IT Service Management Newsletter
November 07
In this issue

Spotlight: Compuware’s Linh Ho discusses Six Sigma for IT service management

Webcast: Putting ITIL version 3 to work with BSM

Enabling Business and IT Integration — New white paper on ITIL v3 and Compuware's IT service management solution

Partner spotlight — Service improvement with Wipro

Putting the ‘service’ into ‘ISP’

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“Compuware has been a leader in applying Six Sigma methods for continual improvement within the IT service management domain, which aligns well with ITIL v3.”

– Tim Grieser, Program Vice President, Enterprise System Software, IDC

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Think Six Sigma is difficult to implement? Think again, says Compuware expert Linh Ho

IT service management is now of strategic business importance, so it’s no surprise that there’s increasing interest in applying world-class quality standards to ITSM processes.

One of those world-class standards is Six Sigma. In this issue of the Compuware newsletter, our resident expert Linh Ho tells us why Six Sigma is an ideal quality method for ITSM, and reveals the key Six Sigma techniques that can be implemented immediately.

Staying with the best practice theme, we focus on the recently-released version 3 of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL). The new version goes hand in hand with Six Sigma in its emphasis on continuous improvement. Our joint webcast with Wipro Technologies shows how you can best implement ITIL v3 in your business service management processes.

We’ve also included a complimentary white paper outlining how Compuware’s service management solution Vantage automates and integrates key ITIL processes, and you can download a free, Compuware-sponsored eBook, The Definitive Guide to Business Service Management, by independent industry expert Greg Shields.

Finally, our featured opinion article looks at the serious challenges currently faced by internet service providers in managing ever more complex and demanding services. To avoid customer churn, ISPs must find ways to monitor, anticipate and cope with network performance issues before they become a problem. Compuware’s director of service management, Michael Allen, explains why end-to-end network visibility is now critical to ensuring customer satisfaction.

As always, we hope you find this newsletter useful and informative. If you have any questions about anything you’ve read in this issue, or if you have any comments or questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Spotlight: Compuware’s Linh Ho discusses Six Sigma for IT service management


Linh Ho

Compuware's Product Marketing Manager, Linh Ho, discusses Six Sigma for IT service management

Manufacturers have long recognized the value of Six Sigma for improving quality and reducing process variation and costs. Mature IT organizations are now beginning to apply Six Sigma techniques in the delivery of IT services, with equally positive results. Compuware’s Linh Ho, co-author of Six Sigma for IT Management, provides guidance to help organizations get started on their Six Sigma journey.

ITSM News: Can you briefly explain what Six Sigma is for those who may not be familiar?

Linh Ho: Six Sigma is a quality method that focuses on “Critical to Quality” processes – in terms of what’s important to the customers and the business, and eliminating defects. Through its DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) model, each of these phases have objectives and techniques that support the improvement effort. Six Sigma was originally applied in manufacturing, but it is now adopted in many industries such as finance and banking, healthcare, government, including in the field of IT service management with considerable success.

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Putting ITIL version 3 to work with BSM — Upcoming webcast


As IT continues to become an integral part of business success, industry best practices and service management technologies evolve as well. Through them, IT managers are better able to prove their business worth, improve communications with business counterparts and enhance the quality of IT services. In particular, ITIL v3’s new life-cycle approach to service management is an evolutionary step and a clear sign that IT is taking a more business-driven path. And Business Service Management solutions provide the visibility and control needed to manage IT from a business perspective.

Please join Compuware Corporation and Wipro Technologies for a live, one-hour webcast titled, “Putting ITIL v3 to work with Business Service Management.” You’ll hear first-hand from two industry experts as they discuss the significance of ITIL v3 and new service management technologies.

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Enabling Business and IT Integration — New white paper on ITIL v3 and Compuware's IT service management solution


Integrating IT and the business is a top priority with many CIOs. Because IT enables businesses, it now plays an integral part in their success. CIOs continually look for innovative ways to prove the business value of IT, improve communications with their business counterparts and improve the quality of IT services to meet evolving business demand. This paper offers insight into the business value Compuware’s service management solution Vantage brings to ITIL's life cycle. Also, this covers how Vantage automates and integrates key ITIL processes, including Six Sigma techniques for continual service quality improvement.

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Partner spotlight — Service improvement with Wipro


Compuware partner Wipro is a leader in helping organizations realize the benefits of IT service improvement methodologies such as ITIL and Six Sigma. Compuware and Wipro have published a white paper that describes a powerful metrics-driven approach to drive quick sustained value realization, while minimizing the need for training, risk and investment.

Read the white paper »

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Putting the ‘service’ into ‘ISP’


Gone are the days when ISPs only had to manage simple internet applications and make sure their modems were working properly. Today’s internet service providers face serious challenges in managing and providing complex, bandwidth-hungry services to an increasingly demanding customer base. In this article, Michael Allen of Compuware explains how, in an industry where network performance issues can quickly lead to lost customers, end-to-end network visibility and control are essential to identifying and resolving network issues before they become a problem.

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