Blog
Published 12 May 2015
It all started with a tweet and now I find myself debating Customer Experience (CX) on the AXELOS blog. My tweet posed something of a challenge to AXELOS: “Right AXELOS, I’ve decided here starts the campaign to replace ITIL® Business Relationship Management (BRM) and Servic...
Communication|Customer Experience|End-User Experience|ITIL|Service Desk|Service Management
Blog
Published 22 Jun 2016
The scenario animation below shows how a company was able to reduce costs and calls to its service desk by applying the ITIL Practitioner Guiding Principle of Design for Experience. Watch the animation and read the accompanying blog from ITIL Practitioner Architect Team Membe...
Continual Service Improvement (CSI)|End-user experience|IT Service Management (ITSM)|ITIL|Service catalogue|Service desk
Blog
Published 02 Apr 2015
The customer interface is the place where an organization meets its customers but in ITSM it’s something no one talks about enough, even though it adds so much value. In today’s economy, businesses revolve around the service experience: take the upmarket coffee house concept...
Adopt and Adapt|Best Practice|Customer Experience|IT service management (ITSM)|IT Services|ITIL|PRINCE2|Service Management
Blog
Published 16 Dec 2016
It’s a pivotal and exciting moment for the service desk. For those still struggling with their traditional IT service desks that might sound like an odd statement, but significant change is coming. Historically, the service desk’s primary role has been a help desk for when ...
Best practice|Customer experience|IT Service Management (ITSM)|ITIL|PRINCE2|PRINCE2 Agile|Processes|Service desk|Skills
Blog
Published 31 May 2018
I n a recent webinar hosted by New Horizons, AXELOS’ ITSM Product Ambassador, Akshay Anand, shared his thoughts about one buzzword of the moment, digital transformation: What is digital transformation , how are companies going about accomplishing it and what does th...
Change management|Continual Service Improvement (CSI)|Customer Experience|Digital transformation|IT Service Management (ITSM)|ITIL|Stakeholder management
Blog
Published 24 Jul 2017
Working as the service lead for an outsourced IT company, my challenge is understanding what our customers’ businesses are trying to achieve. Customers expect new ideas and innovation based on what we see other companies doing across a host of industries. But, above all, th...
Collaboration|Customer engagement|IT Service Management (ITSM)|ITIL|Strategy execution|Value
Blog
Published 03 Mar 2017
Developing new applications with a combination of ITIL ® , DevOps and agile methods is transforming results for customers. While DevOps and agile are enabling better communication, improved analysis of customer needs and delivering a quality solution, ITIL adds incide...
Agile|Communication|DevOps|ITIL|Problem management|Skills
Blog
Published 19 Feb 2015
In today’s world of technology, businesses need to understand customers and their role in delivering service and value to them. Tech start-ups get this, with delivery teams focused on giving customers what they need and faster than ever before. But how well are organizations...
Collaboration|Customer Experience|IT Service Management (ITSM)|IT services|ITIL
Blog
Published 13 Aug 2018
When it comes to ITSM programme management, Continual Service Improvement (CSI) through ITIL ® is an opportunity to add value that exceeds customers expectations. Get to know the customer The first step in a contract should be a kick-off meeting and, where possible, d...
Continual Service Improvement (CSI)|Customer needs|IT service management (ITSM)|ITIL|Programme management|Stakeholder engagement|Value
Blog
Published 11 Sep 2017
Delivering value to a customer doesn’t begin and end with a product and its features – it also requires service . In the IT development world, recognizing the need for service means cultivating skills in service management. This is where turning to ITIL ® is important...
Customer needs|DevOps|ITIL|Service management|Value