ITSM PORTAL facilitates discussion on interesting opinions and messages through the Columns section. To avoid duplication of functionality, ITSM Portal doesn't maintain its own forum; instead we integrate with LinkedIn - another professional networking platform where many IT experts meet.
Networking, discussions, jobs and promotional information can be posted in various LinkedIn groups, that are moderated by ITSM PORTAL staff. You can choose from a wide variety of groups, covering many interesting topics. Just hit the group logo of your interest and join the LinkedIn group, with tens of thousands of other interested IT managers. Link up with your peers, and join their lively discussions.

This is the network group for practitioners, using ITIL & ITSM best practices. Independent from any formal organization, free speak and exchange of ideas - just an expert community.[9.000 members] This is the network group for practitioners, using ITIL & ITSM best practices. Independent from any formal organization, free speak and exchange of ideas - just an expert community.

 

[11.000 members] All experts with an ITIL or other ITSM certification.
Members of this group may expect to be invited for review engagements in the development of best practice publications.

 

[8.000 members] TOGAF is a framework for developing an enterprise architecture and can be positioned on the tactical level of the umbrella framework.
Members of this group may expect to be invited for review engagements in the development of best practice publications.

[2.000 members] This is the group for everyone interested in ISO 20000.
Members of this group may expect to be invited for review engagements in the development of best practice publications.

 

[9.000 members] Interest group for ISO27000: the standard for information security management.
Members of this group may expect to be invited for review engagements in the development of best practice publications.

 

[4.000 members] Interest group for tooling in IT Service Management.

 

[2.000 members] This group is for everyone interested in best practices on the implementation of IT Service Management, covering any available framework like ITIL, ISM, COBIT, etcetera.

 

[<1.000 members] The ISM Method (Integrated Service Management Method) is the standard implementation method for IT Service Management, based on reference models like ITIL and ASL.

 

[<1.000 members] FSM is the Implementation Framework for Functional Service Management - also known as Functional Information Management, Business Service Management, Business Information management, or simply: Information Management. This group joins everyone interested in and working with FSM, as defined in http://www.ismportal.nl/en

[<1.000 members] ESM is the Integrated Implementation Framework for Enterprise Service Management, based on ISM (tm) and FSM (tm), the implementation methods for respectively IT Service Management and Information Management - as described at http://www.ismportal.nl/en/. This group joins everyone interested in and working with the integration of ISM and FSM.

[2.500 members] CMMI is focused on software development and maintenance processes, and covers the tactical and operational level of the Technology domain. Members of this group are related by their professional interest in CMMi. Members of this group may expect to be invited for review engagements in the development of best practice publications.

[3.000 members] The enhanced Telecom Operations Map (eTOM) is the most widely used and accepted standard for business process in the telecom industry. It can be positioned at the tactical and operational level of all three domains of the 'umbrella framework'. Members of this group may expect to be invited for review engagements in the development of best practice publications.

[< 1.000 members] A consortium of global IT management organizations, set up in 1995 to develop a common set of best practices for IT Governance. The organization now is independent from its roots. Join this team to support the development of a shared knowledge domain for IT Governance.

 

[> 1.000 members] Six Sigma (6σ) is a structured, disciplined, rigorous approach to process improvement that can be positioned at the operational and tactical level of the Business, Information and Technology domains.
Members of this group may expect to be invited for review engagements in the development of best practice publications.

[2.000 members] PRINCE2 (tm) and other PRoject Management Methods in IT Environments combine professional project managers' experiences refined over years of use in a wide variety of contexts.

 

[> 1.000 members] The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK®) is a document guide gathering knowledge, concepts, techniques and skills of the Project Management profession.
Members of this group may expect to be invited for review engagements in the development of best practice publications.

{> 1.000 members] Everyone interested in the ITSMF can join and discuss relevant matters on the ITSMF in an open independent platform. Note: this is NOT a group OF the ITSMF, it is ABOUT the ITSMF. This was the first itSMF Group established at LinkedIN.

 

[> 1.000 embers] Interest group for ISO 38500, the new standard for IT Governance (formerly named ISO 29382). Members of this group may expect to be invited for review engagements in the development of best practice publications.