"Good IT Service Management is simply not possible without” a CMDB? Balls! |
2007-06-20 |
4 |
is TSO undercutting itSMF for book sales of ITIL Version 3? |
2007-06-20 |
2 |
Don't get het up about ITIL V3 qualifications scheme; it is still a work in progress |
2007-06-21 |
2 |
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap. More on ITIL V3 discounting and how TSO screws itSMFI screws local itSMF... |
2007-06-21 |
3 |
Announcing the IT Skeptic's BOKKED: the Body of Knowledge Known Error Database, for ITIL et al |
2007-06-22 |
2 |
itSMF can be forgiven a little shaky governance |
2007-06-23 |
3 |
McKinsey on IT Strategy; a combination of insight and gibberish |
2007-06-24 |
3 |
Where to officially report ITIL book errors: "behind a locked door marked BEWARE OF THE LEOPARD" |
2007-06-25 |
1 |
How to subscribe |
2007-06-27 |
2 |
Wow, now itSMF USA has TWO presidents. |
2007-06-27 |
2 |
The IT Skeptic's first impressions of the ITIL Version 3 core books |
2007-07-02 |
2 |
Technology does not fix process problems, but that's still what people want to see |
2007-07-03 |
2 |
The Sheep from the Goats: ITIL vendors and Version 3 |
2007-07-09 |
3 |
I want links on the IT Skeptic site that link to another site to open in ... |
2007-07-11 |
2 |
ITIL on eBay: an IT Skeptic Special Report |
2007-07-11 |
2 |
Is ITIL V3 Foundations designed to suit the needs of the students or the trainers? |
2007-07-12 |
2 |
A superb piece of IT Skepticism |
2007-07-12 |
2 |
How to tell whether your IT vendor is a product vendor or a consultant |
2007-07-16 |
1 |
Tell us what you think about the new ITIL Version 3 books, and see what others thought |
2007-07-19 |
1 |
Wonderful discussion of process improvement |
2007-07-20 |
2 |
C'mon, confess to the world! You're just an ITIL Learner. |
2007-07-21 |
1 |
A nice skeptical ITIL cartoon |
2007-07-22 |
1 |
I saw it on a computer so it must be true |
2007-07-24 |
1 |
The future of the IT Skeptic's blog |
2007-07-24 |
1 |
itSMF USA board election irregularities: the IT Skeptic unlocks the original posts |
2007-07-25 |
1 |
ITIL Version 2.5: Will we see hybrids? |
2007-07-26 |
1 |
Top 10 reasons NOT to implement CMDB |
2007-07-28 |
3 |
Visions of the Future of ITIL: First Vision |
2007-08-01 |
4 |
Visions of the Future of ITIL: Second Vision |
2007-08-03 |
2 |
The CMDB Federation releases its federation specification for public review |
2007-08-03 |
3 |
They're changing the guard at ITIL palace |
2007-08-04 |
1 |
the ITIL industry is worth about $2 BILLION to $5 BILLION per year |
2007-08-05 |
1 |
Visions of the Future of ITIL: Third Vision |
2007-08-07 |
2 |
does the ITIL3 Foundation Bridging syllabus still need some editing? |
2007-08-09 |
1 |
itSMF International secret rules revealed |
2007-08-10 |
1 |
We get the governance we deserve: what to do about itSMF? |
2007-08-12 |
3 |
More on the three sets of itSMF rules |
2007-08-13 |
3 |
Visions of the Future of ITIL: Fourth Vision |
2007-08-16 |
1 |
IT operations can learn from lean manufacturing |
2007-08-16 |
2 |
The IT Skeptic has dropped anonymity: identity revealed |
2007-08-16 |
3 |
A special thank-you to all you readers |
2007-08-19 |
1 |
Visions of the Future of ITIL: Fifth Vision |
2007-08-24 |
1 |
Visions of the Future of ITIL: Sixth Vision |
2007-08-27 |
2 |
Establish a name for yourself as a thought-leader in ITSM |
2007-08-28 |
2 |
The Official Introduction to the ITIL Service Lifecycle shipping as planned |
2007-08-30 |
2 |
Lies, damned lies and statistics: adoption of ITIL |
2007-08-31 |
2 |
Visions of the Future of ITIL: the IT Swami's Seventh and Final Vision |
2007-09-01 |
1 |
The IT Skeptic blog is about debating ideas not personalities |
2007-09-01 |
1 |
The trainers actually delivering ITIL version 3 Foundations certification training are NOT HAPPY |
2007-09-05 |
1 |
Comments pulled from the IT Skeptic blog |
