itSMF Bulletin March 2025 | Page 5

This article shares the results of the 2025 content poll based on 176 responses. There are also insights into how ITSM trends have changed over time, some trend-related opinions, and links to existing trend-related ITSM.tools content that might still help.

How the topics poll works:

We made an  anonymous ITSM trends Google form poll

 available in December 2024. The poll respondents could choose their five most important ITSM topics or trends for 2025 (in the context of needing help). The other option was free-form to catch other topics.

Now, we’re sharing the ITSM trends for 2025 poll results. Still, we’re not going to tell you what to focus your IT organization’s attention on in 2025; it’s just an insight into what the ITSM community  thinks is important. Of course, this poll data could be used to sense-check your 2025 ITSM improvement plans.

The 2025 ITSM trends poll results at a glance

Here’s a quick snapshot of the 2025 ITSM trends poll (in case this is all you need):

The top five ITSM trends for 2025 are:

-Governance (including AI governance) (37%)

-Generative AI (GenAI) (35%)

-ITIL/ITSM “advanced” capabilities (31%)

-Value demonstration (28%)

-People (including attitude, behavior, and culture (ABC)) (27%)

Versus the top ITSM trends for 2024:

-Artificial intelligence/machine learning (44%)

-Value demonstration (32%)

This article shares the results of the 2025 content poll based on 176 responses. There are also insights into how ITSM trends have changed over time, some trend-related opinions, and links to existing trend-related ITSM.tools content that might still help.

How the topics poll works:

We made an  anonymous ITSM trends Google form poll

 available in December 2024. The poll respondents could choose their five most important ITSM topics or trends for 2025 (in the context of needing help). The other option was free-form to catch other topics.

Now, we’re sharing the ITSM trends for 2025 poll results. Still, we’re not going to tell you what to focus your IT organization’s attention on in 2025; it’s just an insight into what the ITSM community  thinks is important. Of course, this poll data could be used to sense-check your 2025 ITSM improvement plans.

The 2025 ITSM trends poll results at a glance

Here’s a quick snapshot of the 2025 ITSM trends poll (in case this is all you need):

The top five ITSM trends for 2025 are:

-Governance (including AI governance) (37%)

-Generative AI (GenAI) (35%)

-ITIL/ITSM “advanced” capabilities (31%)

-Value demonstration (28%)

-People (including attitude, behavior, and culture (ABC)) (27%)

Versus the top ITSM trends for 2024:

-Artificial intelligence/machine learning (44%)

-Value demonstration (32%)

This article shares the results of the 2025 content poll based on 176 responses. There are also insights into how ITSM trends have changed over time, some trend-related opinions, and links to existing trend-related ITSM.tools content that might still help.

How the topics poll works:

We made an  anonymous ITSM trends Google form poll

 available in December 2024. The poll respondents could choose their five most important ITSM topics or trends for 2025 (in the context of needing help). The other option was free-form to catch other topics.

Now, we’re sharing the ITSM trends for 2025 poll results. Still, we’re not going to tell you what to focus your IT organization’s attention on in 2025; it’s just an insight into what the ITSM community  thinks is important. Of course, this poll data could be used to sense-check your 2025 ITSM improvement plans.

The 2025 ITSM trends poll results at a glance

Here’s a quick snapshot of the 2025 ITSM trends poll (in case this is all you need):

The top five ITSM trends for 2025 are:

-Governance (including AI governance) (37%)

-Generative AI (GenAI) (35%)

-ITIL/ITSM “advanced” capabilities (31%)

-Value demonstration (28%)

-People (including attitude, behavior, and culture (ABC)) (27%)

Versus the top ITSM trends for 2024:

-Artificial intelligence/machine learning (44%)

-Value demonstration (32%)

This article shares the results of the 2025 content poll based on 176 responses. There are also insights into how ITSM trends have changed over time, some trend-related opinions, and links to existing trend-related ITSM.tools content that might still help.

How the topics poll works:

We made an  anonymous ITSM trends Google form poll

 available in December 2024. The poll respondents could choose their five most important ITSM topics or trends for 2025 (in the context of needing help). The other option was free-form to catch other topics.

Now, we’re sharing the ITSM trends for 2025 poll results. Still, we’re not going to tell you what to focus your IT organization’s attention on in 2025; it’s just an insight into what the ITSM community  thinks is important. Of course, this poll data could be used to sense-check your 2025 ITSM improvement plans.

The 2025 ITSM trends poll results at a glance

Here’s a quick snapshot of the 2025 ITSM trends poll (in case this is all you need):

The top five ITSM trends for 2025 are:

-Governance (including AI governance) (37%)

-Generative AI (GenAI) (35%)

-ITIL/ITSM “advanced” capabilities (31%)

-Value demonstration (28%)

-People (including attitude, behavior, and culture (ABC)) (27%)

Versus the top ITSM trends for 2024:

-Artificial intelligence/machine learning (44%)

-Value demonstration (32%)

The five hottest ITSM trends for 2025 versus those for 2024

This article shares the results of the 2025 content poll based on 176 responses. There are also insights into how ITSM trends have changed over time, some trend-related opinions, and links to existing trend-related ITSM.tools content that might still help.

How the topics poll works:

We made an  anonymous ITSM trends Google form poll

 available in December 2024. The poll respondents could choose their five most important ITSM topics or trends for 2025 (in the context of needing help). The other option was free-form to catch other topics.

Now, we’re sharing the ITSM trends for 2025 poll results. Still, we’re not going to tell you what to focus your IT organization’s attention on in 2025; it’s just an insight into what the ITSM community  thinks is important. Of course, this poll data could be used to sense-check your 2025 ITSM improvement plans.

The 2025 ITSM trends poll results at a glance

Here’s a quick snapshot of the 2025 ITSM trends poll (in case this is all you need):

The top five ITSM trends for 2025 are:

-Governance (including AI governance) (37%)

-Generative AI (GenAI) (35%)

-ITIL/ITSM “advanced” capabilities (31%)

-Value demonstration (28%)

-People (including attitude, behavior, and culture (ABC)) (27%)

Versus the top ITSM trends for 2024:

-Artificial intelligence/machine learning (44%)

-Value demonstration (32%)