ITSM Articles

A Change Advisory Board doesn’t need to be complicated. This article offers up a set of simple actions that will help to provide a light version of a CAB in any organization.
Unfamiliar with VeriSM – the new approach to service management (not just IT service management)? This article provides a brief overview of its philosophy and model, and includes links to other useful sources.
Could it be a cool idea to see ourselves as ITSM magicians? Using our magic skills to provide the tools and capabilities our customers need to use? And if so, how do we use this idea to make things better?
This article looks at the importance of “ITSM Process Compliance”, why it’s needed, what it involves, and the potential pitfalls to avoid. Read more here.
ITSM conferences offer up a variety of learning opportunities, particularly around the future of the industry and innovation. But do you put into practice what you learn? Here, Simone Jo Moore takes us on the magical conference journey.
Simon Morris of ServiceNow discusses how it’s time for ITSM to transition to, and embrace, “intelligent work” – by putting people at the center of the experience and technology at the service of that person.
Why is it that in the list of recently published ITSM hot topics, “people” topics come nowhere near the top? Do people not understand that business change is not built on process and technology, it’s built on people. Read more here.
Did you know that ITSM tools are perfect places for organizations to run their GDPR processes from? Here Richard Josey explains.
What is APM? Why is it needed? What are its benefits? And how do you select the right solution? Find your answers in this article.
Here we look at the real-world operational benefits of using AIOps to connect ITSM and ITOM, and how you can get started.
See how ITIL change management works in real life – practical advice, with a pinch of drama. Read more about Garry Protter here.
From Automation to Digital Transformation, DevOps to ITIL, will these top 5 ITSM trends and topics for 2018 as voted for by our readers surprise you?
Following his recent “Ask the Expert” webinar, industry authority Daniel Breston pens the answers to over 20 pressing ITSM and DevOps questions asked by IT Practitioners.
One of the issues with ITIL is not ITIL itself, but how others inappropriately elevate it to a religious level. Can Steve Jobs save us?
If the goal of your organization is to provide the right IT/business services to your customers, whether internal or external, service portfolio management is a vital step towards meeting governance requirements and delivering value.