2007-09-06 |
2 |
itSMF International has announced the results of election nominations |
2007-09-06 |
1 |
What I know about the candidates for itSMF International Chair and Board |
2007-09-07 |
1 |
Please identify yourself if commenting about other people |
2007-09-07 |
1 |
itSMF risks instability and constitutional crisis through high-handed elimination of election candidates |
2007-09-11 |
1 |
Brother ISACA |
2007-09-13 |
3 |
a scout hall built between a pub and a brothel |
2007-09-13 |
2 |
Five reasons not to rush into ITIL Version 3 |
2007-09-14 |
1 |
The penny dropped: itSMF "members" are in fact shareholders. |
2007-09-16 |
1 |
latest on ITIL Version 3 Certification from APMG |
2007-09-18 |
2 |
Occam's Razor applied to itSMF USA election saga |
2007-09-19 |
1 |
How not to comment-spam a website |
2007-09-21 |
1 |
ITIL's biggest hole: where is the meta-lifecycle? |
2007-09-22 |
2 |
How to read the ITIL version 3 Service Strategy book |
2007-09-25 |
1 |
How long can they beat the CMDB drum? What is the next fad? |
2007-09-29 |
5 |
trial ITIL versus a placebo |
2007-10-05 |
1 |
the dropping of ITIL Version 2 certification, training, and publications |
2007-10-07 |
5 |
I have personally attended an ITIL Version 3 training course and I feel about the EXAM... |
2007-10-09 |
2 |
Don't swim against the tide: ten alternatives to itSMF for ITIL practitioners |
2007-10-12 |
2 |
Sizzling criticism of the ITIL Version 3 Foundation exam |
2007-10-14 |
2 |
ITIL3 is on the way to being a fully-fledged fad |
2007-10-16 |
2 |
Results of itSMF International Board election |
2007-10-18 |
1 |
the itSMF show is more fun than Harry Potter |
2007-10-20 |
1 |
itSMF has the mix right (for now): ITSM=ITIL |
2007-10-22 |
1 |
Waiting for ITIL3 training may not have been the right decision |
2007-10-23 |
3 |
ITIL's value statement to the business |
2007-10-25 |
2 |
Important ITIL certification news: APMG's accreditation by UKAS has been suspended |
2007-10-25 |
2 |
The ITIL syllabus is rubbish because the world doesn't care about quality |
2007-10-26 |
5 |
APMG look set for some spectacular acrobatics over ITIL accreditation |
2007-10-29 |
4 |
When will ITIL wake up that Service Desk is about Requests not Incidents? |
2007-11-02 |
1 |
The itSMF voting saga: who is Julie Linden? |
2007-11-05 |
3 |
The ITIL world descends into farce |
2007-11-08 |
4 |
Good advice for those on the receiving end of the IT Skeptic's comments |
2007-11-08 |
1 |
Malcolm Fry swaps sides |
2007-11-10 |
1 |
Voting for itSMF UK AGM |
2007-11-10 |
1 |
The role vendors play in the ITIL community |
2007-11-11 |
2 |
itSMF publish their list of ITIL Version 3 processes |
2007-11-15 |
3 |
Great myths of ITIL #1: "You can't manage what you can't measure". |
2007-11-25 |
5 |
Five reasons ITIL Version 3 is not "Best Practice" |
2007-11-29 |
3 |
Is ITIL Version 3 "Strategy Generation" a mystery process? |
2007-12-04 |
1 |
ITIL is the hitchhiker's guide, COBIT is the encyclopaedia |
2007-12-07 |
2 |
itSMF International launch an online discussion forum. |
2007-12-12 |
1 |
A dozen IT Service Management and ITIL Forums |
2007-12-15 |
5 |
Merry Christmas from the IT Skeptic |
2007-12-25 |
1 |
Announcing the IT Skeptic Awards for 2007 |
2007-12-31 |
2 |
the IT Skeptic's New Year's Resolutions |
2008-01-04 |
2 |
itSMF and ISACA: like chalk and cheese. |
2008-01-05 |
1 |
itSMF International announce the election of Ken Wendle to the Executive Board |
2008-01-06 |
2 |
The blogging bubble |
2008-01-20 |
2 |
Privacy is dead - get over it. |
2008-01-22 |
5 |
What I did in my summer holidays |
2008-01-26 |
2 |
Gearing up for the new year ahead: what would readers most like to see from the IT Skeptic in 2008? |
2008-01-29 |
1 |
Perhaps one day Service Management will become a universal discipline: ITIL 4? |
2008-01-30 |
1 |
