There are 5 different levels of certification based on the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) body of knowledge.
The domain of IT and IT Service Management is developing every day as a result of digitalization and digital transformation in all kinds of industries. This has led to a huge number of approaches, frameworks and best practices being used and applied throughout organizations. One of the most complex aspects of this is the fact that numerous of these methods can be applied for different purposes. VeriSM™ is an approach for the digital age that offers a way to combine previously acquired ITSM knowledge (for example ITIL or COBIT) with emerging technologies (IoT, Big Data etc). In this respect, VeriSM offers an opportunity to make the most of your previous investments whilst at the same time making your management approach more future proof.
The original certifications based on the Information Technology Infrastructure Library were developed in partnership by EXIN and ISEB (the British Computer Society) in 1993. EXIN co-developed the original Foundation, Practitioner and Management certifications and were one of the Examination Institutes that offered ITIL examinations until 2017 when Axelos, the owners of the scheme, gave the exclusive rights to certify professionals to a single examination institute.
There are two trains of thought in those sentiments and with the announcement of VeriSM™, both resonant to service managers. First and foremost, VeriSM is not replacing ITIL.
The central point of the VeriSM™ focus is about how to provide a good product and/or service in the Digital Age.
ITIL has been the IT service management (ITSM) best, or good, practice “frontrunner” since the 1990s despite the birth, or evolution, of other approaches. And there’s no doubting that it has helped tens of thousands of organizations.
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