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Balanced IT Service Desk Performance

Taking a Balanced View of IT Service Desk Performance

Does your IT service desk use a portfolio of IT metrics? I’m sure the answer is “yes,” but is it really a portfolio? Most online definitions of a portfolio relate to financial investments – where, ideally, the investor has a portfolio that balances risk and return in line with their needs (including risk appetite). So […]

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How AI Enables ITSM

How AI Enables ITSM, ESM, and the Delivered Employee Experience

It isn’t enough to know that artificial intelligence (AI) can help your organization’s IT service management (ITSM) operations and [...]

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ITIL Certification

So You’ve Got Your ITIL Certification, But What Next?

Undoubtedly, ITIL Foundation is the most popular IT service management (ITSM) qualification or certification around the globe. But what [...]

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Customer Journey Mapping

The Importance of Customer Journeys to IT Service Desks

With all of the IT industry interest in employee experience (EX), you might be looking for insight into the what, why, and how of [...]

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The Value of ITIL 4

Selling the Value of ITIL 4

In terms of the IT service management (ITSM) opportunities available to organizations to improve their IT service delivery and support [...]

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Workforce and Talent Management

What IT Service Desk Managers Need to Know About Workforce and Talent Management

It’s a generalization, admittedly, but how often does the excuse “people who have excelled at technology management get promoted to [...]

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ITSM Tips 2023

23 ITSM Tips for a Better 2023

IT service management (ITSM) is all about improvement and, if the AXELOS 2022 ITSM Benchmarking Report and survey data is correct, [...]

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Value Stream Mapping

What ITSM Practitioners Need to Know About Value Stream Mapping

The introduction of ITIL 4 in 2019 brought a focus on value co-creation and value streams over the traditional process-based approach [...]

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ITOM Gateway

Understanding ITOM as the Gateway to AIOps and DEX

More and more IT organizations are recognizing the opportunity of AIOps and Digital Employee Experience (DEX) Management. It’s great [...]

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ITSM-Basics-red

ITSM Basics: A Simple Introduction to Problem Management

  If you regularly read my blog you’ll know that I’ve already written a fair bit on the tough nut to crack that is problem management. [...]

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XLA Explained

Experience Level Agreements (XLAs) Explained

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last two years, you’ve likely heard about experience level agreements (XLAs) and the [...]

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ITSM in 2023

ITSM in 2023 – Start Planning Now, It’s Closer Than You Think

Your organization might have already undertaken its first budget planning round for 2023 IT operations. Whether it has or hasn’t, have [...]

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ITSM Sustainability

How is Your IT Organization Enabling Corporate Sustainability Strategies?

Have you heard of sustainability? You probably have. But have you linked your IT organization’s strategies, activities, and goals into [...]

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Joe

So in case you hadn't worked it out yet, I'm Joe! Hello there. I'm a native New Yorker and I love everything connected to IT service management (ITSM). I'm a passionate blogger and Twitter addict, and I'm also the resident IT guy at SysAid Technologies.