ITAMOrg – Hardware Asset Management Specialist Exam

Hardware Asset Management (HAM) is important for every organization. Manage-ment and control of hardware influences the risk on most asset types such as Software, Cloud & Services and People and Information assets. E.g., if you are not in control of what hardware is in use it is not possible for you to control your software which will result in software license in-compliance and other risks.

The Hardware Asset Management Specialist Certification, or also knows as HAMS certification brings participants IT Service Management best practices together with Hardware Asset Management best practices. This will help an organization to implement Hardware Asset Management lifecycle processes and showing how IT Service Management can support HAM lifecycles to be in control and support the other Asset types.

The purpose of the ITAMOrg Hardware Asset Management Specialist (HAMS) course and certification is to provide knowledge on best practices and use of Hardware Asset Management (HAM) in the challenges that Hardware Asset Managers face on a daily basis.

This certification is based on a practical approach to strengthen the participants understanding of how ISO 55000 and IT Service Management best practice relates to everyday use of HAM, Hardware standards, Hardware lifecycle control, control of retirement and disposal and organizational issues that saturates many businesses in today’s digital world.


Number of questions: 40
Duration(minute) of exam: 45 min.
Pass Mark – X% (X marks): 70%
Open/Closed book: No
Language: English
Paper based & online availability: Online exam