VeriSM is a framework that describes a service management approach from the organizational level, looking at the end to end view rather than focusing on a single department. Based around the VeriSM model, it shows organizations how they can adopt a range of management practices in a flexible way to deliver the right product or service at the right time to their consumers. VeriSM allows for a tailored approach depending upon the type of business you are in, the size of your organization, your business priorities, your organizational culture – and even the nature of the individual project or service you are working on. Rather than focusing on one prescriptive way of working, VeriSM helps organizations to respond to their consumers and deliver value with integrated service management practices. Service management plays a leading role in digital transformation. Digital transformation looks outward; with a hyper-focus on the consumer experience. Service management can help shift the mindset from ’inside-out’ to ’outside-in’ by developing effective, transparent principles that help deliver services that are valuable to the customer. All organizational capabilities must understand: - How does the organization enable and deliver value? - What are the supply chains within an organization that support value delivery? - How do the individual capabilities contribute to or support these supply chains to deliver value?

VeriSM: Unwrapped and Applied, the second volume within the VeriSM series, extends the information in the first volume VeriSM: A Service Management Approach for the Digital Age. It shows how VeriSM applies to the digitally transforming organization. This includes information around what digital transformation is, approaches to digital transformation and its implications for the entire organization, especially the people. The book explains how to use the VeriSM model, describing the steps to develop, maintain and use the Management Mesh to deliver a new or changed product or service. Within this content, a case study is used to illustrate how to apply the model for each stage and to show the expected outcomes. Implications for the entire organization are stressed throughout the entire volume, reinforcing the concepts of enterprise strategy tying together the organizational capabilities to produce consumer-focused products and services. The second part of the book also includes a wealth of case studies, stories and interviews from organizations and individuals who have a digital transformation journey to share. VeriSM early adopters from around the world provide more information about how they are applying the guidance.

VeriSM: Unwrapped and Applied, the second volume within the VeriSM series, extends the information in the first volume VeriSM: A Service Management Approach for the Digital Age. It shows how VeriSM applies to the digitally transforming organization. This includes information around what digital transformation is, approaches to digital transformation and its implications for the entire organization, especially the people. The book explains how to use the VeriSM model, describing the steps to develop, maintain and use the Management Mesh to deliver a new or changed product or service. Within this content, a case study is used to illustrate how to apply the model for each stage and to show the expected outcomes. Implications for the entire organization are stressed throughout the entire volume, reinforcing the concepts of enterprise strategy tying together the organizational capabilities to produce consumer-focused products and services. The second part of the book also includes a wealth of case studies, stories and interviews from organizations and individuals who have a digital transformation journey to share. VeriSM early adopters from around the world provide more information about how they are applying the guidance.

Besides the VeriSMTM Professional Courseware (ISBN: 9789401830847) publication you are advised to obtain the publication VeriSMTM - A service management approach for the digital age (ISBN: 9789401802406). Service management has never been so important, as all organizations are either receiving or providing services to and from others. As digitization has spread through our organizations and culture, IT has become a vital part of our workplace. VeriSMTM provides guidance on how to manage the variety of service management approaches which have now become common practice. Often organizations do not know how to combine these approaches, or if they should adopt one or another in preference. VeriSMTM allows an organization to understand how to make the best use of all of its approaches. The courseware is designed to support your learning about the VeriSMTM concepts, and to be a guide to your understanding of service management and its use across the whole organization.

This book is intended as a self-study guide for the VeriSMTM Foundation, VeriSMTM Essentials, and VeriSMTM Plus qualifications. It also supports classroom and online courses for these qualifications. It is based on the requirements of the syllabuses for these three qualifications (Certification requirements for the VeriSMTM Foundation, VeriSMTM Essentials, and VeriSMTM Plus, a publication of the IFDC – International Foundation for Digital Competence). This guide is also useful for all professionals and organizations involved in delivering value to customers through the development, delivery, operation and/or promotion of services. VeriSMTM Foundation, VeriSMTM Essentials and VeriSMTM Plus prove to be useful to both professionals at the very start of their service management career and also to experienced professionals who need access to a simple service management approach. It refers to the information contained in the VeriSM handbook, “VeriSMTM - A service management approach for the digital age” - published by Van Haren Publishing. This guide has been developed for anyone who works with products and services and will be of particular interest to: graduates and undergraduates, managers (who want to understand how to leverage evolving management practices), service owners and service managers (who need to bring their skills up to date and understand how service management has changed), executives and IT professionals (who need to understand the impact of evolving management practices and new technologies on their role).

Besides the VeriSMTM – Foundation Courseware (ISBN: 9789401802628) publication you are advised to obtain the publication VeriSMTM - A service management approach for the digital age (ISBN: 9789401802406). Contact us at [email protected] to find out more about our Courseware Partnership. This training material covers the syllabus for the VeriSMTM Foundation qualification. The training can be delivered over two days. This courseware is accredited to prepare the student for the VeriSMTM Foundation certification. VeriSMTM Foundation consists of two parts: VeriSMTM Essentials and VeriSMTM Plus , each covering one day of training. Students who already have an (IT) Service Management certificate can benefit from the knowledge they already have. They are the audience for a VeriSMTM Plus training only. When they pass the VeriSMTM Plus exam they receive the VeriSMTM Foundation certificate. Training Providers who want to offer a one day training on service management principles can decide to offer the VeriSMTM Essentials training only. Students who pass the VeriSMTM Essentials exam, receive the VeriSMTM Essentials certificate. If they pass the VeriSMTM Plus exam later, they will automatically receive the VeriSMTM Foundation certificate. The courseware covers the following topics: • The Service Organization (Essentials) • Service culture (Essentials) • People and organizational structure (Essentials) • The VeriSMTM model (both) • Progressive practices (Plus) • Innovative technologies (Plus) VeriSMTM is a holistic, business-oriented approach to Service Management, which helps to make sense of the growing landscape of best practices and how to integrate them to offer value to the consumer. It is an evolution in Service Management thinking, and provides an up-to-date approach, including the latest practices and technological developments, to help organizations in transforming their business to the new reality of the digital age. VeriSMTM is Value-driven, Evolving, Responsive and Integrated Service Management. VeriSMTM is a registered trademark of and owned by IFDC, the International Foundation of Digital Competences.

Besides the VeriSMTM Professional Courseware (ISBN: 9789401830847) publication you are advised to obtain the publication VeriSMTM - A service management approach for the digital age (ISBN: 9789401802406). Service management has never been so important, as all organizations are either receiving or providing services to and from others. As digitization has spread through our organizations and culture, IT has become a vital part of our workplace. VeriSMTM provides guidance on how to manage the variety of service management approaches which have now become common practice. Often organizations do not know how to combine these approaches, or if they should adopt one or another in preference. VeriSMTM allows an organization to understand how to make the best use of all of its approaches. The courseware is designed to support your learning about the VeriSMTM concepts, and to be a guide to your understanding of service management and its use across the whole organization.