itSMF Bulletin November 2020 | Page 16

It’s all about delivering services

Enterprise service management (ESM) is the application of IT service management (ITSM) principles to other areas of an organisation. This typically means not only using the same core processes but often benefiting from the same technology used to support those

processes. Simply, applying the same process principles and workflow used to manage IT service delivery within other business departments that are delivering other types of services.

For many years, IT service management thought leaders throughout the world have been calling to drop the 'IT' from ITSM.

For many years, IT service management thought leaders throughout the world have been calling to drop the 'IT' from ITSM. The reason for this is simple. It’s all about ‘services’, delivering customer and business outcomes, IT or otherwise so why call the IT part out?

Enterprise Service Management Essentials

by Michelle Major-Goldsmith