The ITIL Service Lifecycle consists of five stages: Service Strategy, Service Design, Service Transition, ITIL Service Operation and Service Continual Improvement. All of these phases are interlinked in order to successfully launch a new or improved IT service within a business. The ITIL Service Operation stage is a critical and valuable part of the ITIL […]
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Availability Management and its Role in IT Service Management
The principles in the ITIL foundation certification training describe Availability Management as a core component of ITIL service management. The official definition of Availability in ITIL is the ability of a configuration item or IT service to perform its agreed function when required. Any good ITIL course will emphasize the importance of Availability Management to […]
IT Capacity Planning: Balancing Acts and Process Interactions
Capacity planning forms part of the capacity management process within the ITIL foundation framework and it’s included in many ITIL foundation practice exams. Capacity management is a key process in the Service Design stage of the ITIL lifecycle. Without capacity planning, an IT service provider can either spend excess costs for the realistic business requirements or […]
The Strong Link Between ITIL Service Management and ITIL CSI
ITIL Service Management basically aims to meet the desired and expected service levels. And the continual service improvement stage (ITIL CSI) of the ITIL service lifecycle aims to improve services progressively. The interaction between the service lifecycle stages and service management are discussed in detail in the ITIL Online courses and also in free ITIL courses. As […]
Continual Improvement Model: 6 Questions to Ask for Better IT Services
Let’s ask an important question from ITIL Foundation exam: What is Continual Service Improvement? Continual improvement is a primarily metrics-driven way to identify gaps for improvement and to measure the impact of such improvements. The ITIL course teaches us that ITIL CSI is a stage in the ITIL Lifecycle, but in fact, it covers the whole ITIL […]