IT services have lifecycles just like processes and products. In the best practices of ITIL service management, service lifecycles are defined to describe the process of how services are initiated and maintained. Without these ITIL lifecycles, services can not be implemented and managed with optimal efficiency and efficacy. It is important to adhere to the […]
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IT Service Asset and Configuration Management: All You Need to Know
ITIL Change Management is an important process in the ITIL Service Transition stage of the ITIL service lifecycle and service asset and configuration management is part of the change management process. There are several definitions, goals, and objectives that a service owner must understand in order to successfully apply service asset and configuration management. These […]
Supplier Management in IT services: What, Why, How
Supplier management is an important part of the ITIL foundation certification training framework. Suppliers might be involved throughout the ITIL service lifecycle and supplier management must be applied from the Service Strategy stage right through to the Continual Service Improvement stage. Online ITIL courses describe the importance of supplier management in ITIL service management. Based on the business of […]
Service Management Has Two Faces, Do You Know Who Are They?
In IT service management, as taught in online ITIL courses, the IT service provider comes into contact with the business, business units, suppliers and the customer throughout the ITIL service lifecycle. During each of the five ITIL lifecycle stages, which are intrinsically interlinked, there are two main entities in the IT service provider structure who […]
Configuration Model: Understanding the Interactions in IT Configurations
ITIL foundation certification training supports the concept of a configuration model to consolidate the interactions between IT service assets, configuration items and infrastructure. This is a useful tool in ITIL Service Transition stage of the ITIL service lifecycle. Let’s refresh our memories regarding the definitions of service assets, configuration items, and infrastructure. A service asset […]