ITOM Explained (including ITOM Definitions)
This article by Stephen Mann takes a dive into the world of IT operations management (ITOM) and how it’s related to IT service management – attempting to offer a definition on what ITOM actually is and why it matters.
Which ITSM Topics Will Interest You Most in 2021?
Which ITSM topics would you like to see us writing content on in 2021? Please share with us which topics would interest you most by taking our quick poll. Your answers will help drive our content schedule in the year ahead.
Drive Your ITSM Improvements with Kaizen
This article by Joe the IT Guy takes a look at the benefits of Kaizen, the key roles involved, the Kaizen process, and how to get started with carrying out kaizen-based improvements.
IT Support’s Required Evolution to Empower Employees in 2021
Empowering employees through IT support in 2021 is not only about channel choice and self-service, it’s also about better meeting employee expectations.
Maturity Matrices are Immature – I Hate Them!
Here Daniel Breston takes a look at IT service management Maturity Matrices and why predescribed ones will never work right for your organization, and how you should instead approach them.
ITSM Certificate or No ITSM Certificate, That Is… Not the Question
How can we make ITSM certificates worth the paper that they’re printed on? This article explores by looking at different forms of training.
The Win(d)s of Change Management – adoption advice
In the second part of this series, Gary Percival provides advice on how to adopt a practical and pragmatic approach to change management in the new business and IT worlds.
Well-being Issues in ITSM – What’s Causing Them?
This article shares the main correlations in our 2020 “wellbeing in IT” survey to help identify what’s causing the wellbeing issues in ITSM.
10 Tips for Getting Started with Kanban
Kanban is a popular work – or workflow – management tool, especially in the worlds of Lean, Agile, and Devops? But how do you get started with Kanban boards? And more importantly, how do you make them successful? This article provides 10 key tips to help.
Three Mindsets for Improving the IT-Business Relationship
How do we improve the business-IT relationship? There are three mindsets IT should focus on says Nancy Louisnord – this article looks at all three and shares tips on how to achieve them from an IT service desk standpoint.
2021 ITSM Trends
How will ITSM, or service management per se, need to change in 2021? Or perhaps how it will be forced to change to reflect the radically different world that we now live and work in?
IT Support: Improve Where It Matters the Most
Like most IT service desk leaders you probably want or need to improve your IT support capabilities and outcomes. But where should you focus your attention and resources? This article by David Stewart will help you to understand this.
How to ITSMify a Cloud Engineer
Cloud practitioners are usually deeply technical and experts in cloud architectures and software development. However, they’d also benefit from ITSM knowledge when it comes to putting their projects into production. Here Stevie Chambers explains how to achieve this.
Emergency Changes – How Preparation Helps to Reduce Risk
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
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.