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Emergency Changes – How Preparation Helps to Reduce Risk

Posted by Joe The IT Guy
on October 20, 2020

Here Joe the IT Guy shares three tips to consider, and apply, before committing your organization to the risk of an emergency change, from questioning the change’s emergency status to taking the time required to make the best decision possible.

Knowing the Signs of Potentially Bad ITSM Advice

Posted by Stephen Mann
on October 15, 2020

Here Stephen Mann dives into 9 all-too-common signs of bad ITSM advice – signs that suggest the author or the company they’re representing don’t know as much as think they do. So please, read this through and remember to watch out for these signs next time you read an ITSM article.

What Are the Similarities Between Buying a Car and ITSM Tool Selection?

Posted by Stephen Ley
on October 13, 2020

Of course, you cannot compare buying a car one-on-one with buying an ITSM tool. But there are some steps in the process of buying a car that can be used in selecting your ITSM tool says Stephen Ley. Here he explains 6 key comparisons.

Building an IT Demand Management Center

Posted by George Matrozos
on October 8, 2020

Demand management is a critical ITSM capability that’s often done in an ad hoc way. However, organizations should instead approach demand management proactively – to help, this article explains some of the “how.”

6 Steps for Getting Work Done in IT

Posted by Steve Morgan
on October 7, 2020

There are some constant truths or guiding principles that every IT leader must recognize in managing inbound work and getting ‘stuff’ done says Steve Morgan. Here he shares 6.

The Win(d)s of Change Management – Part 1

Posted by Gary Percival
on October 1, 2020

This is the first in a three-part series of ITSM articles about the new thinking in change management that offers a practical and pragmatic approach to managing change in the new business and IT worlds.

The Post-COVID State of Wellbeing in ITSM – the Good, the Bad, and Maybe the Ugly

Posted by Stephen Mann
on September 30, 2020

This article explores the results of our 2020 wellbeing in IT survey. With results casting doubt over how well equipped organizations and managers are to dealing with wellbeing issues to whether or not people feel their personal efforts are recognized sufficienctly – it’s an interesting read.

How to Create Better SLAs and ITSM Outcomes

Posted by Ariel Gesto
on September 23, 2020

If you’re currently unhappy with your service level agreements (SLAs) and how they help or hinder your IT service delivery and support, or if you don’t have effective ones, then check out this article offering up six tips for better SLAs.

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.

Using Blue-Green Deployments and Canary Releases in ITSM

Posted by Steve Chambers
on September 8, 2020

Here Stevie Chambers explains two extensions of Blue-Green Deployments and Canary Releases to being controlled by ITSM tools for both cloud and non-cloud scenarios.

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.

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.

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.

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