• ITIL Service Clears the Path

    ITIL Service Clears the Path

    So you think products deliver value? They don’t. In the Digital Product and Service economy, Service is the pipeline to utility, warranty, sustainability, and experience.

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  • Big Ideas That ITIL® Product Brings to the Table

    Big Ideas That ITIL® Product Brings to the Table

    ITIL® Product expands the ITSM universe of practice by integrating product practices across the digital product and service lifecycle.

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  • I’m BAAAACK

    I’m BAAAACK

    You may have noticed that I haven’t been active on my blog site (https://adaptiman.com) for some time. Good news – nothing happened to me, I’m not sick, or burned out. I spent the last year working with PeopleCert on the authoring team writing the newest version of ITIL®. The authoring and editorial team at PeopleCert

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  • The New ITIL is Here

    The New ITIL is Here

    Three weeks ago, PeopleCert released the latest version of ITIL® Foundation . This is the fifth version of ITIL® released since 1989 and, in my opinion, could be the best yet. I was one of the authors for the new version. The experience was eye-opening on a number of levels, which I will describe below.

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  • The Message IS NOT the Medium

    The Message IS NOT the Medium

    In ITSM, why do we feel compelled to always follow the word “products” with “services”? Are they married? Related? Cohabitating?

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Adaptiman is the nom de plume of David Sweeney – retired CIO/CHRO, father, professor, brewer, and hiker.

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