| change and release management: Implementing ITIL Change and Release Management Larry Klosterboer, 2008 |
| change and release management: Implementing Itil Change And Release Management Klosterboer, 2009-09 |
| change and release management: Site Reliability Engineering Niall Richard Murphy, Betsy Beyer, Chris Jones, Jennifer Petoff, 2016-03-23 The overwhelming majority of a software system’s lifespan is spent in use, not in design or implementation. So, why does conventional wisdom insist that software engineers focus primarily on the design and development of large-scale computing systems? In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Google’s Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire lifecycle has enabled the company to successfully build, deploy, monitor, and maintain some of the largest software systems in the world. You’ll learn the principles and practices that enable Google engineers to make systems more scalable, reliable, and efficient—lessons directly applicable to your organization. This book is divided into four sections: Introduction—Learn what site reliability engineering is and why it differs from conventional IT industry practices Principles—Examine the patterns, behaviors, and areas of concern that influence the work of a site reliability engineer (SRE) Practices—Understand the theory and practice of an SRE’s day-to-day work: building and operating large distributed computing systems Management—Explore Google's best practices for training, communication, and meetings that your organization can use |
| change and release management: IT Release Management Dave Howard, 2016-04-19 When implemented correctly, release management can help ensure that quality is integrated throughout the development, implementation, and delivery of services, applications, and infrastructure. This holistic, total cost of ownership approach allows for higher levels of system availability, is more cost effective to maintain, and increases overall s |
| change and release management: Implementing ITIL Change and Release Management Larry Klosterboer, 2008-12-01 The Business-Focused, Best-Practice Guide to Succeeding with ITIL Change and Release Management ITIL® (Information Technology Infrastructure Library®) can help organizations streamline and integrate their operations, dramatically improving efficiency and delivering greater business value. For the first time, there's a comprehensive best-practice guide to succeeding with two of the most crucial and challenging parts of ITIL: change and release management. Leading IBM® ITIL expert and author Larry Klosterboer shares solid expertise gained from real implementations across multiple industries. He helps you decide where to invest, avoid ITIL pitfalls, and build successful, long-term processes that deliver real return on investment. You’ll find detailed guidance on each process, integrated into a comprehensive roadmap for planning, implementation, and operation–a roadmap available nowhere else. Klosterboer offers in-depth coverage of the crucial issues every implementer will face, including make-or-break challenges most consultants can’t or won’t talk about. For example, he demonstrates how to set a reasonable project scope, migrate data, execute successful pilot programs, and continually improve quality once ITIL practices are in place. This book’s practical insights will be invaluable to every IT executive, professional, and user who wants to bring their current change and release practices in line with ITIL–and transform them from a source of frustration into a source of value. Coverage includes Discovering and managing your change and release management requirements Identifying the resources you’ll need to succeed Building comprehensive schedules for executing change/release management projects Moving from planning to real-world implementation Choosing the right tools–or modifying the tools you’ve already invested in Using change/release management to facilitate auditing and ensure compliance Leveraging the full business benefits of mature change/release management processes Covers ITIL version 3 |
| change and release management: Enterprise Release Management Louis J. Taborda, 2011 An indispensable resource for business leaders, IT professionals and project managers working to effect positive change in their organizations, this innovative book presents a new paradigm for the management of evolving business and IT architectures. Enterprise release management takes a holistic view of change that offers a synthesis of traditional management approaches, including project and change management, enterprise architecture, and development practices like configuration and release management. Unlike many books that simply focus on portfolio planning, this practical reference establishes an end to end release framework which ensures initiatives are planned and prioritized to streamline portfolio execution and delivery. Benefits of the release-centric approach advocated include reduced execution and operational risk, improved demand management and optimized release throughput. This unique book offers a fresh enterprise perspective that addresses strategic change and the release life cycle, providing executives and managers with the tools they need to chart and track the course of their business. |
