The ‘Watermelon SLA’ concept is a simple a graphical way of showing that many SLAs are not fit for purpose. This has been successful in getting some clear and honest…
I am regenerating my blog (its been a while) and am delighted to do this just as we are about launch the new ITIL4 Managing Professional Publication – Create, Deliver…
Happy New Year for 2016 !! I wish you success and happiness Its been a busy year in 2015 The ITSM world continues to rock daily between inspiration and opportunity,…
A few years ago a colleague of mine took a job heading up the professional services team of an ITSM vendor. During the recruitment process, he was quizzed on his…
If you are going to SITS15 – I hope to see you there… I’ll be on my (ITSMGoodness) stand, as well as presenting and facilitating on ITSM/ITIL/DevOps. Mostly I’ll be…
Last week I went to an informal drinks party to celebrate the retirement of one of my business mentors – David Smith. I worked for David initially in the 80s,…
A few thoughts on the last day of 2014 – hopefully avoiding the ‘5 trends to look for in 2015’ and ‘what we learned from 2014!’ shtick… There’s so much…
I was at the UK itSMF conference this week – presenting and also with an exhibitor booth. The show was smaller (less attendees and exhibitors) than previous years although the…
Many thanks to all of those who contributed to the initial draft of the Consultancy Guidelines – I’ve now updated the document with your comments and suggestions – some…
Whilst reflecting (see below) on my time in the ITSM industry in particular, it’s clear that there are still many of the same fundamental issues and questions coming up that…
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