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How ITIL Supplier Management Delivers Better Services

Posted by Hadi Ahmadi (Soroush)
on May 25, 2023

This article explains how managing vendors and suppliers using ITIL supplier management can help businesses improve their operations and the benefits, challenges, and solutions associated with this approach.

How To Manage Change Like A Rockstar!

Posted by Vawns Murphy
on May 24, 2023

This article looks at tips for managing your change process – from successful communication, to how to handle your change advisory board, and more.

Everything You Need to Know About ITIL Service Portfolio Management

Posted by Hadi Ahmadi (Soroush)
on April 12, 2023

This article covers everything you need to know about ITIL service portfolio management. Specifically, what a service portfolio is, how it works, and how it can be implemented to improve ITSM.

Co-Creating Value in Organisations with ITIL 4™

Posted by David Barrow
on March 29, 2023

Read about how ITIL 4’s value-based outcome-focused approach provides us with skills that are genuinely transferrable. These skills can be applied to co-create value in an era where change increasingly comes quickly, lacking predictability and clarity with VUCA situations shifting our operations.

13 Tips for Managing a Major Incident

Posted by Vawns Murphy
on March 22, 2023

Here Vawns Murphy shares 13 top tips for dealing with a major incident that don’t involve hiding under your desk, chain smoking, or drinking a bottle of vodka. Read it here.

Value and ITSM – A View From The Boardroom

Posted by Simon Kent
on February 22, 2023

The interest in value has made a significant leap to the top spot for 2023 in the poll of what ITSM.tools readers want to hear about most. Here Simon Kent shares his opinions on value and ITSM.

Why Do Companies Need to Change ITSM Tool?

Posted by Stephen Mann
on February 20, 2023

Has anything changed with the traditional levels of ITSM tool churn? It’s time to get more industry data or, to be more precise, to obtain up-to-date insight into the state of ITSM tools and why organizations need to change ITSM tool. Please take this poll.

ITSM in 2023 – the Real Value of Understanding Value Comes from Action

Posted by Stephen Mann
on January 10, 2023

We’ve been talking about enterprise service management since 2008, value since at least 2011, and employee experience since 2013. Yet we’re still listing them as ‘trends for 2023’. Something needs to change… this article explores.

The ITIL 4 Service Value System Explained

Posted by Sophie Danby
on January 2, 2023

Much has changed in ITIL 4 and thus there’s a lot to get one’s head around! This article quickly explains what the ITIL 4 service value system is and what it contains: the guiding principles, governance, service value chain, management practices, and continual improvement.

The ITIL 4 Service Value Chain Explained

Posted by Daniel Breston
on January 2, 2023

Here Daniel Breston takes a closer look at the ITIL 4 Service Value Chain and asks you to observe and consider the impact of what it depicts against the way you deliver value with technology-based solutions at your organization today.

ITSM Help in 2023 – What Do You Need?

Posted by Sophie Danby
on November 30, 2022

Every year, ITSM.tools runs a quick, one-question poll to understand the “ITSM help” readers would like in the year ahead. Please help by taking this years poll to tell us which topics will be important to you in the year ahead.

Problem Management Isn’t Just for Incidents

Posted by Michael Keeling
on May 4, 2022

What is a “problem”? If your mindset is influenced by ITIL, you might be missing out on the inherent potential of problem management. Here Michael Keeling explains.

The 5 Hottest ITSM Trends (and Topics) for 2022

Posted by Sophie Danby
on March 3, 2022

We asked our readers which topic areas they and their fellow ITSM practitioners would like content-related help with in 2022, and here we share the results.

What ITSM Help Do You Need in 2022?

Posted by Sophie Danby
on January 12, 2022

As we kick off 2022 it’s time for you – our readers – to let us know which topics you need the most help with in the year ahead, by completing our quick one-question poll. Vote here.

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