Instructor-led Training → Technology Management Foundations
Technology Management Foundations
Financial and operational visibility and control are central to a successful telecom and mobility management practice.
See how instructor-led training can benefit you and your team.
The Program
Telecom & Mobility Inventory
MACD Ordering
Invoice Processing
Contract Management
Vendor Management
Performance Reporting
Exception Management
Quality Control
Quality Assurance
Change Control
What your team will learn.
Five 90-minute online, instructor-led sessions will teach:
The history, current state, and future state of the TEM / MMS industry.
Terminology used by TEM / MMS vendors.
The role of asset, license, and service inventory in technology management.
How to determine and improve the accuracy of inventory.
MACD service ordering best practices that improve change control.
Change management best practices that improve inventory accuracy during MACD events.
Invoice processing best practices that confirm charge accuracy prior to remittance.
How to resolve invoice charge disputes and exceptions.
Contract management best practices that hold vendors accountable for performance.
Vendor management best practices that improve visibility into vendor value delivered.
How to develop reports that illustrate the value of technology management to the business.
Quality assurance and control best practices that increase efficiency and reduce cost.
Timothy C. Colwell, Executive Vice President at AOTMP® University, is a telecom, mobility, and cloud / IT management industry thought leader, patent inventor, and best practice architect with 30+ years of experience helping customers drive better business results. He leads the content team, which develops, produces, and delivers training and certifications.
In the Beginning
Core Philosophy
How do I identify improvement opportunities? Simple…I ask questions and I listen. My technique was honed over 15+ years of process and performance improvement consulting. I’ve helped companies with critical technology management decisions like selecting TEM and MMS vendors, migrating PSTN voice to UCaaS, and sourcing network carriers. I’ve contributed to global technology modernization projects and helped companies develop vendor management strategies. I’ve helped customers solve tactical workflow problems and I’ve helped customers establish sustainable technology management strategy.
My experience leading a technology management industry research and publication practice also contributed to my knowledge of how to develop best practices. Through qualitative and quantitative research studies and thousands of hours analyzing data collected from organizations across the globe, insights into what works and what doesn’t were revealed. Performance data guides best practice creation.
Today, I continue to identify opportunities to improve through conversations with customers, prospects, and colleagues. These conversations happen daily and what I learn fuels best practices for training and certification content. I do the research; you benefit from what I uncover.
Journey Highlights
Courses & Certifications
Developed 20+ bootcamps and certifications.
Delivered 100+ 3 to 5-day instructor-led bootcamps.
Contributed to the development of 200+ online, on-demand courses.
Executive Sponsor & Principal Consultant
100+ engagements supported.
Over $250 million of positive budget impact delivered to customers.
Areas of engagement scope and my expertise.
- Center of Excellence Design
- Technology Modernization Strategy
- Vendor Sourcing & RFP Management
- Asset, License & Service Inventory Validation
- Contract Negotiation
- BPO Statement of Work Creation
- Policy Development
- Process Improvement
- Performance Benchmarking & Reporting
- KPI Development
- Risk Assessment & Mitigation
- Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Action Plan Creation
The Framework is a set of best practices and principles for managing enterprise telecom, mobility, and Cloud / IT technology. It promotes technical, financial, and operational management efficiency, and drives business results.
The Performance Index is a standardized performance scale that measures telecom, mobility, and cloud / IT (technology) management excellence and delivers a recommended action plan to optimize performance results.
Business Process Patents
US 8,775,233
US 8,484,071
Drivers and Passion
~ Tim Lybrook, CEO at AOTMP® University