Create and compare an “Is Map” vs. a “Should Map.”

[Hailey MacCachren]

Is Map – what is the current process, how things are right now
Should Map – what a perfect process looks like, covers all needs of the business

[Wendie Balzano]

past, current future

[Alamin Ahmed]

now vs aspired

[Beverley Riley]

What it is now vs what it should or could be

[Calysta Smiley]

How you are currently running, vs how you’d like to be running.

[Doug Berglund]

The is Map is the current status of the environment and the should map is the ultimate KPA implementation that fulfills the goals for ITAM to the best achievable level.

[Patrick Pate]

Is Map: Current processes, tools, practices and people supporting ITAM

Should Map: Futured desired state of ITAM for the organization. What need to be built, improved or remediated.

[Milton Crawford]

Is Map is current, vs Should map is the future.

[Madhavi Poosala]

The “Is Map” focuses on assessing the current state of ITAM, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.
The “Should Map” provides a vision for the future state of ITAM, outlining the desired improvements, best practices, and goals to strive for

[Roy Bonilla]

current and future

[Jennifer Fedyszyn]

One aspect of my organization’s “Is” and “Should” map (e.g., current state and future state):

Is: We are not doing the best job of documentation management, specific to the financials in our asset management system. Specifically, we receive quotes from a particular vendor with one line item (per the IT resources) and it isn’t broken down into software, hardware, and services.
Should: We should request, and enforce itemized quotes for better tracking, and set best practices for documentation management and data entry that are enforced and periodically audited to ensure accuracy.

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