ITSM Articles

ITIL 4 and DevOps

How ITIL 4 Enhances Interoperability with Other Practices – Think ITIL 4 and DevOps

This article takes a look at the change in mindset that comes with ITIL 4 and how “value” is positioned as a central element rather than a “service” as in ITIL v3. Plus three ways that it works better with other approaches such as DevOps.
ITIL 4 Adoption

ITIL 4 Adoption – Where Are We Right Now?

With ITIL 4 the most requested ITSM topic for our 2020 articles, we’ve kicked off a short survey to look at how quickly the ITSM industry is likely to move with ITIL 4 adoption (and/or transition). It’s completely anonymous, so please kindly spare us one minute of your time to complete it?
IT Operating Model

Avoid the Challenges in Bringing True Change to Your IT Operating Model

Are you experiencing a cycle of disappointment and failure in trying to bring about real change in your organization? Here Steve Morgan discusses how a recent trip to the fairground reminded him of the many of the emotions businesses go through during their change programs, and ways to avoid them.
3 Tips for Better Software License Management

3 Tips for Better Software License Management

With ITAM now one of ITIL 4’s 34 management practices, it’s time to raise awareness of all things ITAM-related, including software license management. So, to help this article offers three practical tips on how to get a better handle on your software licensing obligations.
ITSM Cloud Sprawl

How to Run Your Cloud with ITSM Guardrails

This article looks at how organizations can “wrap the cloud with ITSM” for most end users – which helps to create governance “guardrails” for its use. These guardrails simultaneously make the cloud “easier to eat” while also ensuring that it’s also compliant and well-governed.
ITSM Roles

Which IT Support and IT Service Management Roles?

Are you a little confused by vast array of common IT support and ITSM roles? If you want to better understand your support center managers to your ITSM process owners, this article by industry authority Roy Atkinson is for you.
ITIL Newbie Mistakes

6 Common ITIL Newbie Mistakes to Avoid

Are you back at work after completing your ITIL exams, wanting to make a difference by putting your newly minted ITSM qualification to work? Well, before you do, take the time to understand the mistakes that are commonly made by people, and their organizations, once ITIL qualified by reading this article.
IT Suppliers

How to Negotiate the Best Deals with IT Suppliers

Sealing the best deal on a hardware, software, or services contract comes down to more than just price. Sure, you may realize upfront savings, but you risk incurring unforeseen expenses. To help, here are four tips that will allow you to be a step ahead in any contract negotiations with IT suppliers.
ITSM 2020 Hot Topics

The 5 Hottest ITSM Trends and Topics for 2020

What will we all be concerned about in ITSM in 2020? To help, here’s a poll-results-based article that looks at what will be the hot trends and topics – in terms of reader interest – in 2020. If nothing else, you’ll probably be surprised at where some ITSM topic areas have been voted in at.
Predictive Analytics

Predictive Analytics Will Be the Name of the ITSM Game

In the world of service management, it’s a fact that analytics will continue to be a driving force in decision-making in 2020, and in this article we look specifically at how not just analytics, but predictive analytics will continue to grow in importance, impacting ITSM and how organizations conduct business.
River Value Streams

Value Streams – What You Need to Know

In this article, industry authorities Paul Wilkinson and Daniel Breston discuss the importance of value streams, looking at how they function, and explaining why you’ll need to change your thinking about work to benefit from them.
ITSM in 2020

ITSM in 2020 – It’s Time to Get Focused on the Right Things

This isn’t yet another article listing out five or more things that ITSM pros should be focused on in 2020; instead it looks at helping you identify three things that you need to concentrate your efforts on in 2020 for it to be considered a successful year.
IT Asset Management Myths and Unicorns

Debunking the Common IT Asset Management Myths

All too often people view IT asset management as an unnecessary expense or they find a multitude of excuses (which are often based on myths) that prevent them from investing time, effort, and money in ITAM capabilities. So this article aims to debunk said myths, and overlay the facts over the fiction.
Supporting Digital Transformation with ITSM and ITIL 4

ITSM and ITIL 4 for Digital Transformation Initiatives

What is the role of ITSM in supporting an organization’s journey to digital transformation in 2020 and beyond? This article explores.
Enterprise Service Management Tips

Enterprise Service Management Tips? Heck Yeh!

Ultimately, enterprise service management is about taking the lessons we’ve learned in IT – in particular about service delivery and support – and applying them to the rest of the organization. Interested? To help, this article offers up four tips for getting started with enterprise service management.