This IBM® Redbooks® publication is a study guide for IBM Maximo® Asset Management V7.1 and is aimed at individuals who want to get an IBM Professional Certification for this product. The IBM Maximo Asset Management V7.1 certification exam, offered through the Professional Certification Program from IBM, is designed to validate the skills required of technical professionals who work in the implementation and configuration of the IBM Maximo Asset Management V7.1 product. This publication does not replace practical experience, and is not designed to be a stand-alone guide for any subject. Instead, it is an effective tool that, when combined with educational activities and experience, can be an extremely useful preparation guide for the exam. For your convenience, we structure the chapters based on the sections of the Test 000-015: IBM Maximo Asset Management V7.1 Implementation, such as Assets, Inventory, and so on, so studying each chapter will help you prepare for one section of the exam. Note that Test 000-017: Foundations of Tivoli Process Automation Engine is a prerequisite for the IBM Certified Deployment Professional - Maximo Asset Management V7.1 certification. To prepare for that test, refer to the IBM Redbooks publication Certification Study Guide Series: Foundations of Tivoli Process Automation Engine, SG24-7763.

This IBM Redbooks publication is for IBM Business Partners, field personnel, and clients who want to plan a deployment of IBM Maximo Asset Management V7.1. We provide information to assist in the deployment and initial configuration of the environment, but we do not cover general product usage. This book assumes the reader has access to product documentation and some knowledge of previous versions of Maximo Asset Management or other Maximo products that utilize the same underlying framework. Our intention is not to replace or reproduce the product documentation, but rather to provide useful, supplementary information to assist the reader in understanding deployment planning and processes for Maximo Asset Management. Some content in this book provides information helpful to those who are just becoming familiar with the Maximo product set. In other sections, we assume the reader has deeper technical knowledge and experience. In most solution deployments, a team of individuals with different skill levels is required to successfully plan and deploy Maximo Asset Management. For various members of the deployment team, different sections of this book are valuable resources for performing their tasks.

This IBM Redbooks publication provides an overview of the IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT portfolio. The portfolio is made up of the three primary products, IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT, IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager for z/OS, and IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager. By using these products together, you can implement a comprehensive IT asset management solution. This book provides a functional overview of each of the products in the portfolio and also provides example scenarios of how they can be used to address IT asset management disciplines. The IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT product is a relatively new acquisition. It has its roots in enterprise asset management and has very rich function. This product will be enhanced and adapted to provide functions specific to IT asset management, such as facilities to handle contract management, full asset life-cycle management, integration with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions and much more. This book introduces the portfolio and describes its current capabilities. Our intention for the future is to provide additional materials for a deeper understanding of best practices for using the portfolio to implement a complete IT asset management solution.