| change and release management: Agile Change Management Melanie Franklin, 2021-10-03 The second edition of Agile Change Management provides essential tools to build change manager capabilities and ensure change initiatives are embedded effectively throughout the organization. This book is a comprehensive resource for creating a roadmap that is flexible and unique to each organization to manage any type of change initiative. Detailing all the processes, activities and information needed, from creating the right environment for change to completing iterative tasks, it shows how to respond to different needs as they arise, reducing the potential for wasted time and resources. The updated second edition features chapters on behavioural change and decomposition in planning iterations, and new material on prototyping for business needs and virtual leadership. Whether implementing a large-scale transformation or working through projects at micro-level, Agile Change Management provides tools, frameworks and examples necessary to adapt to and manage change effectively. |
| change and release management: Product Release Planning Guenther Ruhe, 2010-06-16 Business success hinges on successfully creating products with the right features. You must correctly analyze the needs of the customer and match these needs with your resources to not only produce a product and but also deliver it in a timely manner. An in-depth understanding of systematic release planning can put you on this path. Authored by ren |
| change and release management: The Effective Change Manager's Handbook Richard Smith, David King, Ranjit Sidhu, Dan Skelsey, APMG, 2014-11-03 The Effective Change Manager's Handbook helps practitioners, employers and academics define and practise change management successfully and develop change management maturity within their organization. A single-volume learning resource covering the range of knowledge required, it includes chapters from established thought leaders on topics ranging from benefits management, stakeholder strategy, facilitation, change readiness, project management and education and learning support. The Effective Change Manager's Handbook covers the whole process from planning to implementation, offering practical tools, techniques and models to effectively support any change initiative. The editors of The Effective Change Manager's Handbook - Richard Smith, David King, Ranjit Sidhu and Dan Skelsey - are all experienced international consultants and trainers in change management. All four editors worked on behalf of the Change Management Institute to co-author the first global change management body of knowledge, The Effective Change Manager, and are members of the APMG International examination panel for change management. |
| change and release management: Accelerate Nicole Forsgren, PhD, Jez Humble, Gene Kim, 2018-03-27 Winner of the Shingo Publication Award Accelerate your organization to win in the marketplace. How can we apply technology to drive business value? For years, we've been told that the performance of software delivery teams doesn't matter―that it can't provide a competitive advantage to our companies. Through four years of groundbreaking research to include data collected from the State of DevOps reports conducted with Puppet, Dr. Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim set out to find a way to measure software delivery performance―and what drives it―using rigorous statistical methods. This book presents both the findings and the science behind that research, making the information accessible for readers to apply in their own organizations. Readers will discover how to measure the performance of their teams, and what capabilities they should invest in to drive higher performance. This book is ideal for management at every level. |
| change and release management: Continuous Delivery Jez Humble, David Farley, 2010-07-27 Winner of the 2011 Jolt Excellence Award! Getting software released to users is often a painful, risky, and time-consuming process. This groundbreaking new book sets out the principles and technical practices that enable rapid, incremental delivery of high quality, valuable new functionality to users. Through automation of the build, deployment, and testing process, and improved collaboration between developers, testers, and operations, delivery teams can get changes released in a matter of hours— sometimes even minutes–no matter what the size of a project or the complexity of its code base. Jez Humble and David Farley begin by presenting the foundations of a rapid, reliable, low-risk delivery process. Next, they introduce the “deployment pipeline,” an automated process for managing all changes, from check-in to release. Finally, they discuss the “ecosystem” needed to support continuous delivery, from infrastructure, data and configuration management to governance. The authors introduce state-of-the-art techniques, including automated infrastructure management and data migration, and the use of virtualization. For each, they review key issues, identify best practices, and demonstrate how to mitigate risks. Coverage includes • Automating all facets of building, integrating, testing, and deploying software • Implementing deployment pipelines at team and organizational levels • Improving collaboration between developers, testers, and operations • Developing features incrementally on large and distributed teams • Implementing an effective configuration management strategy • Automating acceptance testing, from analysis to implementation • Testing capacity and other non-functional requirements • Implementing continuous deployment and zero-downtime releases • Managing infrastructure, data, components and dependencies • Navigating risk management, compliance, and auditing Whether you’re a developer, systems administrator, tester, or manager, this book will help your organization move from idea to release faster than ever—so you can deliver value to your business rapidly and reliably. |
