ITIL was created by the UK government in the 1980s as an efficiency-improving initiative. This text gives an essential guide to the overall structure of ITIL and an outline of its principles.

This guide contains 6 Core and 12 World-Class processes each of which is described in chapters that provide a logical view of the element itself and why it is important to the organization, along with a flexible process model that can be adapted to most businesses and how the process works in practice—plus proven and practical models and Tips for Success from high-performing organizations on implementing the process. The technical content takes a mid-level view to be useful to a broader group of readers and is complemented by other relevant chapters, including: •A Brief History of IT Service Management •Understanding ITIL, COBIT, and ISO •The Consumerization of IT •Making Sense of Cloud and On-Premise •Enterprise Service Management •A Culture of Excellence •An Approach to Leverage Technology •The Exploration of Service Automation The Practical Guide to World-Class IT Service Management also examines the future of IT service management and where this exciting journey is likely to lead.

Thorough introduction to the field of IT Service Management and the V3 core books in the IT Infrastructure Library; a guide to specific processes relating to ITIL V3 and Service Management practices; and a guide to all major industry frameworks.

Management, Computers, Computer networks, Information exchange, Data processing, IT and Information Management: IT Service Management

This guidance is the essential reference text which accompanies the ITIL Practitioner qualification. Fully integrated with the ITIL Practitioner syllabus, this publication is also a practical guide that helps IT service management (ITSM) professionals turn ITIL theory into practice through case studies, worksheets, templates and scenarios.

This volume provides updated guidance on how to design, develop and implement service management both as an organisational capability and a strategic asset. It is a guide to a strategic review of ITIL-based service management capabilities, with the aim of improving their alignment with overall business needs. It is written primarily for senior managers who provide leadership and direction in the form of objectives, plans and policies. It is also benefits mangers at other levels, by explaining the logic of senior management decisions.

How do you implement ITIL? Finally, there is a book that shows you how! This is not a theoretical treatise, but a practical guide that shows you the activities and steps to show results quickly. In this book you will learn about: Defining and building a comprehensive implementation approach that incorporates process, technology, organization and governance activities; Practical tips and step-by-step approaches for defining your Service Management Vision, building your processes, developing a communications strategy, analyzing stakeholders, identifying technology requirements and building your implementation program; What areas should be addressed as part of a proper assessment approach and how to focus assessment efforts to gain the maximum results from 3rd party consultants; How to best organize your program work plans; What key Work Products need to be produced by each step in your program; Different options for transitioning your Service Management solutions and building an appropriate IT Service Management organization. In addition, this book is chock full of reference charts where you can easily find things such as Service Management Organizational Role descriptions, input and output dependencies for every ITIL process and function, work products that should be produced by each process, key tooling functions and more. This is a comprehensive guide for building your IT Service Management program with all the information you need in one place. "This is the book we've been waiting for! It definitely complements much of the available ITIL literature that describes the processes, but not how you actually get them implemented!" "We will use many of these concepts in our program planning!" "Real, valuable, informative - Great!" "Some great tips for implementing ITIL!" "Very valuable information!"