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5.0 out of 5 stars Worrying but very true! I loved it
I've been in and around IT service delivery/management for over 20 years now. And I've been crusading for best (or even just sensible) practice the entire time.

I loved this book. Many organisations, mostly unintentional, promote exactly this form of disfunctional service management. It is a perfect lesson in what not to do.

My favourite was...
Published on March 7, 2009 by Kathryn Howard

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3.0 out of 5 stars Larry
This book is soley a book making fun of ITSM. If you want to release your work stress on ITSM and have a good laugh on it, get this book. If not, go somewhere...
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4.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant spoof on IT management BOKs, March 11, 2009
This review is from: Introduction To Real Itsm (Paperback)
If you've read "real" BOK publications dealing with service management, this should get a smile from you. It pokes fun at the IT department, the business' management and the people whousually evolve around the whole environment.

The Wright cycle, the 3 Ds of design, or the Management Management are concepts that could possibly get you ahead in your implementation of service solutions. Notice the adverb 'possibly'.

An interesting spoof. I wish it had been a tad longer, and maybe go one step further in the satire. Nonetheless a good read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Worrying but very true! I loved it, March 7, 2009
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I've been in and around IT service delivery/management for over 20 years now. And I've been crusading for best (or even just sensible) practice the entire time.

I loved this book. Many organisations, mostly unintentional, promote exactly this form of disfunctional service management. It is a perfect lesson in what not to do.

My favourite was the Wright Cycle. I've seen it far too often and it appeals to my black sense of humour.

Highly recommended to all who deal in service management.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A splash of Reality on IT!, March 5, 2009
This review is from: Introduction To Real Itsm (Paperback)
Rob England achieves something rarely done in the IT Industry; he creates a guidebook that is both Practical and Enjoyable. While so much energy is focused on "Best Practices" and "Gold Standard" performance, Rob dares to speak what so many in IT know; that the majority of our time is spent dealing with "good enough" and "getting to done," despite the corners that may need to be cut to get there.

This book is a fun read and despite the sarcastic bent, it provides a positive and encouraging message to those in the industry. It gives an honest portrayal of the day to day work of IT. An enjoyable read!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Larry, January 2, 2011
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This book is soley a book making fun of ITSM. If you want to release your work stress on ITSM and have a good laugh on it, get this book. If not, go somewhere...
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5.0 out of 5 stars You will laugh aloud, September 29, 2009
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Great book. Don't miss "The IT Skeptic Looks at CMDB", which is, in my view, essential reading for CIOs and people in IT.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great and funny book, September 11, 2009
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This book is really funny while on the other hand also very sad because for many of the funny things the author describes it is just too sad that they are reality. Anyway, I can fully recommend this book to anyone dealing with ITSM! It's fun and it will open your eyes in a humorous and sarcastic way.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Spanish Review: Real, como la vida misma, March 8, 2009
This review is from: Introduction To Real Itsm (Paperback)
REAL ITSM es un modelo nacido de la voluntad de demostrar cómo se hacen las cosas en el mundo real, lejos de los modelos conceptuales que manejamos los "onanistas del ITIL", como nos llama en algún sitio la personalidad desdoblada del IT Skeptic llamada "el IT Swami".

Es un libro ácido y humorístico en el que se describe un framework que, a la inversa que ITIL, presenta las prácticas reales de la industria en lugar de las "mejores prácticas" hipotéticas que deberíamos cumplir.

Así, se compone de un Ciclo de la Muerte del Servicio en el que se describen las siguientes fases:

* Service Reaction: La planificación y la estrategia están prohibidas. Todo el modelo Real ITSM actúa como respuesta a las presiones del negocio.
* Service Demand: Los servicios se crean únicamente como una concesión ante la demanda de los usuarios.
* Service Tamming: Los servicios llegan al entorno productivo de manera inesperada y, por supuesto, sin aviso previo. La primera prioridad es conseguir ganar algo de control sobre ellos.
* Service Nursing: Una vez que están en producción, el foco es conseguir mantenerlos vivos el máximo tiempo posible para maximizar los ingresos que generan (al área TI)
* Continual Service Assessment: Mantendremos a la gerencia, a los consultores y en general a todo el equipo de trabajo felizmente ocupados midiendo y evaluando los servicios.

Entre sus páginas encontraremos momentos especialmente hilarantes, guiños a lo que todos hemos vivido en algún que otro momento y, si leemos entre líneas, verdades interesantes de asumir como prácticas recomendadas (si Rob lee esto, me pondrá en su filtro Anti-Spam, estoy seguro!).

Por ejemplo, en la sección dedicada al proceso de Gestión de Proveedores dice:

[" Los proveedores habitualmente gestionan los Departamentos de IT adecuadamente. El único problema suele aparecer cuando el equipo IT se pelea por ver quien va a ser la persona de contacto con el proveedor, ya que este es un rol apetecible para todos aquellos a los que les gustan los gadgets, paraguas, camisetas o polos de golf y a los que les gusta viajar [...]

De cara a optimizar el ser gestionado por un proveedor, lo mejor es tratar de convertirse en cliente de referencia, porque así se consiguen beneficios importantes como

Amor y Atención: Los clientes de referencia consumen de lejos una cantidad de recursos y de atención superior a la que podría ser sostenible en más que unos pocos clientes, así que sé uno de ellos.

Gloria: Los proveedores te harán parecer un héroe, apareciendo en carteles y fantásticas presentaciones.

Conferencias: a cuántas conferencias te invitarán como CIO de referencia, para que seas tú quien explique lo bien que te han atendido. Despues de 20 minutos de charla podrás pasear o disfrutar de lugares insospechados, porque las conferencias siempre se realizan en lugares de lo más exoticos

Celebraciones: en caso de derrota, declara la victoria. Aunque el proyecto de varios cientos de miles de euros se haya ido al garete, el proveedor te ayudará a conseguir que parezca un gran éxito. "]

En definitiva, es un libro muy recomendable para aquellos que quieran entender cómo funciona el mundo real y quieran echarse unas risas en perfecto inglés de Nueva Zelanda. Además, ahora hay que aprovechar que la promoción de Precio Especial de Navidad se ha cambiado a Precio Especial de Recesión así que por unos pocos dólares lo puedes tener sobre tu mesa.

Ah! Por cierto... que como buen framework, viene acompañado de un esquema de certificación profesional, esquema de certificación de las prácticas en la empresa y website colaborativa donde la comunidad añade e intercambia conocimiento y experiencias. Más información en http://www.RealITSM.com
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