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.
What will you need help with next year? Take our quick 2026 ITSM Topics poll to help shape the articles, guides, and practical content ITSM.tools posts. This aggregated insight also gives us an indication of the hottest trends in ITSM right now.
Beneath the polished surface of ITSM lies a subtle and dangerous risk: people may be cooperating, but not collaborating. This distinction makes all the difference between ITSM that looks efficient and ITSM that actually delivers business value. This article explains why cooperation without collaboration in ITSM is a hidden risk.
In Q3 2025, PeopleCert collaborated with Accredited Tool Vendors (ATVs) and ITSM.tools on research to better understand where AI capabilities have been added to ITSM tools and what the future of AI in ITSM tools holds.
In Q2 2025, HCLSoftware and ITSM.tools ran an artificial intelligence (AI)-focused survey; this article presents some of the results from a report called The State of AI in ITSM 2025. The full report can be downloaded using the links in the article.
The ITIL 4 Project Management Practice Guide is packed with practical, proven guidance that reflects the guidance of another globally adopted PeopleCert “property” – PRINCE2, the internationally respected project management framework.
This article shares what ITIL 4’s Service Design management practice is, its importance to ITSM, its key elements, its other ITIL 4 management practice dependencies, and the Service Design processes your organization can use to improve its IT service delivery.
This article shares some Workforce and Talent Management practice content areas, highlighting common IT industry challenges and how your IT organization can leverage this guidance to improve team performance, retention, and leadership effectiveness.
This article explores Relationship Management’s role in ITIL 4, how it differs from previous ITIL iterations, its key principles, and best practices for successful adoption in IT service management (ITSM) environments.
This article shares the results of ITSM.tools ITSM Trends for 2025 content poll based on 176 responses. There are also insights into how ITSM trends have changed over time, some trend-related opinions, and links to existing trend-related ITSM.tools content that might still help.
The ITIL guiding principles were first introduced in 2016’s ITIL Practitioner guidance. ITIL 4 refined these to seven guiding principles and this article shares what they are and how they help with ITSM.
The Four Dimensions of Service Management were introduced in ITIL 4, with the perspectives collectively crucial to understanding service value creation for stakeholders, including customers. This article explains how.
What IT service management (ITSM) help will you and your organization need in 2025? This is why we run our annual ITSM Topics poll – it’s good to know where you’ll likely focus next year and where others will be focusing, too. Plus, it provides a collective shout-out for assistance in certain ITSM areas.
Adhering to ITSM principles better positions your organization for long-term success – from ITIL adoption, through Knowledge-Centere Service, to streamlining change management. This article explains more.
Independent IT service management (ITSM) tool certification is a valuable tool-selection input for any organization looking to procure a new ITSM tool. So, if you’re looking for an introduction to the PeopleCert ITIL-Accredited Tool Vendors (ATV) programme, this article is for you.