| change and release management: Switch Chip Heath, Dan Heath, 2010-02-16 Why is it so hard to make lasting changes in our companies, in our communities, and in our own lives? The primary obstacle is a conflict that's built into our brains, say Chip and Dan Heath, authors of the critically acclaimed bestseller Made to Stick. Psychologists have discovered that our minds are ruled by two different systems - the rational mind and the emotional mind—that compete for control. The rational mind wants a great beach body; the emotional mind wants that Oreo cookie. The rational mind wants to change something at work; the emotional mind loves the comfort of the existing routine. This tension can doom a change effort - but if it is overcome, change can come quickly. In Switch, the Heaths show how everyday people - employees and managers, parents and nurses - have united both minds and, as a result, achieved dramatic results: • The lowly medical interns who managed to defeat an entrenched, decades-old medical practice that was endangering patients • The home-organizing guru who developed a simple technique for overcoming the dread of housekeeping • The manager who transformed a lackadaisical customer-support team into service zealots by removing a standard tool of customer service In a compelling, story-driven narrative, the Heaths bring together decades of counterintuitive research in psychology, sociology, and other fields to shed new light on how we can effect transformative change. Switch shows that successful changes follow a pattern, a pattern you can use to make the changes that matter to you, whether your interest is in changing the world or changing your waistline. |
| change and release management: Service strategy Great Britain. Office of Government Commerce, 2007-05-30 Management, Computers, Computer networks, Information exchange, Data processing, IT and Information Management: IT Service Management |
| change and release management: The Checklist Manifesto Atul Gawande, 2010-04-01 The New York Times bestselling author of Being Mortal and Complications reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist We live in a world of great and increasing complexity, where even the most expert professionals struggle to master the tasks they face. Longer training, ever more advanced technologies—neither seems to prevent grievous errors. But in a hopeful turn, acclaimed surgeon and writer Atul Gawande finds a remedy in the humblest and simplest of techniques: the checklist. First introduced decades ago by the U.S. Air Force, checklists have enabled pilots to fly aircraft of mind-boggling sophistication. Now innovative checklists are being adopted in hospitals around the world, helping doctors and nurses respond to everything from flu epidemics to avalanches. Even in the immensely complex world of surgery, a simple ninety-second variant has cut the rate of fatalities by more than a third. In riveting stories, Gawande takes us from Austria, where an emergency checklist saved a drowning victim who had spent half an hour underwater, to Michigan, where a cleanliness checklist in intensive care units virtually eliminated a type of deadly hospital infection. He explains how checklists actually work to prompt striking and immediate improvements. And he follows the checklist revolution into fields well beyond medicine, from disaster response to investment banking, skyscraper construction, and businesses of all kinds. An intellectual adventure in which lives are lost and saved and one simple idea makes a tremendous difference, The Checklist Manifesto is essential reading for anyone working to get things right. |
| change and release management: Reviving Businesses With New Organizational Change Management Strategies Nuno Geada, Pedro Fernandes Anunciação, 2021 This book analyzes the sensitivity of organizations to change management based on methodologies and tools to control impacts and investigates how employees are impacted by their environment discussing issues such as technology communication and business continuity and the importance of collaborative and interactive relationship pertaining to change management-- |
| change and release management: Driving Digital Isaac Sacolick, 2017-08-24 Every organization makes plans for updating products, technologies, and business processes. But that’s not enough anymore for the twenty-first-century company. The race is now on for everyone to become a digital enterprise. For those individuals who have been charged with leading their company’s technology-driven change, the pressure is intense while the correct path forward unclear. Help has arrived! In Driving Digital, author Isaac Sacolick shares the lessons he’s learned over the years as he has successfully spearheaded multiple transformations and helped shape digital-business best practices. Readers no longer have to blindly trek through the mine field of their company’s digital transformation. In this thoroughly researched one-stop manual, learn how to: • Formulate a digital strategy • Transform business and IT practices • Align development and operations • Drive culture change • Bolster digital talent • Capture and track ROI • Develop innovative digital practices • Pilot emerging technologies • And more! Your company cannot avoid the digital disruption heading its way. The choice is yours: Will this mean the beginning of the end for your business, or will your digital practices be what catapults you into next-level success? |
