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How to create simple definitions of risk appetite levels, and then assign these to each of your organization’s projects, services, business units or any other clearly identifiable part of your work.
Mentoring is a great way to develop both professionally and personally, and the mentor can gain as much from the relationship as the mentee. This blog gives an overview of how you can get started as a mentor, or as a mentee.
Have you tried mapping out your customers’ journeys? If not, then it’s an exercise well worth doing.
It’s easy to assume you know who you’re talking to, but it’s just as easy to make a mistake. Every time you answer the phone, or phone someone else, make sure you really do know who you’re talking to.
Here are links to all the free ITIL 4 content that I have shared
Shiny new tools and processes aren't the only way to make improvements. And they won't be be of much use unless you've thought long and hard about what it is you are actually trying to achieve.
There are three very different approaches you can take to configuration management. Each of them has benefits and disadvantages, and you need to blend aspects of all three to get the best value in your context.
I write lots of blogs, and deliver training courses on cybersecurity. I nearly always focus on the security of business systems and networks, but it is equally important to think about cyber security in our personal lives.
What’s wrong with ITIL V3, and why do we need ITIL 4?
I will be delivering a webinar on information security and the service desk on Wednesday 10th October. Here's a preview to whet your appetite...
How to create simple definitions of risk appetite levels, and then assign these to each of your organization’s projects, services, business units or any other clearly identifiable part of your work.
Mentoring is a great way to develop both professionally and personally, and the mentor can gain as much from the relationship as the mentee. This blog gives an overview of how you can get started as a mentor, or as a mentee.
Have you tried mapping out your customers’ journeys? If not, then it’s an exercise well worth doing.