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SMITten with ITSM

-by Rob Saxon
Since service management is far more important to our customers than information technology, the acronym should be SMIT--or Service Management through Information Technology--rather than ITSM. There are many methods for structuring the improvement of the service that we provide to our customers, but all of the complexity boils down to a few important considerations.
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The Internal Customer -by Andy Jordan
Maybe we should consider our internal customers as just that--customers. That doesn't mean that we stop using ITIL and start entering them into our CRM system, but we should provide them with the same standard of service--and expect the same level of commitment.
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Full Service ITIL -by Mike Donoghue
In the beginning of your ITIL implementation, setting up a process for service level management must be near the top of your list of priorities. Here are some items designed to get the ball rolling.
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