Service Management System Review – Does it really matter?
Branimir Valentic
So, you have implemented a Service Management System (SMS) according to ISO/IEC 20000. You wonder – does anyone care? “Anyone”...
So, you have implemented a Service Management System (SMS) according to ISO/IEC 20000. You wonder – does anyone care? “Anyone” means your superior. Try, just for few moments, to put yourself in your CIO’s shoes:...
ITIL strategy – Framing the value of services (part I)
Neven Zitek
In this day and age, I still see many organizations that operate their IT departments as just that: IT departments...
In this day and age, I still see many organizations that operate their IT departments as just that: IT departments – a group of employees who have the required know-how for operating a network, servers,...
ITIL and Service Asset Management Part I – Growing Importance
When we speak about ITIL topics, we often mention configuration, Configuration Item (CI), Configuration Management Database (CMDB), or the Service...
When we speak about ITIL topics, we often mention configuration, Configuration Item (CI), Configuration Management Database (CMDB), or the Service Asset and Configuration Management (SACM) process. This is because we are talking about services and...
Vital Business Function according to ITIL principles
Whenever I’ve become engaged in conversation regarding Vital Business Function (VBF), at first it looks like everyone knows what it...
Whenever I’ve become engaged in conversation regarding Vital Business Function (VBF), at first it looks like everyone knows what it is. As conversation progresses, several variations, or very different definitions appear, after which a “Google...
ITIL Service Design Package – everything under one roof
It would be easy to say that the Service Design phase of the service lifecycle only cares about design of the...
It would be easy to say that the Service Design phase of the service lifecycle only cares about design of the service, and – that’s it. Actually, it’s more complex than that. Namely, Service Design has...
ITIL Service Provider types – Type 3 or External Service Provider
This blog post will be the final part of our “ITIL Service Provider types” mini-series. Now would be a great...
This blog post will be the final part of our “ITIL Service Provider types” mini-series. Now would be a great time to read previous articles, if you haven’t already done so: Type I – Internal...
