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Automation Can Help… or It Can Just Make Bad Work Faster

January 3, 2026 Ryan Ogilvie Leave a comment

Automation has become one of the most talked-about levers in IT service management. Every tool demo promises it. Every roadmap…

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Posted in: Continual Service Improvement Filed under: AI, Automation, ITSM, Process, Process Maturity, Service Management

A Smarter Path to Modern ITSM Certification

December 8, 2025 Ryan Ogilvie

Some ITSM certifications have become costly, rigid, and increasingly disconnected from how IT actually operates today. Mandatory course paths, recurring…

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Posted in: Training Filed under: ITIL, ITIL4, ITSM, Training

The Real Cost of Poor Process Clarity in Service Management

September 3, 2025 Ryan Ogilvie

“Wait… how does this process work again?” If you’ve ever heard that from a colleague (or worse said it yourself),…

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Posted in: Service Management Filed under: continual service improvement, IT Service Management, ITSM, ITSM Improvements, Process, Service Management, value stream mapping

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