| change and release management: ADKAR Jeff Hiatt, 2006 In his first complete text on the ADKAR model, Jeff Hiatt explains the origin of the model and explores what drives each building block of ADKAR. Learn how to build awareness, create desire, develop knowledge, foster ability and reinforce changes in your organization. The ADKAR Model is changing how we think about managing the people side of change, and provides a powerful foundation to help you succeed at change. |
| change and release management: EPIC Change Timothy R. Clark, 2010-12-17 More than ever, leaders are expected to be the change agents of their organizations. Yet CEO turnover continues to rise and organizations continue to struggle in their efforts to confront the fearsome adaptive challenges of the global age. Epic Change is a path-breaking contribution to the study of leadership and organizational change. Based on a landmark study of 53 cases of large-scale organizational change in business, healthcare, government, education, and the non-profit sector, acclaimed thought leader and researcher, Dr. Timothy R. Clark unveils the Power Curve of Change framework and EPIC system for change management (Evaluate, Prepare, Implement, Consolidate) for leaders who are charged to lead high-stakes change initiatives in their organizations. Epic Change presents a strategic-level road map, along with tactical level tools, for the every-day needs of leaders who must respond to all types of adaptive challenge to remain competitive. It represents a comprehensive, research-based program for leaders who want to develop the indispensable competency of leading change in a permanently and profoundly different age. Change rarely fails for lack of strategy—Clark shows that only the discretionary efforts of people can make change happen—and this requires leadership and energy management. The Epic Change approach has been successfully field-tested with leaders at all levels and in organizations around the world. This important resource provides leaders new research-based tools to increase and sustain the energy of any change effort. |
| change and release management: Managing to Change the World Alison Green, Jerry Hauser, 2012-04-03 Why getting results should be every nonprofit manager's first priority A nonprofit manager's fundamental job is to get results, sustained over time, rather than boost morale or promote staff development. This is a shift from the tenor of many management books, particularly in the nonprofit world. Managing to Change the World is designed to teach new and experienced nonprofit managers the fundamental skills of effective management, including: managing specific tasks and broader responsibilities; setting clear goals and holding people accountable to them; creating a results-oriented culture; hiring, developing, and retaining a staff of superstars. Offers nonprofit managers a clear guide to the most effective management skills Shows how to address performance problems, dismiss staffers who fall short, and the right way to exercising authority Gives guidance for managing time wisely and offers suggestions for staying in sync with your boss and managing up This important resource contains 41 resources and downloadable tools that can be implemented immediately. |
| change and release management: Embracing DevOps Release Management Joel Kruger, 2024-04-12 Unlock the power of DevOps release management to elevate your software development with early quality checks, testing, automation, and QA integration, reshaping your software delivery life cycle for excellence Key Features Understand the SDLC and the most popular release management models Learn what makes DevOps unique and how CI/CD pipelines enforce good DevOps release management Drive a culture-driven release management initiative in your organization that breaks down silos Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionAt the core of software development lies the imperative of swiftly and reliably releasing new features and updates, emphasizing the vital role of release management in the DevOps methodology. Discover how software development teams can elevate their processes by incorporating quality checks and shifting left, moving testing, automation, and QA procedures much earlier into the SDLC. However, release management is still tasked with application monitoring, overseeing infrastructure components, and managing change orders and schedules. This book offers insights into the essence of DevOps Release Management, illuminating its nuances and providing basic strategies for its implementation. You’ll explore how CI/CD pipelines enforce good DevOps release management and master techniques to optimize them. You’ll also learn how to foster a culture of cross-functional product development that minimizes waste and maximizes value to the customer. By the end of the book, you’ll have gained a comprehensive understanding of DevOps release management, its benefits, and practical implementation strategies. Equipped with this knowledge, you’ll be able to assess your own development processes and identify areas for improvement, ultimately