Mission Accomplished: Take Control of 200K Devices Leonard Chance Technology Asset Manager Cypress-Fairbanks ISD.

Mission Accomplished: Take Control of 200K

Devices

Leonard Chance Technology Asset Manager

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD

Agenda• Our Need For Change • Solutions • How We Did It • Our Results

TCEA February 2015 Mission Accomplished: Take Control of 200K Devices

Background: Our Need For Change

• Staff Frustrations With Existing Inventory Management Processes• TAs left the district • Time-consuming

• New Bond Proposal • Inaccurate Inventory

TCEA February 2015 Mission Accomplished: Take Control of 200K Devices

Solutions

• “What Do You Need?”• Embrace A Will To Succeed • Communicate a deep belief in the

vision and benefits

• Follow-Through On Accountability• Hold people accountable – at all levels

• The Right Tools To Meet Our Needs

TCEA February 2015 Mission Accomplished: Take Control of 200K Devices

Implementation: How We Did It

• Strong Commitment And Support From Senior Leadership• Believed in our vision

• Training And Staff Support • Ensure everyone has the tools and

knowledge they need to succeed

• Great Partnership With Our Vendor

TCEA February 2015 Mission Accomplished: Take Control of 200K Devices

How We Did It: Vendor Partnership• We Chose A Great System• Designed for K-12 asset tracking • Easy-to-use, easy-to-learn

• We Are Partners • They listen and are responsive • Consultative rather than prescriptive• Share our vision and will to succeed

TCEA February 2015 Mission Accomplished: Take Control of 200K Devices

Results

TCEA February 2015 Mission Accomplished: Take Control of 200K Devices

Results Increased Staff Satisfaction• Students and teachers have the tools they need, when they need

themAccurate Inventory • We can tell anyone what we have and where it is• Quickly see distribution across the district

Decrease In Buying Errors • We don’t buy assets we already have

TCEA February 2015 Mission Accomplished: Take Control of 200K Devices

Thank You For Your Time

TCEA February 2015 Mission Accomplished: Take Control of 200K Devices

Leonard ChanceTechnology Asset ManagerCypress-Fairbanks [email protected]

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