Tag: ITSM

ITIL Newbie Mistake #4: Attempting a Project in Isolation

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As IT organizations strive to provide more value to the ever-evolving nature of business, the ITIL Foundation course has become very popular, because it covers the concepts of managing IT as a set of services.

When students take the ITIL Foundation course, they often leave the classroom excited about how they can adjust the way they work to help the business meet its needs. Many times, this excitement is coupled with the desire to act immediately to show what they’ve learned from the course. This desire for immediate action can often produce negative results.

In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the common mistakes people make after they complete their ITIL Foundation course.

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ITIL Newbie Mistake #3: Focusing on Processes First

Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

As IT organizations strive to provide more value to the ever-evolving nature of business, the ITIL Foundation course has become very popular, because it covers the concepts of managing IT as a set of services.

When students take the ITIL Foundation course, they often leave the classroom excited about how they can adjust the way they work to help the business meet its needs. Many times, this excitement is coupled with the desire to act immediately to show what they’ve learned from the course. This desire for immediate action can often produce negative results.

In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the common mistakes people make after they complete their ITIL Foundation course.

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ITIL Newbie Mistake #2: Certified and Done

Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

As IT organizations strive to provide more value to the ever-evolving nature of business, the ITIL Foundation course has become very popular, because it covers the concepts of managing IT as a set of services.

When students take the ITIL Foundation course, they often leave the classroom excited about how they can adjust the way they work to help the business meet its needs. Many times, this excitement is coupled with the desire to act immediately to show what they’ve learned from the course. This desire for immediate action can often produce negative results.

In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the common mistakes people make after they complete their ITIL Foundation course.

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ITIL Newbie Mistake #1: Too Much Focus on the Processes

Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

As IT organizations strive to provide more value to the ever-evolving nature of business, the ITIL Foundation course has become very popular, because it covers the concepts of managing IT as a set of services.

When students take the ITIL Foundation course, they often leave the classroom excited about how they can adjust the way they work to help the business meet its needs. Many times, this excitement is coupled with the desire to act immediately to show what they’ve learned from the course. This desire for immediate action can often produce negative results.

In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the common mistakes people make after they complete their ITIL Foundation course.

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What Does an ITSM Expert Do?

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An expert in IT service management (ITSM) treats the service provider as a medical doctor treats the patient. People have systems (e.g., circulatory, nervous, digestive, etc.), and so do service providers. Just as people are all wonderfully unique and special, so are service providers. And, just as people also are more or less the same when it comes to most illnesses and, luckily, most cures, so are service providers. Even though each service provider is unique, they all suffer from the same dysfunctions and benefit from the same cures. The prescription or dosing may vary, but the cause and effect remain the same.

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