leading to increased efficiency, collaboration, and value creation.What you will learn Discover the significance and anatomy of the SDLC Understand the history of release management and how various models work Grasp DevOps release management and basic strategies to implement it Construct optimized CI/CD pipelines capable of early issue detection Implement the shift-left approach to enhance value delivery to customers at record speed Foster a culture of cross-functional collaboration in your team Make DevOps release management pragmatic and accessible Overcome common pitfalls in DevOps release management Who this book is for This book is a comprehensive introduction for those who are new to DevOps release management, but it's also valuable for DevOps engineers and release managers looking to enhance their skills and knowledge. If you’re looking to adopt key practices to shift left, this book will enable you to build high-quality products in record time. |
| change and release management: HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People Daniel Goleman, Jon R. Katzenbach, W. Chan Kim, Renée A. Mauborgne, 2011 Business. |
| change and release management: Choosing Strategies for Change John P. Kotter, 1979-01-01 |
| change and release management: Best Practice for Security Management United Kingdom. Treasury. Office of Government Commerce, 1999 Security Management is the process of managing a defined level of security on information and IT services. Included is managing the reaction to security incidents. |
| change and release management: IT Service Management - Global Best Practices, Volume 1 , 2008-04-22 A very practical publication that contains the knowledge of a large number of experts from all over the world. Being independent from specific frameworks, and selected by a large board of experts, the contributions offer the best practical guidance on the daily issues of the IT manager. |
| change and release management: IT Service Management Best Practices Using IBM SmartCloud Control Desk Axel Buecker, Bo Batty, Jason Brown, Alex Chung, Samuel Hokama, Aurelien Jarry, Leonardo Matos, Daniel Wiegand, IBM Redbooks, 2013-12-12 SmartCloud Control Desk is a comprehensive IT Asset and Service Management solution that helps reduce cost and minimize service disruptions. It does so through automated service request handling, efficient change management, and optimized asset lifecycle management across IT and enterprise domains. SmartCloud Control Desk helps to reduce total cost of ownership by using one unified solution to license, install, and manage multiple ITIL processes under one price point. It can also help reduce business risk by using advanced impact analysis and defining automated change procedures that ensure integrity of existing infrastructure while supporting business agility. SmartCloud Control Desk improves efficiency and quality of service by unifying asset, change, and problem management. It lowers cost and mitigates license compliance risk by performing end to end software asset management. It also delivers an adaptive, role-based simplified UI that can be more intuitive for novice users, which reduces training costs, while allowing access from anywhere at anytime through mobile device support that includes BlackBerry, iOS, and Android. In addition, SmartCloud Control Desk supports both a profit center business model for internal IT organizations, and an external Service Provider model. It allows organizations to manage customers and customer agreements and bills for managed assets, usage, and work activities while improving utilization rates and reducing unnecessary purchases by managing the IT asset lifecycle. You can deploy SmartCloud Control Desk in a variety of ways; traditional on-premise, SaaS, VM image. This approach can make it more affordable to meet your current business needs, and seamlessly move between delivery models while keeping the same functionality. This IBM® Redbooks® publication covers IBM SmartCloud® Control Desk product configuration, customization, and implementation best practices. |
| change and release management: System Center 2012 Service Manager Unleashed Kerrie Meyler, Kurt Van Hoecke, Samuel Erskine, Steve Buchanan, 2014-09-26 This comprehensive resource will help you automate and optimize all facets of service management with System Center 2012 Service Manager. Expert consultants offer deep “in the trenches” insights for improving problem resolution, change control, release management, asset lifecycle management, chargeback, and more. You’ll learn how to implement high-value best practices from ITIL and the Microsoft Operations Framework. The authors begin with an expert overview of Service Manager, its evolution, and its new capabilities. Next, they walk through overall planning, design, implementation, and upgrades. Then, to help you focus your efforts, they present stepwise coverage of all topics in each feature area, linking technical information about Service Manager with essential knowledge about the technologies it depends on. Whatever your role in deploying or running Service Manager, this guide will help you deliver more responsive support at lower cost and drive more value from all your IT investments. • Leverage MOF and ITIL processes built into System Center 2012 Service Manager • Plan and design your Service Manager deployment • Install Service Manager or upgrade from earlier versions • Efficiently administer work and configuration items • Use connectors to integrate with Active Directory, Exchange, and System Center components • Create service maps • Enable end user access through Service Manager’s self-service portal • Implement incident, problem, change, and release management • Utilize workflows to automate key support processes • Create service level agreements with calendars, metrics, and objectives • Provide quick access to a standardized catalog of services • Use notification to ensure that Service Manager items are promptly addressed • Secure Service Manager and its data warehouse/reporting platform • Perform maintenance, backup, and recovery • Manage Service Manager performance • Customize Service Manager |
