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,…

ITIL Intermediate Service Operation (SO) and ITIL Intermediate Service Transition (ST) examinations will be available in Brazilian Portuguese from Monday 3rd December 2012.   ITIL Intermediate Service Offerings and Agreements (SOA), Planning, Protection and Optimization (PPO), Operational Support and Analysis (OSA) and Release, Control and Validation (RCV) are…

So you have the ITIL Certificate(s) and the ITIL Implementer 'T-shirt', but have you considered becoming an ITIL Author and adding an ITIL book to your trophies?   If the answer is yes then why not put yourself forward for consideration in becoming an author or…

November 2012: BankservAfrica, an automated clearing house is using ITIL best practices to improve and lower the cost of services to clients, and provide a framework that will enable the organisation to identify and implement continual operational improvements. Marvel's MSM Expert, an integrated ITIL-based solution has been chosen to assist…

The attached case study from iET Solutions discusses how SBB, Switzerland's largest travel and transport company, is benefiting from implementing ITSM, including improved management of multiple outsourced service providers. Download PDF: Swiss Railway SBB iET ITSM the missing link between IT service providers and SBB Informatik (420kb PDF) …

The US Army's move of 1.4 million users to the cloud for email is assisting to fix long-standing process problems across the department. Mike Krieger, the Army's deputy chief information officer, stated the service and its partner, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), which is hosting the email…

ITIL Change Management clearly states that all Requests for Change (RFCs) must be approved and authorized in advance of implementation. The speed and effectiveness of the approval and authorization element of the Change Management process can provide the difference between the organization being responsive to market forces, competitive…

IT Service Management is all about putting the focus on the end user, ensuring they get the service they have asked for and that it is delivered on time and at a price they are willing to pay. But let's look at this from a different angle, and…

The downturn in market conditions resulted in an engineering consultancy having to reduce its workforce. Coffey International, with its headquarters in Sydney, Australia, appointed a new CIO (Chief Information Officer), John Talbot to drive through stability in the IT department following a turbulent eighteen months.   …