“The benefits of adopting and implementing ITIL are many. Organizations have cut costs, improved processing time and enhanced their overall service provisions significantly. Since IT is what drives business today, service provision to customers has a major bearing on the interests of CIOs. The accurate measurement of service provides them with strategic information for decision making in their quest for return on investment and the alignment of IT with the business.”
“Although the ITIL revolution is still relatively new in North America, organizations are already reaping the rewards that ITIL has to offer. From small organizations to multinational enterprises and anything in between, the best practice framework has helped many improve efficiencies and bottom line figures, putting IT back in business!”
Pink Elephant - Benefits of ITIL
Information Technology Infrastructure Library
The Information Technology Infrastructure Library, or ITIL, a set of publications providing descriptive (i.e. what to do and why) guidance on IT service management. ITIL is the de facto standard framework for IT Service Management best practices. ITIL defines overall IT Service Management as ten core processes that separate into two major functional groups - one for IT Service Delivery and one for IT Service Support.
Service Delivery
The management of IT services involving a number of management practices to ensure that IT services and levels are provided.
Service Support
The practice of those disciplines that enable IT Services to be provided effectively.
ITIL describes how these practices are related to wider business issues.
Ten fundamental processes of IT operations
Service Delivery
Availability Management
Capacity Management
Financial Management
Service Level Management
Continuity Management
Service Support
Incident Management
Problem Management
Change Management
Configuration Management
Release Management