Some quick questions
Do I need a Print Audit? If you answer “No” to any of the following questions, the answer is probably YES”…
Do I have knowledge of my organisation’s total annual expenditure on printed output?
And is that expenditure under control and reducing year-on-year?
Is cost being disregarded at the expense of convenience?
And are high volume prints being produced on the most cost-effective device?
Is the cost of printed output accountable?
And do I know which areas of the organisation are costing most?
Is the cost of printed output transparent?
And are you sure there no form of ‘abuse’ happening through personal use?
Is any form of fleet management undertaken?
And are devices relocated to match the business need as the business changes?
Is any contract management undertaken?
And are any checks undertaken on the statistics presented for billing?