| change and release management: Implementing ISO/IEC 20000 Certification: The Roadmap itSMF International, 2008-03-03 ISO/IEC 20000 is the corporate standard for achieving quality within IT Service Management. As individuals achieve success in Service Management frameworks such as ITIL®, many organizations have identified the benefits of making the jump to full corporate accreditation. But, having made the decision to invest in this standard, what is the best way to implement adoption in an efficient and successful way? This thorough, practical guide has been put together by real experts with real experience of how ISO/IEC 20000 works in the workplace and in the real world. Part A of this title covers the step by step description of the ISO 20000 implementation process. Part B contains real case studies from organizations who have successfully achieved ISO/IEC accreditation. This Official itSMF guide is unique in that it not only describes the implementation process. It also suggests solutions to common problems and set-backs. An understanding of the many business pressures means that practical guidance on the business case, measuring success (or not), or the need for quick wins are all included in this book, making it an invaluable companion for all those working on an implementation project. A sister guide to the hugely successful Official itSMF Introduction to ISO/IEC 20000 book, readers will find that this book becomes a key asset in delivering a practical, down to earth implementation program. Foreword by John Stewart of OGC. |
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| change and release management: ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) Exam Guide Kim van Lavieren, 2024-02-17 Take your career to the next level by becoming an ISC2 certified cloud security professional (CCSP) KEY FEATURES ● Prepares you to crack the ISC2 CCSP exam successfully. ● Provides you with concrete knowledge and skills to secure your organization’s cloud. ● Covers all six domains of the CCSP exam in detail for a clear understanding of cloud security. DESCRIPTION Cloud security is a rapidly evolving field, demanding professionals with specialized knowledge and expertise. This book equips you with the foundational understanding and practical skills necessary to excel in this critical domain, preparing you to confidently pass the CCSP exam. Discover cloud computing basics, security, and risk management in this book. Learn about data security intricacies, infrastructure protection, and secure configuration. Proactively manage risks with vulnerability assessments, threat mitigation, and incident response. Understand legal and privacy considerations, including international regulations. Dive into identity and access management using tools like SSO and CASBs. Explore cloud application architecture, incorporating security tools like WAFs and API gateways. Get ready for certifications like CCSP with dedicated exam preparation sections. Arm yourself with the knowledge and practical skills cultivated throughout this guide. Confidently navigate the ever-evolving landscape, tackle real-world challenges, and stand out as a CCSP certified professional. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● You will learn about cloud concepts, secure architectures, and secure design. ● You will learn how to secure data, applications, and infrastructure in the cloud. ● Understand data residency and legal considerations for cloud data storage. ● Implement risk management frameworks for cloud environments. ● You will learn to navigate laws and regulations, manage risk, and ensure compliance. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is intended for security architects, security consultants, security engineers, security analysts, cloud architects, cloud engineers, cloud consultants, cloud administrators, cloud security analysts, and professional cloud developers who wish to secure cloud environments, architectures, designs, applications, and operations. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Understanding Cloud Computing Concepts 2. Concepts and Design Principles of Cloud Security 3. Evaluating Cloud Service Providers 4. Discover, Classify, and Manage Cloud Data 5. Cloud Storage Architectures and their Security Technologies 6. Cloud Infrastructure and Components 7. Datacenter Security 8. Risk Management in the Cloud 9. Cloud Security Controls 10. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 11. Secure Development, Awareness, and Training 12. Security Testing and Software Verification 13. Specifics of Cloud Security Architecture 14. Identity and Access Management 15. Infrastructure Security 16. Secure Configuration 17. Security Operations 18. Legal and Regulatory Requirements in the Cloud 19. Privacy 20. Cloud Auditing and Enterprise Risk Management 21. Contracts and the Cloud 22. Duties of a CCSP 23. Exam Tips 24. Exam Questions |