ITIL vs. COBIT, ISO20000 et al, and itSMF's role in promoting them. |
2008-01-30 |
1 |
itSMFI new website and new Board portfolios |
2008-01-30 |
1 |
HelpDesk Institute sold to United Business Media: what does this mean for ITSM and ITIL? |
2008-02-04 |
1 |
Three months later, APMG accreditation still suspended |
2008-02-06 |
1 |
How to use this website |
2008-02-06 |
3 |
Which is the best way to buy ITIL version 3: as books, PDFs or online subscription? The IT Skeptic makes a choice. |
2008-02-07 |
3 |
What does it mean to "implement" or "do" ITIL? |
2008-02-10 |
2 |
In 2008, do you want this blog to continue to report on Service Management politics, scandals and dirty deeds? |
2008-02-10 |
1 |
Beyond the 7-minute attention span: getting management interested in ITIL (or anything) |
2008-02-11 |
3 |
What do the IT Skeptic readers feel about the ITIL v3 exams? |
2008-02-12 |
1 |
Define ITIL for the IT layman |
2008-02-15 |
2 |
how to treat hosted applications in the ITIL service catalogue |
2008-02-16 |
3 |
Coming up for 2008 on the IT Skeptic website |
2008-02-19 |
3 |
ISO20000 gives ITIL the balls it needs to be successful |
2008-02-20 |
2 |
The IT Skeptic's ITIL News Feed |
2008-02-23 |
2 |
The new best book for introducing yourself to ITIL V3 |
2008-02-24 |
1 |
Community, Activity, Environment: put the main effort into changing the people and culture instead of twiddling with tools |
2008-02-26 |
3 |
ITIL V3 sample exam question: is it just vague or plain wrong? |
2008-02-29 |
3 |
ITIL Certification: a technique for passing multiple-choice exams |
2008-03-01 |
2 |
itSMF International launches new website |
2008-03-03 |
2 |
Comments from the IT Skeptic blog, February 2008 |
2008-03-04 |
2 |
ITIL exams dropped from Prometric: consider ISO20000 certification as an alternative? |
2008-03-06 |
5 |
ITIL is copyright: use of quotations and extracts |
2008-03-06 |
3 |
Has there been a second edition of ITIL V3 or not? |
2008-03-11 |
4 |
Here are two corrections to diagrams in the ITIL Version 3 core books |
2008-03-12 |
4 |
Change to the way this blog works: BOKKEs displayed |
2008-03-14 |
1 |
What Governance Isn't |
2008-03-19 |
1 |
Crap Factoid Alert: "Two-thirds of companies around the globe are using ITIL" |
2008-03-25 |
2 |
25... no, 26 errors you need to know about in the ITIL Version 3 books |
2008-03-27 |
2 |
The future of IT is Governance, Service and Assurance: The Seventh Vision revised |
2008-03-29 |
2 |
DNS problem fixed on www.itskeptic.org |
2008-03-31 |
3 |
Prometric lists ITIL V3 Foundation exams again ... for ISEB this time! |
2008-03-31 |
1 |
ITIL V3 Key Element Guides now available |
2008-04-01 |
1 |
NASA employs ITIL to provide fully automated lights-out IT operations for all future space missions |
2008-04-01 |
1 |
ISEB offers online ITIL exams - April Fools? |
2008-04-02 |
2 |
The IT Skeptic's first public appearance: "The most unbalanced team you can currently find…" |
2008-04-02 |
2 |
The IT Skeptic's Solid Gold Hits, Volume 1 - selected quotes |
2008-04-04 |
3 |
Life imitates art: the IT Skeptic's April Fool comes true on the same day! |
2008-04-06 |
1 |
IT analysts produce crap - what to look for in analyst "research" |
2008-04-09 |
3 |
Linky love |
2008-04-10 |
2 |
Recent articles by the IT Skeptic |
2008-04-12 |
1 |
The IT Skeptic does not condone IP theft |
2008-04-12 |
1 |
Analyst crap factoids as memes: nobody thinks any more |
2008-04-12 |
2 |
Big Uncle: benevolent security. The positive side of the loss of privacy |
2008-04-13 |
1 |
Big Uncle: what is “normal” privacy? |
2008-04-14 |
2 |
They can't be freekin' serious: twenty kilo-bucks for a set of ITIL process maps |
2008-04-14 |
5 |
Gullibility: the extraordinary spread of crap factoids on the internet |
2008-04-15 |
2 |
Big Brother vs. Big Uncle; the opposing sides of the loss of privacy to security systems |
2008-04-15 |
1 |