Enterprise Service Management
Enterprise Service Management (ESM) is the practice of applying service management principles—traditionally used in IT Service Management (ITSM)—to other areas of an organization, such as HR, finance, facilities, legal, or customer service. Essentially, it extends [...]
A new era for Configuration Management: The Zero Touch CMDB
What was once known as ITIL configuration management no longer exists in the same form or approach. However, the core principles – recording what will come, what currently exists, and what once was – remain [...]
Transition from “obligations of means” to “obligations of result”
Companies typically innovate and maintain hosted solutions that differentiate them from the competition, often with support from the Platform Supplier or a 3rd Party. Ever-changing business requirements drive the rapid innovations of these solutions. [...]
Best Practice Data Model tips for ServiceNow (CSDM 5.0)
Introduction In the expansive world of ServiceNow, structure and clarity are key. ServiceNow's Common Service Data Model (CSDM) offers a recommended framework to bring order to IT ecosystems. While the CSDM is sound, it leaves [...]
Nieuwe Regels voor Arbeidsrelaties: Handhaving Wet DBA en de Introductie van Wet VBAR
Met de regulering van arbeidsrelaties wil de overheid meer duidelijkheid en zekerheid bieden over de juridische positie van opdrachtgevers en opdrachtnemers. Door de handhaving van de Wet DBA en de introductie van de Wet VBAR [...]
How to Manage Innovation and Maintenance of the ServiceNow Platform
I often get asked how to best manage the ServiceNow Platform. I typically advise the following basic concept and then customize my advice to make it fit for purpose and audience: First get the recommended [...]