This book is a revised edition of the best selling title Implementing IT Governance (ISBN 978 90 8753 119 5).

In all enterprises around the world, the issues, opportunities and challenges of aligning IT more closely with the organization and effectively governing an organization's IT investments, resources, major initiatives and superior uninterrupted service is becoming a major concern of the Board and executive management. An integrated and comprehensive approach to the alignment, planning,...

This book considers the design and implementation of metrics in service organizations using industry standard frameworks. It uses the ITIL process structure and many principles from the ITIL and ISO20000 (BS15000) as a basis. It is a general guide to the use of metrics as a mechanism to control and steer IT service organizations.

A major reason for covering this topic is that many organizations have found it very difficult to use metrics properly. This book will deal with the causes of the di...

The increasing complexity of the IT value chain and the rise of multi-vendor supplier ecosystems has led to the rise of Service Integration and Management (SIAM) as a new approach.

Service Integration is the set of principles and practices, which facilitate that collaborative working relationships between service providers required to maximize the benefit of multi-sourcing. Service integration facilitates the linkage of services, the technology of which they are comprised and the delivery or...

Note: This book is available in several languages: Dutch, English, French, Spanish.

Foundations of ITIL and its predecessors have become the industry classic guide on the topic of ITIL. Over the years this authoritative guide has earned its place on the bookshelves and in the briefcases of industry experts as they implement best practices within their organizations.

This version has now been upgraded to reflect ITIL V3. Written in the same concise way and covering all the facts, readers will fi...

This book helps people prepare for the ITIL® 2011 Edition Foundation qualification exam. It contains direct links to the full syllabus and specifies the terms and definitions required.

The content of this book is based on the ITIL® 2011 Edition core guidance and APMG's ITIL Foundation Certificate syllabus edition 2011.

Written by globally experienced trainers and reviewed by other professionals this unique work provides clear and concise guidance for all those seeking to achieve success at th...

This book and its predecessors have become the industry classic guide on the topic of ITIL. Over the years this authoritative guide has earned its place on the bookshelves and in the briefcases of industry experts as they implement best practices within their organizations.

This version has now been upgraded to reflect ITIL 2011 Edition. Written in the same concise way and covering all the facts, readers will find that this title succinctly covers the key aspects of the ITIL 2011 Edition upgrade.

The ITIL 2011 Edition approach covering the ITIL Lifecycle is fully covered. The new and re-written processes in ITIL 2011 Edition for strategy management and business relationship management are included, as well as the other new and improved concepts in ITIL 2011 Edition . This means that it is easy for all readers to access and grasp the process concepts that are so pivotal to many service management day-to-day operations. ...

Note: This book is available in several languages: Dutch, English.

Deze pocketguide geeft een introductie tot het framework ASL 2, een evolutionaire vernieuwing van het in 2001 geïntroduceerde en breed toegepaste ASL framework.

Naast een algemene introductie biedt deze pocketguide ook verdieping door cases. In deze cases zit een historisch perspectief met voorbeelden uit het verleden en de situatie nu, zes jaar later. Wijsheden zijn verloren gegaan en worden herontdekt maar ook nieuwe wijshede...

Six Sigma for IT Management

A POCKET GUIDE

Six Sigma is extending its influence as a process improvement method, from its traditional logistics field into other areas of the organization, Businesses will soon be asking IT departments to apply Six Sigma to IT processes as well.

'Six Sigma for IT Management - A Pocket Guide' provides succinct guidance for using the Six Sigma approach successfully in IT service organizations. It focuses on the practical implementation issues of using Six Sigma toge...

In the world of international IT Service Management the previous editions of this book have acquired an excellent reputation as guidance on the topic of ITIL. Over the years this authoritative guide has earned its place on the bookshelves and in the briefcases of industry experts as they implement best practices within their organizations.

This revised edition is based on ITIL 2011 Edition. It is written in the same concise way as the previous editions and covering all the facts. Readers wil...

Service Automation is the concept of achieving customer loyalty by the use of automated technologies and builds upon a large demographic and sociological trend. We are the self-service generation, who are able to make our own decisions. The self-service generation is nowadays used to search, evaluate and purchase products online for a number of years now.

This book will give you deep insight into the concept of Service Automation, the concept by which you can automate customer service in your...