Bond, James Bond - shaken not stirred. Now Special Agent 007 can add ITIL to his repertoire. It is official MI5 has adopted ITIL best practice. The British Intelligence Agency has a series of ITIL related job opportunities that it is looking to fill.   If…

ITIL provides great benefit to numerous organizations around the globe, but a word of advice - BE PRAGMATIC !   ITIL needs to work for your organization and not the other way round.   In some situations you may need to adapt ITIL or…

The owners of ITIL, the UK Government Cabinet Office, have gone out to tender with a 'joint venture'.   The alarm bells are starting to ring. One of the fundamental strengths of ITIL is that it is non-proprietary, although a few questions were raised with the appointment of…

We are often asked what is the difference between a Change and a Release...   A release is simply a large, complex change that may require a significant management into the production environment. ITIL defines a Change and Release as follows: Change: The addition,…