What is ISO 19770?
ISO / IEC 19770 is an international standard, launched in 2006, that was developed to help organizations put in place processes and procedures for effective Software Asset Management (SAM).
The standard is designed to help manage risk, meet corporate IT governance requirements and generally improve the cost-effectiveness and availability of business software across the enterprise.
There are two parts to the standard:
- ISO/IEC 19770-1 focuses on the importance of the effective management of software assets (Part 1 was published on 9 May 2006)
- ISO / IEC 19770-2 defines the data requirements to support ISO 19770-1 (Part 2 has not been released)
The common misconception is that ISO / IEC 19770-1 is just about audit and software compliance. Although these are important components, the standard for SAM now embraces every aspect of a business and the way in which software and IT management processes and procedures are effectively managed by senior management.
