Demand Supply Governance is a skill in high demand because of the following:

* Ever faster technology advances, pressures on costs and service levels causes pressure on the IT departments to deliver.

* Outsourcing has made the market more competitive

* IT departments are poor at demonstrating and publicizing their added value.

The Demand Supply Governance discipline addresses these issues by focusing on:

* Encouraging services, as required by and agreed upon with the business, which are actually ...

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Since 2001 the Van Haren Publishing ITIL Pocket Guides have helped readers all over the world to understand the essentials of ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library), the leading framework for IT service management. This pocket guide does exactly the same as previous editions: offering a concise summary of ITIL, based on ITIL® 2011 Edition. We have condensed the full ITIL framework, found in 2000 pages, into just 200 p...

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,...

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...

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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. ...

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...