| change and release management: Transitions William Bridges, 2004-08-11 The best-selling guide for coping with changes in life and work, named one of the 50 all-time best books in self-help and personal development Whether you choose it or it is thrust upon you, change brings both opportunities and turmoil. Since Transitions was first published, this supportive guide has helped hundreds of thousands of readers cope with these issues by providing an elegantly simple yet profoundly insightful roadmap of the transition process. With the understanding born of both personal and professional experience, William Bridges takes readers step by step through the three stages of any transition: The Ending, The Neutral Zone, and, eventually, The New Beginning. Bridges explains how each stage can be understood and embraced, leading to meaningful and productive movement into a hopeful future. With a new introduction highlighting how the advice in the book continues to apply and is perhaps even more relevant today, and a new chapter devoted to change in the workplace, Transitions will remain the essential guide for coping with the one constant in life: change. |
| change and release management: Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control/Differential Equations Set Alexander Ioffe, Simeon Reich, I Shafrir, 1999-07-16 The calculus of variations is a classical area of mathematical analysis yet its myriad applications in science and technology continue to keep it an active area of research. Encompassing two volumes, this set brings together leading experts who focus on critical point theory, differential equations, and the variational aspects of optimal control. The books cover monotonicity, nonlinear optimization, the impossible pilot wave, the Lavrentiev phenomenon, and elliptic problems. |
| change and release management: Extreme Programming and Agile Processes in Software Engineering Pekka Abrahamsson, Michele Marchesi, Giancarlo Succi, 2006-06-10 This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Extreme Programming and Agile Processes in Software Engineering, XP 2006, held in Oulu, Finland, June 2006. The book presents 16 revised full papers together with 6 experience papers, 12 poster papers and panel summaries, organized in topical sections on foundation and rationale for agile methods, effects of pair programming, quality in agile software development, and more. |
| change and release management: SAP Project Management Pitfalls Jayaraman Kalaimani, 2015-12-30 Master the SAP product ecosystem, the client environment, and the feasibility of implementing critical business process with the required technical and functional configuration. SAP Project Management Pitfalls is the first book to provide you with real examples of the pitfalls that you can avoid, providing you with a road-map to a successful implementation. Jay Kay, a SAP Program Manager for Capgemini, first takes a deep dive into common pitfalls in implementing SAP ERP projects in a complex IT landscape. You will learn about the potential causes of failures, study a selection of relevant project implementation case studies in the area, and see a range of possible countermeasures. Jay Kay also provides background on each - the significance of each implementation area, its relevance to a service company that implements SAP projects, and the current state of research. Key highlights of the book: Tools and techniques for project planning and templates for allocating resources Industry standards and innovations in SAP implementation projects in the form of standard solutions aimed at successful implementation Managing SAP system ECC upgrades, EHP updates and project patches Learn effective ways to implement robust SAP release management practices (change management, BAU) Wearing a practitioner’s insight, Jay Kay explores the relevance of each failed implementation scenario and how to support your company or clients to succeed in a SAP implementation. There are many considerations when implementing SAP, but as you will learn, knowledge, insight, and effective tools to mitigate risks can take you to a successful implementation project. |
| change and release management: Implementing Service and Support Management Processes Carrie Higday-Kalmanowitz, 2005-03-11 The purpose of this book is to provide practical process guide for technical support centres. It is based on the ITAL processes covered in 'Service Support' (ISBN 011330952X) and 'Service Delivery' (ISBN 0113309503) but also includes additional processes as well as a Balanced Scorecard Service Model. Processes covered in the book are: Financial and Operations Management; Knowledge Management; Configuration Management; Change Management; Release Management; Incident Management; Problem Management; Service Level Management; Capacity and Workforce Management; Availability Management; IT Service Continuity Management; and Customer Satisfaction Measurement. |
