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Credit crunch hits public sector IT hiring

by Deirdre McArdle Public sector IT departments are feeling the squeeze when it comes to hiring skilled staff, with 90.5 percent saying they are facing headcount restrictions. That's according to a survey conducted by recruitment firm IT Force, which shows that IT…

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This article is from ITIL News - Surveys and has been viewed 10753 times.

Tags: Credit crunch,public sector,IT hiring,IT departments,IT Force

ITIL Implementation - Some Guidance

More often than not an ITIL implementation can comprise of more than one discipline being implemented in parallel. On occasions they may be run as separate projects, ideally they should be run together under a â€˜Programâ€™. An example of such an implementation would be the introduction of ITIL…

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This article is from Case Studies - Case Studies 1 and has been viewed 14067 times.

Tags: ITIL implementation Guidance,ITIL Configuration, Change and Release Management,Project Managerm,Program Manager,Program Risks,Issues log,IT Director

Selecting an ITIL Service Management Toolset

The introduction of ITIL into any organization more often than not requires the support of a toolset to assist with the adoption of the various processes, together with facilitating the interfaces between the processes. When selecting the toolset for your organization it is important to remember that…

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This article is from Management Tools - Advice and Guidance and has been viewed 24160 times.

Tags: ITIL Service Management Toolset,interpretation of ITIL,Service Desk Operator

IT Service Management Toolset Checklist

The following points have been extracted from an article entitled 'Selecting an ITIL Service Management Toolset'. 1. Select a toolset that fits your organization not the other way round. Processes come first not the tool. Be clear on what you want the toolset to do…

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This article is from Management Tools - Advice and Guidance and has been viewed 17288 times.

Tags: IT Service Management,Toolset checklist,Management Information,multi-nationsl,ITIL process owners,user groups

Online Mentored Learning Training will Save Enterprises Thousands in ITIL V3 Training Costs

Canada (Press Release) May 27, 2008 -- 4/27/08 (Lexington, North Carolina) A trusted source for accredited IT Service Management (ITSM) training and certification programs, itSM Solutions today, announced a partnership with Career Academy to launch an online series of ITIL Version 3 Mentored Learning Training…

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This article is from Press Releases - Training and has been viewed 10074 times.

Tags: Mentored Learning Training,ITIL V3 Training,IT Service Management

ITIL V3 Service Lifecycle Module and Service Capability Module � Release Dates

APM Group (APMG) the organization who are responsible for the development and administration of the ITIL Version 3 Certification Scheme, announced on the 23rd May 2008, the release dates for the ITIL Intermediate Certificate modules, ITIL Service Lifecycle and ITIL Service Capability. The exact details are…

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This article is from ITIL News - Previously and has been viewed 13209 times.

Tags: ITIL V3,Service Lifecycle Module,Service Capability Module,Release Dates,ITIL Intermediate Certificate,ITIL Version 3 Certification Scheme,ITIL Service Capability

ITIL V3 Certification Scheme - Names Agreed

ITIL Intermediate Certificates, ITIL Expert Certificate, ITIL Advanced Certificates The APM Group (APMG) based in the United Kingdom, has finally agreed the names by which the ITIL V3 Certificates will be known by. The diagram below provides an update to the original diagram that has…

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This article is from ITIL V2 / V3 Qualifications - Articles and has been viewed 54500 times.

Tags: ITIL V3, Certification Scheme,Names Agreed,ITIL Intermediate Certificates,ITIL Expert Certificate,ITIL Advanced Certificates

ITIL Service Outage Analysis (SOA) in 7 Steps

By Hank Marquis, www.itsmsolutions.com The IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) refers to Service or Systems Outage Analysis (SOA) as a method to improve availability. Unfortunately, the ITIL does not indicate how one actually performs SOA! This article explains the benefits of SOA, and gives you a 7-step guide…

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This article is from Service Operation - Problem Management and has been viewed 29878 times.

Tags: ITIL Service, Outage Analysis, 7 Steps, IT Infrastructure Library, ITIL, Systems Outage Analysis, (SOA), improve availability, benefits of SOA, performing SOA

ITIL Examination Institutes Links

Examination Institutes (EIs) offer professional ITIL qualifications. Accredited by the APM Group through the ITIL Qualifications Board, EIs operate ITIL examination schemes via a network of Accredited Training Organizations (ATOs) and Accredited Trainers with Accredited materials. The ITIL Examination Institutes are: This…

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This article is from Links - ITIL Examination Institutes and has been viewed 7880 times.

Tags: ITIL Examination Institutes, Examination Institutes, ITIL qualifications, ITIL qualifications Board, Accredited Training Organizations, Accredited Trainers, Accredited materials

Consider OLAs as well as SLAs

ITIL Service Level Agreements or SLAs are recognized as an essential requirement to delivering consistent IT services to the customer community, irrespective if they are internal or external customers of the organization. What is often neglected when considering the establishment of the SLA is the corresponding necessity for…

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This article is from Service Design - Service Level Management and has been viewed 46532 times.

Tags: ITIL Service Level Agreements, SLA, Operating Level Agreements, ITIL Service Level Management, SLM, ITIL Service Catalogue, Service Level Agreement

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