ITIL Financial Management – Charging as a moment of truth
When taking part in some of the ICT-related conferences, I meet many people working in many different industries and company...
When taking part in some of the ICT-related conferences, I meet many people working in many different industries and company sizes.  Of course, since working environment dictates daily activities and the issues they live with,...
ITIL and ISO 20000 Budgeting and controlling Part II – A decision-making tool
When I started exploring ISO/IEC 20000, one of my thoughts was – it’s an IT Service Management standard. And immediately...
When I started exploring ISO/IEC 20000, one of my thoughts was – it’s an IT Service Management standard. And immediately I thought of incidents, changes, service assets… but I didn’t have high expectations regarding financial...
ITIL and ISO 20000 Budgeting and controlling Part I – Know your business
I can describe my first budgeting as – confused and lost. I know that many people in IT share my...
I can describe my first budgeting as – confused and lost. I know that many people in IT share my experience. What is it, how does it work, who sends what to whom, where are...
ITIL – Service Provisioning: Shared model
Every now and then, I get that ultimate ITSM question: “Why should my organization implement ITIL principles?” And while there...
Every now and then, I get that ultimate ITSM question: “Why should my organization implement ITIL principles?” And while there are many non-financial benefits to implementing ITIL (such as service quality or transition readiness), for any...
ITIL and Service Asset Management Part II – managed throughout the lifecycle
Recently, I was taking part in a panel discussion dedicated to Software Asset Management (SAM). A few facts came out...
Recently, I was taking part in a panel discussion dedicated to Software Asset Management (SAM). A few facts came out as certain: it’s a hot topic, everyone has requirements towards SAM (or is already working...
ITIL & Accounting in IT organizations – not even half as boring as it sounds!
As a part of my job-related responsibilities, I’ve performed many IT due diligence analyses for customers, and one of the...
As a part of my job-related responsibilities, I’ve performed many IT due diligence analyses for customers, and one of the biggest problems I’ve encountered was identifying customers’ true IT costs. You’d imagine the process would...