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DevOps and ITSM – the Perception of Different

Posted by Daniel Breston
on September 16, 2020

Are you sitting either side of a DevOps and ITSM divide? The truth is, they’re really no different to one another. Here Daniel Breston challenges you to change your perception of DevOps and ITSM and start talking in a common language.

Look Beyond Self-Service. Here Comes Self-Servicing

Posted by Ian Aitchison
on September 11, 2020

In the future you should not expect your end users to come to you. The best support experience is going to be the one that’s immediate, silent, invisible, and doesn’t impact the individual.

5 Benefits to IT Departments from Cross-Functional Collaboration

Posted by Ruben Franzen
on September 1, 2020

This article looks at five key benefits from effective cross-functional team collaboration that every business can reap, from everybody learning more to challenging old ideas.

Measuring Employee Experience

Posted by Roy Atkinson
on August 25, 2020

This article by Roy Atkinson looks at the people, process, and technology perspectives of how to successfully measure employee experience. Plus advice on how best to obtain survey responses.

Getting Started with ITIL? Here are 5 Tips to Help

Posted by Joe The IT Guy
on August 20, 2020

From incident management to problem management, managing changes to exploiting knowledge, here Joe the IT Guy shares his five top tips for successfully getting started with ITIL.

Adobe Flash End of Life – Managing Change and Keeping Secure

Posted by Marco Rottigni
on August 18, 2020

Adobe is set to remove support of Adobe Flash on the 31st December 2020. With that date rapidly approaching, companies need to be fully prepared. This article shares three steps for ensuring your organization effectively manages the change and remains secure.

Deeper Insight into the Current State of ITIL 4 Adoption

Posted by Stephen Mann
on August 14, 2020

In a previous article we presented the results of our ITIL 4 adoption survey. Here we dive deeper into some of the correlations to help establish the different views on ITIL 4 and its adoption across different role types.

8 Tips for IT Service Desk Success

Posted by Liliana Gary
on August 12, 2020

Which eight things should your IT service desk be focused on, to be better in the “new normal,” across the rest of 2020 and into 2021? Here Liliana Gary explores.

8 Key Factors When Implementing a SIAM Operating Model

Posted by Steve Morgan
on August 6, 2020

In this article Steve Morgan shares his experiences of implementing multi-vendor IT operating models, offering up eight key areas of advice to help you on your own SIAM journey.

Self-Healing IT: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?

Posted by Abhishek Bhattacharya
on August 4, 2020

Like self-driving cars, self-healing IT is already here and it’s going to stay whether you like it or not. Please read this article to find out more about what it is, how it works, and why it matters to your organization.

Consultancy Beyond ITSM Tool Implementation to Support Continual Improvement

Posted by Sumit De
on July 30, 2020

The first day using your service management solution is important. But for your service desk to be as efficient and intuitive as it can be, you’ve got to continually improve your knowledge and use of the tool. The best people to guide you along the way? ITSM consultants. Here’s why.

Employee Experience Explained for IT Service Desks

Posted by Roy Atkinson
on July 28, 2020

At its heart, employee experience is subjective. It’s based on employee sentiment – positive and negative – about the organization, the workplace, the workforce, and the work itself. This article explains why it’s so important for IT service desks.

3 Lean Tips for ITSM

Posted by Joe The IT Guy
on July 21, 2020

This article by Joe the IT Guy describes three Lean concepts (Pull the Andon, Genchi Genbutsu and Gemba, and Nemawashi) that can be applied to ITSM – helping ITSM teams with their work tasks and enhancing the quality of leadership. Read it now.

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