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I will be delivering a webinar on information security and the service desk on Wednesday 10th October. Here's a preview to whet your appetite...
I delivered a presentation on Metrics and measurement at the Service Desk Institute conference in the UK. To my surprise, the most lively discussion topics were more about how well the service desk communicates with end users, than about metrics.
AI can add a lot of value to your IT service management (ITSM), but if you get it wrong you might make your services worse! Here are some suggestions for how to use AI to support ITSM
A new version of ITIL has been announced, here is my summary of what has changed, and more importantly what has not changed.
How to create simple definitions of risk appetite levels, and then assign these to each of your organization’s projects, services, business units or any other clearly identifiable part of your work.