IPESC: itSMF-International’s Publications Executive Sub Committee
Publications are among the most important values of the international itSMF community. itSMF is not only playing an important role in managing ITIL, as a partner of OGC, but various chapters are also publishing important publications, ranging from pocket guides and textbooks, up to white papers, exclusive literature, websites, and downloadable templates. To coordinate the efforts of itSMF National Chapter publication efforts, the itSMF International Executive Board has installed a working committee: the International Publications Executive Sub Committee (IPESC), formed in 2003. Local itSMF chapters are represented in the committee. IPESC has established a worldwide policy for publishing itSMF publications. Core in this policy is the strategy that itSMF chapters cooperate in the development of best practice itSMF publications.

INTERNATIONAL ENDORSEMENT - The IPESC has agreed on a formal Endorsement Procedure for globally endorsed itSMF publications, qualified to be used in all Chapters. These chapters have already produced many high quality publications and several other titles are still in progress. Currently, the IPESC has endorsed 11 publications, and many more publications are planned to carry the International IPESC endorsement:

PUBLICATIONS ENDORSED BY itSMF INTERNATIONAL (alphabetical order of chapter)

Chapter NL
Title - Foundations of IT Service Management based on ITIL (former: IT Service Management, an introduction based on ITIL)
Subject ITIL
Book type Introduction
Note: the Foundations book contains the same core chapters as the official Introduction to ITIL (see below), but it also contains a chapter on exam preparation and a Case with questions, making it fully aligned with the requirements for the ITIL Foundation exam.






Chapter NL
Title - ISO/IEC 20000, a pocket guide
Subject ITIL
Book type Pocket guide








Chapter NL
Title - Metrics for IT Service Management
Subject ITIL
Book type Best practice










Chapter NL
Title - Six Sigma for IT Management
Subject ITIL
Book type Best practice










Chapter NL
Title - Frameworks for IT Management
Subject ITIL
Book type Best practice










Chapter NL/OGC
Title - Introduction to ITIL
Subject ITIL core
Book type Introduction
Note: OGC has adopted the content of the Foundations book (see above) in her official Introduction to ITIL. The Introduction to ITIL also contains chapters on ICT Infrastructure Management, Application Management, Business Perspective and Planning to Implement Service Management, topics that fall outside of the scope of the ITIL Foundations exam.




Chapter OGC
Title - ITIL Small-Scale Implementation
Subject ITIL Complementary guidance
Book type Best practice
Note: Supersedes IT Infrastructure Library practices in small IT units









Chapter UK
Title - IT Service Management: A companion to the IT Infrastructure Library
Subject ITIL
Book type Pocket guide






Chapter UK
Title - itSMF pocket guide: Application Management
Subject ITIL AM
Book type Pocket guide








Chapter UK
Title - itSMF pocket guide: ICT Infrastructure Management
Subject ITIL ICTIM
Book type Pocket guide








Chapter UK
Title - itSMF pocket guide: IT Security Management
Subject ITIL SM
Book type Pocket guide








Chapter UK
Title - itSMF pocket guide: Planning to Implement Service Management
Subject ITIL PISM
Book type Pocket guide