UPDATE 18th APRIL 2013   On the 20th March it was reported that Fox IT, a UK based ITIL Consultancy had collapsed and had entered administration.   It has now come to light that a number of offers were made for the assets of the company.…

With the right framework, enterprises of almost any size - small to large - can implement effective functional Service Management organizations. The framework described in this article enabled a successful implementation at a large financial services company. As a result, the company has realized important benefits. In addition to cutting…

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,…

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) …