Vol 1 No 3

CobiT and Change and Configuration Management

Every issue of Evergreen Strategies explores key challenges facing IT organizations today, with common-sense approaches to addressing those challenges and transforming IT operations. Topics range from compliance and governance, to organizational change and policy, to process and technology.

Key Topics

An overview of the IT governance frameworks IT organizations are looking toward for process and compliance standards.

An introduction into Evergreen's holistic approach to implementing security measures.

A discussion on Change and Configuration Management's role in gaining support for ITIL® implementations.

Strategic Views

IT Governance Frameworks: Overhead or Strategic Weapon? -- This high-level presentation introduces the root issue for most IT transformation activities and examines the frameworks for IT governance that have emerged as obvious choices for process and compliance standards, including ITIL and COBIT.

Holistic Approach to Security Implementation -- IT managers often spend the bulk of their resources on technology solutions to combat security breaches without fully addressing the root of the breaches, namely ineffective policy and process planning and enforcement. Evergreen recommends a holistic approach, where a process for security implementation across the entire organization based on best practices outlined in ITIL and COBIT is developed.

ITIL's 'Special Sauce' -- What ITIL approach is most successful in terms of securing support and funding? Evergreen's VP of Consulting, Joe Koester, examines Change and Configuration Management as ITIL's 'special sauce.'

Latest Updates

Look for Evergreen at Upcoming Industry Events -- Evergreen CEO, Don Casson, and Evergreen Senior Consultant, Scott Braden, will both be featured speakers at the upcoming IT Financial Management Association (ITFMA) World of IT Financial Management© 2006 Conference June 12-16 in Orlando, FL. (Go to http://www.itfma.com for more information on the conference.) Scott will be conducting a pre-conference workshop, IT Asset Management Disciplines and Techniques Seminar, on Monday, June 12 starting at 8:00 a.m. Scott will also speak on Wednesday, June 14 during a session titled, How to Build and Manage Best Practices in Asset Acquisition and Procurement Inventory Control. Don will be conducting a session on Thursday, June 15, titled ITAM to the Rescue - Saving IT in the Financial Service Sector.

Don will also be speaking at the HP Software Forum in Miami Beach next month. The Forum will be held June 19-23 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. (For more information, visit http://www.hpsoftwareforum.com/miami.) Don's session, Realizing the Business Benefits of an Enterprise Wide Change Management Solution, will be held on June 21.

Weblogs

Are you struggling with cost justifying ITIL implementation to executive management? Evergreen CEO, Don Casson, discusses the ins and outs of the most effective methods of developing and communicating return on investment for IT organizations evaluating technology. A cookbook approach and a detailed discussion of the real thinking between 'hard' and 'soft' dollar savings and efficiency gains make this informative blog an easy read, and one you'll want to save for future reference. Check out Evergreen's blog.

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