Application Management Organisation
Application Management Overview Although all Application Management departments, groups, or teams perform similar activities, each application or set of applications has its own distinct management and operational requirements. Key differences include: Examples of Application Management teams include: Traditionally,… read more
IT Technology Infrastructure Library
What is ITIL? | A Guide to the IT Infrastructure Library The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is the most widely accepted framework for IT service management (ITSM) across the globe. ITIL provides a set of best practices… read more
ITIL 4 High-Velocity IT Techniques
ITIL 4 Specialist: High-velocity IT explains twenty-five techniques based on the objectives they support. Here is a list of all of the techniques by objectives: An example of a technique that supports the fast development objective is infrastructure… read more
Application Management
Application Management is accountable for managing applications throughout their lifecycle. The Application Management function is performed by any department, group or team involved in managing and supporting operational applications. Application Management also plays an important role in the… read more
Five Top Tips: Change Advisory Board (CAB)
CAB Meetings – 5 Tips on how to run them so attendees don’t dread it The CAB (Change Advisory Board) is one of the most important meetings to have in an IT Service Management-focused IT department. This single meeting… read more
Fault Management
The International Standards Organisation’s (ISO) Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) management framework defines five specific Systems Management Functional Areas (SMFAs) for the management of ICT systems, often referred to as FCAPS from the initial letter of each management area…. read more
IT Operations Management
In business, the term ‘Operations Management’ is used to mean the department, group or team of people responsible for performing the organisation’s day-to-day operational activities such as running the production line in a manufacturing environment or managing the… read more
Financial Management and IT Services
IT Services are usually viewed as critical to the business or organisation. The increases in user numbers, demands for new technologies and complexities of client-server systems have frequently caused IT Services costs to grow faster than other costs…. read more
Service Catalogue
A service catalogue is an organised and curated collection of any and all business and information technology-related services that can be performed by, for, or within an enterprise. Service catalogues act as knowledge management tools for the employees and consultants… read more
Availability Management
The continued advances in IT technology design have resulted in significant improvements in the availability and reliability of the IT Infrastructure. Fault-tolerant and error correction design features in hardware and software now reduce the risk of IT component… read more
