The Rise of ITIL4 and IT Value Management 

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.

Neil Mullarkey, Author, Comedian and Coach will be joining us as a keynote at #SDI19. As well as hosting his session ‘7 Steps To Improve Your People Skills’ he will also be joining us for the Wednesday morning conference energiser… After an evening of sparkles and celebration at the SDI Awards, Day 2 of the

The Great Recruitment Challenge by Jamie Bell, Service Desk Specialist at SDI   A common frustration I often hear about is companies struggling to attract talented individuals to join their organisation. The calibre of candidates applying is not good enough or they simply do not get any applications at all. I’ve previously written about retaining great

Problem management is an ITSM process which aims to minimize the adverse impact of incidents and problems to the business caused by errors within the IT infrastructure, to prevent the recurrence of incidents related to these errors, and establish the root cause of incidents and initiate actions to improve or correct the situation. Generally speaking, the