Why do people have to make things so complex? I often see organizations whose processes, tool configurations, user interfaces and every other aspect of IT service management (ITSM) is so complex that nobody can understand how to use them. I just don’t see the need for this. When I am designing processes or user interfaces [...]
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In the words of George Michael, “Let’s go outside.” That’s using IT service management (ITSM) outside the IT organization. As, unless [...]
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When was the last time you thought about the language you use as an IT service management (ITSM) or IT professional? I’m not talking [...]
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In an October 2014 blog titled Right Size Your CRM To Your Needs, Kate Leggett – a VP and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research – [...]
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During 2014 I interviewed some lovely IT service management (ITSM) people for my blog, all of whom were gainfully employed by SysAid’s [...]
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It’s nearly 2015 so I decided that it would be fitting to write a quick summary of 2014 via the medium of blog. At first I thought I [...]
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Many people and organizations seem to struggle with metrics, reporting, analytics, and demonstrating value from IT service management [...]
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OK, I’ve exaggerated slightly in my hopefully click-bait blog titling – if you can’t beat them join them. HP and IBM are also at [...]
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If IT organizations want to provide high quality, reliable IT services to our customers then we need to have good processes. If we just [...]
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In the age of digitization, the world is changing at an ever increasing rate. Businesses need to react to changing conditions and [...]
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When organizations want to improve their IT service management they often create huge projects that take a long time to deliver much [...]
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A long time ago, in an IT department far, far away…. It is a period of unrest for developers and operations teams. IT management, in an [...]
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Wow. I seriously cannot believe that it is nearly 2014. I mean that is just ridiculous! Surely it was only yesterday that I was setting [...]
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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.