| change and release management: Reinventing ITIL® in the Age of DevOps Abhinav Krishna Kaiser, 2018-12-12 Delve into the principles of ITIL® and DevOps and examine the similarities and differences. This book re-engineers the ITIL framework to work in DevOps projects without changing its meaning and its original objectives, making it fit for purpose for use in DevOps projects. Reinventing ITIL® in the Age of DevOpsshows you the relevance of ITIL since the emergence of DevOps and puts a unique spin on the ITIL service management framework. Along the way you will see that ITIL is a mature service management framework and years of maturity will be lost if it’s made invalid. The ideas, recommendations, and solutions provided in Reinventing ITIL in the Age of DevOps can be leveraged in order to readily develop solutions or create proposals for clients. The ideas in this book can be further expanded to deliver seamless services to DevOps projects. What You Will LearnDiscover the basics of ITIL and DevOps Compare ITIL and DevOps Understand the structure of a DevOps organization and adapt the ITIL roles to this structure Re-engineer ITIL for DevOps projects Implement major processes such as incident management, configuration management, and change management processes in DevOps projects Automate activities within processes Who This Book Is For Consultants, business analysts, administrators, and project managers who are looking for more information about Dynamics 365. |
| change and release management: Service transition , 2007-05-30 This publication offers guidance on managing service transition from design specification, change configuration, test, release and deployment. Service transition requires effective management of knowledge, organisational culture and transition in difficult circumstances. The volume is derived form decades of IT service management experience and is applicable to all sizes and types of organisations. |
| change and release management: The ITIL Process Manual James Persse, 2016-01-01 This practical guide is a great solution to address the key problem how to implement ITIL and ISO 20000 when initial training has been completed. It supports the basic approaches to the fundamental processes small to medium sized companies will find the concise, practical guidance easy to follow and implement. It avoids the complex, enterprise-wide issues which are not required for many organisations. Each chapter has the following structure: Improvement activities Process inputs and outputs Related processes Tools and techniques Key Performance Indicators Critical Success Factors Process Improvement roles Benefits of effective Process Implementation challenges and considerations Typical assets and artefacts of an Improvement program |
| change and release management: Best Practices and New Perspectives in Service Science and Management Ordóñez de Pablos, Patricia, 2013-04-30 Within global commerce, services and management play a vital role in the economy. Service systems are necessary for organizations, and a multi-disciplinary approach is ideal to establish full understanding of these systems. Best Practices and New Perspectives in Service Science and Management provides original research on all aspects of service science, service management, service engineering, and its supporting technology in order to administer cutting-edge knowledge to encourage the improvement of services. This book is essential for researchers and practitioners in the fields of computer science, software management, and engineering. |
| change and release management: ISO/IEC 20000 - An Introduction Jan van Bon, 2008-03-03 Note: This book is available in several languages: Dutch, Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, English, German, French, Spanish. CONTAINS THE TEXT FOR THE FULL ISO/IEC STANDARD This groundbreaking new title looks at the ISO/IEC 20000 Standard: the scope and the its basis on the concept of a quality management system. By explain the basic processes and functions within IT Service Management it describes for the reader some of the common concepts and definitions that are understood across the globe. It builds on this by describing the basic building blocks of the standard that can be applied to ANY service management framework: whether it is ITIL or any other. ISO/IEC 20000 An Introduction describes Service Management standards that must be attained for corporate accreditation |
| change and release management: TRIM (The Rational IT ModelTM) Foundation - Courseware Pelle Rastock, 2017-07-09 Besides the TRIM (The Rational IT ModelTM) Foundation - Courseware (ISBN: 9789401802017) publication you are advised to obtain the publication TRIM: The Rational IT model (ISBN: 9789401800525). This training consists of two days, which provide preparation for the TRIM Foundation exam. The courseware convers the basics of The Rational IT Model and provides a simpler way for organizations to adapt Service Management as a practice. Apart from the certificate that you will receive when passing the exam, the knowledge you gain during the training about transforming your organization towards a service provider model is significantly more important. You will learn about the foundation of Service Management such as Service structure, service governance, continual improvement and how to connect processes to you existing organization. Certification is an important step in your professional development. TRIM Foundation certificate is specifically aimed at IT professionals and practitioners involved in IT service delivery and managers and consultants who need a basic understanding of the mechanisms in required in delivering IT services, and as criteria for gap analyses. Peoplecert is the certification institute for TRIM Foundation. Would you like to know more about the TRIM Foundation exam? Please visit: www.peoplecert.org |
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