FROM THE CHAIR
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Dear members
A user community based and industry led update of ITIl is presently underway and although it has already made very substantial progress there is still time for you to get on board.
With 150 content writers, reviewers and contributors from the Service Management community already working on this project, the updated version of ITIL promises to bring a new relevance to what remains a corner-stone of our own community.
An integral part of this has been the formation of a 2,000+ Development Group which is steering this program and I’d like to encourage you to join up and make a contribution.
This comprehensive re-validation of ITIL and what if offers will provide a new level of practical guidance on how best you can shape and manage your own strategy in our rapidly developing IT environment.
To sign up to the Development Group, or for a greater insight into what’s instore for ITIL, please click here: https://www.axelos.com/itil-update
The state and territory seminars are a window into the workings of the professional environment you face, the innovative solutions you develop and the strong sense
of community we as an organisation foster.
itSMF Australia is unique in this regard. The quarterly seminar program remains the lynchpin of the organisation and we can once again look back over a very successful year. The breadth and scope of the topics covered has been remarkable and now, as the year draws to a conclusion, I need to congratulate everyone on the State and Territory Committees who have worked so hard to make certain we continue the great work in this area.
“THANKS!”
One aspect of our seminar work that needs to be reinforced is that these are often social get-togethers of particular importance. A chance to catch up with peers, rub shoulders with competitors and take the pulse of your industry generally.
On another, perhaps more obvious level, they are terrific informal learning opportunities and as such represent one of the most effective training strategies available.
Needless to say, planning for next year’s seminar program is already well underway.
Enjoy the magazine.
Bradley Busch
Chair - itSMF Australia