consultant

TITLE: Eracent ConsultantLOCATION: Solon, OH 44139DURATION: 3 months PROJECT SCOPE: THE SCOPE OF KPMG\'S WORK WILL INCLUDE ASSISTANCE IN THE CONTINUED DEPLOYMENT OF ERACENT ENTERPRISE ENTITLEMENTS MANAGEMENT AND ENTERPRISE LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT FOR SOFTWARE ASSETS, TO DOCUMENT AND VALIDATE: DISCOVERY BY EAM, RECONCILIATION BY EEM, AND SAM DATA CAPTURE BY ELM. KPMG WILL:

- Document Eracent module integration within established processes and procedures
- Populate software purchase history into ELM
- Populate active contracts into ELM
- Validate the reconciliation of entitlements against deployments, as performed by EEM
- Identify and remediate deficiencies within the Eracent modules and connecting toolsets

Detailed Job Description:PHASESACTIVITIES AND DELIVERABLES
Plan the phased contract/product implementation

- Develop/publish project staffing model and timeline
- Identify SAM events within Client's environment and document event dependent data
- Research and assess Eracent interaction with SAM events
- Identify SAM event reporting needs
- Assist in the determination of 10 software products to map the entitlement reconciliation in EEM
- Assist in the determination of 10 initial contracts for input into ELM
- Assist in the determination of procurement history sources available for import into ELM
- Generate a map-table for 1,000 unique procurement or vendor product records to normalize asset data for import into ELM

Configure, Interpret, Test and Validate

- Document enhancement opportunities identified within the Eracent modules and assist in the prioritization and presentation of results to Eracent for product enhancement requests
- *Document process integration, to include: receipt, issuance, discovery, renewal, reconciliation and disposal
- Assist in the interpretation and documentation of 10 contracts within ELM
- Conduct internal audit of Microsoft products using EAM data following KPMG compliance methodology to validate Eracent out of box counters
- Identify purchased products, based on the procurement records and/or Client provided list, not detected by EAM
- Produce EAM scan data, as documented by Eracent, to have Eracent build detection capability for software products identified as installed, but not detected by EAM
- Assist in identifying gaps in asset data and import normalized procurement data into ELM
- Validate the identified SAM event reports are available in Eracent and document deficiciencies

Develop related supporting processes, Ready the organization

- *Document processes and work instructions to allow for data retention and capture the Eracent modules lack capability
- *Document organization changes required for ongoing ELM and EEM tool and process support
- *Provide recommendations for existing releational tool improvements to enhance reporting capabilities
- *Develop action plan to identify tactical fixes that can be made to increase performance and data availability (scanning integrated into the application release management function)
- *Develop deployment reports for 25 selected software products.
- *Develop training material and conduct 2 training sessions for the ongoing administration of the tools and enhanced discovery process

*Note: Items marked with an asterisk are the primary process outputs/deliverables for this engagement. THANKS AND REGARDS,

Vijay Sekhar Chetti
Senioit IT Recruiter | Software Specialists, Inc.