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Software Management Associate (SMA™)

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Course Description

The Certified Software Manager is a professional title for managing IT assets. IT asset management (ITAM) involves handling finances, contracts, and inventory to make smart decisions about IT resources. These resources include software and hardware in a business. IT asset management is crucial for a company's strategy. It means keeping track of all hardware and software to make informed decisions about what to buy and how to use it efficiently. This saves time and money by avoiding unnecessary purchases and waste. Managing IT is complex. You have to follow software licenses, make sure software is used legally, and keep track of a lot of assets. The Certified Software Manager course teaches you how to handle these challenges. It helps you understand and solve software licensing problems. After completing the course, you can take the exam to become a Certified Software Manager (CSM)™ Examples of Software Piracy Within a Company: - Using one software license on multiple

Detailed Learning Outcomes

By earning the Project Management Certification (PMC), candidates demonstrate the ability to:

Module 1 - Foundation
    • What is Software Asset Management?
    • Objectives
    • The structure of SAM
    • SAM technologies
    • Benefits of implementing Software Asset Management
    • SAM controls
    • SAM Risks and Drivers
    • Implementation approaches
    • Industry Standards
    • KSF's in SAM
Module 2 - Understanding Copyright Law
    • Definitions of intellectual property
    • IP vs Copyrights
    • Works protected by copyrights
    • Rights protected by copyrights
    • Economic rights
    • Translation and adaptation rights
    • Limitations and Exceptions to Rights
    • Duration of Copyright
    • Ownership and Transfer of Copyright
    • Enforcement of Rights
    • Related Rights
Module 3 - Software Piracy – the Problem Defined
    • What is Software Privacy?
    • Software Privacy Regulation
    • End User License Agreement
    • Different types of software piracy
    • The Dangers of Software piracy
    • Preventing Software piracy
    • Software License Compliance What and Why
    • Effective Software License Compliance
Module 4 - Software Licensing
    • What is Software Licensing?
    • Why Software Licenses are important?
    • Open source software licenses
    • Public domain licenses
    • Permissive License
    • Restrictive Licenses
    • LGPL
    • Proprietary Software License Types
    • Subscription vs Perpetual Licensing
    • User licensing
    • Publisher licensing programs
    • Device licensing
    • Network licensesing
    • Metered/Consumption-based Licensing
    • Shareware and freeware
    • Proprietary licenses
    • Benefits of Software Management
    • What does a software license agreement include? 
Module 5 - Anti-Piracy Actions
    • Internal vs External Software Piracy
    • How to prevent External Software Piracy
    • How to prevent Internal Software Piracy
    • How to Maintain IT Compliance: Legal Requirements for a Business
Module 6 - Developing a Software Management Plan
    • Software Project Management overview
    • Building a Software Management Plan
    • Waterfall Methodology
    • Software Development Lifecycle
    • Agile Software Development Lifecycle
    • Benefits of Agile Development
Module 7 - Communicating the Plan
    • Writing and using a software management plan
    • Why develop a software management plan?
    • What do research funders want?
    • Developing your plan
    • Basics of a software management plan
    • Intellectual Property and Governance
    • What is policy management software?
    • Why effective project communication is vital for software project success?
Module 8 – Audit Management and Software Quality Assurance
    • What does an audit management software do?
    • What is an audit management system?
    • What is Audit Management Solutions software?
    • Software Quality Assurance(SQA): Plan, Audit & Review
    • What is the Test Management Reviews & Audit?
    • Why do we need SQA in Test Management process?
    • How to implement the quality assurance?
    • Software quality assurance best practice

Certification Validity & Renewal

The Project Management Certification (PMC) issued by GIPMC is valid for three (3) years from the date of certification award.

Renewal is designed to:
  • Maintain professional credibility
  • Ensure continued alignment with modern project practices
  • Protect the long-term value of the certification
Renewal Process Includes:
  • Completion of defined continuing professional development or knowledge refresh requirements
  • Successful renewal assessment or verification, as applicable
  • Submission of renewal application before certification expiry

Timely renewal allows professionals to retain active certification status without interruption.

Exam Pattern & Structure
  • Duration 90 / 120 / 240 minutes
  • Format Objective MCQs with scenario-based questions
  • Total Questions 60/90/120/150/180
  • Evaluation Skills and competency focused
  • Passing Requirement 70%
  • Exam Mode Online proctored
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