Saturday, 9 February 2008

What goes into an 'IT Strategic Plan' (high-level)?

Hello,

If you're starting out with developing an IT Strategic Plan & are looking for simple guidance to get started, I would recommend the following to get things moving:

'Anatomy of an IT Strategic Plan' by Stephanie Overby; this is available from the following link:

http://www.cio.com/article/174253/Anatomy_of_an_IT_Strategic_Plan

Regards,

Musab Qureshi

Wednesday, 6 February 2008

ITIL v3 adoption slow, but picking up...

Hello,
  • ITIL v3 adoption it seems, isn't a top priority for IT shops in 2008; two-thirds of UK IT Managers aren't prepared for the challenge [1]

  • According to the IDC, majority of companies aren't rushing to implement ITIL v3 [2]

ITIL v3 can definately give you the edge so it's worth getting acquainted with it, but for deep-diving with the implementation, it's worth seeing how people are faring with their implementations & then to benefit from their experiences.

References:

[1] http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/it-business/it-department/news/index.cfm?newsid=6150

[2] http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/it-business/it-organisation/news/index.cfm?newsid=6594

Tuesday, 5 February 2008

IT Service Catalogue Guidelines...

Hello,

Back in 2005, I published simple yet effective guidelines for developing your own IT Service Catalogue from scratch. These were hosted for over a year on the EMA community portal (SLMINFO.com) before it's retirement.

Due to a great number of people requesting this, I've re-uploaded the document; you can get it from the following link; click here.


An alternative link is:



Please do send me your feedback (mailto:musabqureshi4@yahoo.co.uk) on this document & your experiences in developing service catalogues.

Monday, 4 February 2008

The IT Management Blog - Welcome!

Hello,

Welcome to the IT Management Blog!

Here you'll find a somewhat random collection of interesting posts from the intriguing world of IT Management.

My domains of expertise are IT Strategy and IT Service Management; do check back for beneficial information & links to assist with your IT Management efforts.

Your comments & feedback are always welcome, my email is: musabqureshi4@yahoo.co.uk

Musab Q.