Gartner Expert
Ryan Stefani
Sr Principal Analyst
Ryan Stefani is a Senior Principal Analyst in Gartner's IT Procurement, Asset and Vendor Management team, which supports clients in maturing their competency and discipline in IT asset management, hardware asset management and software asset management. His focus is on defining and conducting research on the best practices in organization, processes, operations and tools for IT asset management (ITAM) which includes hardware and software asset management.
Mr. Stefani brings over 10 years of experience in IT asset management. He has led the development, implementation and execution of IT asset management programs within the financial services and health insurance industries.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Stefani led the creation and development of the IT asset management program for one of the largest tax preparation organizations within the United States.
His work included but was not limited to:
ITAM Governance and Business Case Development
ITAM Strategy, Policy and Processes
ITAM Metrics and Reporting
ITAM Organization and Staffing
SAM Strategy, Policy and Processes
SAM Metrics and Reporting
SAM Governance and Business Case Development
SAM Organization and Staffing
IT Asset Life Cycle Management
Professional background
H&R Block
Senior Project Manager
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Vendor Manager
FBL Financial Group
Senior IT Asset Manager
Education
B.S., Business Management, Iowa State University
A.S., Business Administration, Des Moines Area Community College
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Developing effective ITAM and SAM strategies
2Maturing the ITAM and SAM disciplines within organizations
3Designing and implementing effective ITAM and SAM policies and processes
4Capturing key ITAM metrics and creating value-added reports
5Developing ITAM and SAM business cases