We had a chat to our Service Desk Analyst of the Year 2019 Finalists…

Our Service Desk Manager of the Year 2019 finalists Julie Brown (Cegedim Rx), Katie Bryn (Circle IT) and Paige Smith (Air IT) have kindly taken some time to speak to us about their awards experience so far and what plans they have for the future!          Julie Brown, Cegedim RX     

By Stephen Mann, Principal Analyst and Content Director at ITSM.tools   Organisations can be complicated beasts. There are many teams and then teams within teams. Each providing a different set of capabilities and outcomes for the organisation. On the one hand, there’s the IT department and within that IT Operations; and then within that the

The Rise of ITIL4 and IT Value Management by David Wright, Chief Value Officer, SDI I love value and I love service. For me they are outcomes of how great teams work together, outcomes of creativity, the desire to challenge conformity and the desire to make life better. Many of us have been watching from

Value Stream Mapping for the Service Desk – An Overview by Scarlett Bayes, Industry Analyst, SDI   Axelos has unveiled its addition of Value Steam Mapping (VSM) to the ITIL update. VSM is actually adopted from Lean methodology, and many people may be unaware of what it is or what it’s purpose it.     So what

SITS is celebrating its 25th birthday at ExCeL London this May The countdown for SITS – The Service Desk & IT Support Show has officially kicked off. Europe’s largest event for IT Service Management (ITSM) and Support Professionals will be taking place at a new venue (ExCeL London) on a new date (1-2 May) for

By Jamie Bell, Service Desk Specialist at SDI. Here at the Service Desk Institute, we are responsible for the development, upkeep and integrity of The Global Best Practice Standard for Service Desk (Best Practice Standard). The Best Practice Standard is a set of criteria that provide a clear and measurable benchmark for service desk operations.