How would you rate your ITSM process manager’s knowledge of infrastructure technology?
Excellent7%
Very good39%
Good35%
Fair12%
Poor4%
Very poor
I don’t know
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Excellent7%
Very good39%
Good35%
Fair12%
Poor4%
Very poor
I don’t know
Every Month19%
Every Quarter58%
Every Year20%
Other (comment below)2%
Enhanced ability to manage changing priorities30%
Accelerated software delivery53%
Increased software maintainability35%
Increased team productivity37%
Improved business & IT alignment35%
Improved project visibility27%
Improved team morale14%
Improved engineering discipline17%
Better management of distributed teams15%
Reduced project cost14%
Reduced project risk9%
Improved response to volatile market conditions7%
Other (please specify)1%
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The most successful ITSM leaders I have met had the broadest range of experiences on infrastructure and applications. They didn’t need to be deep in a single aspect but instead need to know a little about everything
That broad knowledge helped identify things work together and how things flow through IT and the business