Idwell on Service Management

Thoughts on how to design and implement IT Service Management


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Why are changes to IT so slow? 

The description of change in ITIL does not include fast. It talks about cost-effective and minimum risk, which both implies a bit of slowness. So one of the questions the business have to answer is their prioritization. Fast, with a higher risk or slower with a less risk. If you want both, you need probably need to do major changes to your IT infrastructure, neither cheap or risk free.

Source: Why are changes to IT so slow? — Disruptive architecture


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ISO/IEC 20000 part 11 published – guidance on relationship between ISO/IEC 20000-1 and ITIL 

Introduction ISO/IEC TR 20000-11 Information technology – Service management – Part 11: Guidance on the relationship between ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 and

Source: ISO/IEC 20000 part 11 published – guidance on relationship between ISO/IEC 20000-1 and ITIL | APMG-International Blog – Learning Trends for Professional Managers


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How to transform your service desk with Knowledge Centered Support

The Digital Revolution is creating huge opportunities for innovation and productivity in the workplace.  However, this brings significant challenges to enterprise support functions. The scope of technical support is widening as technology moves from the back-office to the front-line. As a result, support organizations are expected to provide support for an ever-wider range of technology, …

Source: How to transform your service desk with Knowledge Centered Support – BMC Blogs


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If IT only acts like a utility… 

What is a “utility”? According to dictionary.com, a utility is “something useful; a useful thing; or the capacity of a commodity or a service to satisfy some human want”. Often I hear IT organizations refer to what they do as being like a utility, much like a telephone system, public transportation, or electric system.   Just … Continue reading If IT only acts like a utility… →

Source: If IT only acts like a utility… – Tedder Consulting