Eracent Consultant

Description

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.