Podcast Episode 34: How NASA Saved $103m

In this Podcast I am joined by Darryl Smith. Darryl works in the office of the CIO as Agency Software Manager for NASA – America’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration. I recently saw an article

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: May 2, 2017

How NASA saved $100m on Software Licenses
How NASA saved $100m on Software Licenses

In this Podcast I am joined by Darryl Smith. Darryl works in the office of the CIO as Agency Software Manager for NASA – America’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

I recently saw an article in FedTech magazine showing how Darryl saved just over $100M for the agency so I was eager to get him to join me on a Podcast.

Podcast Topics

  • What do NASA shared services do?
  • What is Darryl’s current role?
  • How did he get into that role & how did he get into IT?
  • The journey of saving $100m and what initiated it?
  • The 4 C’s vendor management methodology (Coordination, Communication, Cooperation and Collaboration)
  • Lessons learnt and building the business case for investment in SAM

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