ITIL Service Provider types – Type 2 or Shared Services Unit
Within the last blog post, we’ve established that there are there major archetypes of IT Service Providers within ITIL best...
Within the last blog post, we’ve established that there are there major archetypes of IT Service Providers within ITIL best practices: Type I – Internal Service Provider. Type II – Shared Services Unit. Type III –...
ITIL Service Provider types – Type I: Internal service provider
Even today, with the widely accepted “IT Service Provider” concept, we still need to acknowledge that there are several different...
Even today, with the widely accepted “IT Service Provider” concept, we still need to acknowledge that there are several different archetypes of Service Providers. While most aspects of Service Management apply to all of them,...
ITIL and ISO 20000 Problem Management – Organizing for problem resolution
Remember this situation? You’re running Windows. The blue screen forces you to reboot your PC. And then it happens again....
Remember this situation? You’re running Windows. The blue screen forces you to reboot your PC. And then it happens again....
ITIL Service Automation – Are we even needed any more?
Once upon a time, if an end user had a computer-related issue, IT support had to leave their desk and...
Once upon a time, if an end user had a computer-related issue, IT support had to leave their desk and pay a visit to the end user. That end user might be located in the...
ITIL Customer satisfaction – Design driven by outcomes
Any service provider strives to be a “customer-oriented” business. This means that not only are you fulfilling a customer’s needs,...
Any service provider strives to be a “customer-oriented” business. This means that not only are you fulfilling a customer’s needs, but you must take that customer’s entire experience into account when providing a service. A...
Ready, steady… go – Starting ITIL implementation
In my previous blog post Considerations before ITIL implementation we discussed some of the important issues you need to resolve before the...
In my previous blog post Considerations before ITIL implementation we discussed some of the important issues you need to resolve before the implementation starts. If you have taken care of those, then the next step is to...