IT Service Management Selection Guide | Info-Tech Research Group

Your ITSM solution that was once good enough is no longer adequate for a rapidly evolving services culture.
Processes and data are disconnected with multiple workarounds and don’t allow the operations team to mature processes.
The workarounds, disparate systems, and integrations you’ve implemented to solve IT operations issues are no longer adequate.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

Accessing funding for IT solutions can be challenging when the solution isn’t obviously aligned to the business need.
To maximize value and stakeholder satisfaction, determine use cases early, engage the right stakeholders, and define success.
Choosing a solution for a single purpose and then expanding it to cover other use cases can be a very effective use of technology dollars. However, spending the time up front to determine which use cases should be included and which will need a separate best-of-breed solution will make the best use of your investment.

Impact and Result

Create a business case that defines use cases and requirements.
Shorten the list of viable vendors by matching vendors to use cases.
Determine which features are most important to reach your goals and select the best-matched vendor.

IT Service Management Selection Guide Research & Tools

Start here – read the Executive Brief

Read our concise Executive Brief to find out how Info-Tech’s methodology will provide a quick solution to selecting ITSM vendors and understand the ways we can support you in completing this project.

IT Service Management Selection Guide – Executive Brief

1. Build a business case

Create a light business case to gain buy-in and define goals, milestones, and use cases.

2. Define requirements

Create your list of requirements and shortlist vendors.

Member Testimonials

After each Info-Tech experience, we ask our members to quantify the real-time savings, monetary impact, and project improvements our research helped them achieve. See our top member experiences for this blueprint and what our clients have to say.

9.3/10

Overall Impact

$36,909

Average $ Saved

15

Average Days Saved

Client

Experience

Impact

$ Saved

Days Saved

Testimonial

Colorado Early Colleges

Guided Implementation

10/10

$34,250

10

Theo is amazingly helpful and knowledgeable. I appreciate that I can give him massive context, and he will distill it down to something practical a... Read More

University of the Sunshine Coast

Guided Implementation

10/10

$182K

26

Excellent follow up on the matters discussed and arrangement of relevant analysts calls. Great advice and guidance in the current program of works ... Read More

Washington State Department Of Corrections

Guided Implementation

10/10

N/A

N/A

Sandi Conrad was very knowledgeable and was able to answer all of the questions my team and I had. It was another great experience working with Inf... Read More

GENESIS CANCER CARE UK LIMITED

Guided Implementation

8/10

$17,100

5

Streck LLC

Guided Implementation

10/10

$13,700

14

Cherokee Nation Health Information Technology

Guided Implementation

9/10

$1,507

23

Dsfederal, Inc.

Guided Implementation

7/10

N/A

N/A

Expert is clearly knowledgeable. I like having someone who knows much more than me validate my thinking, so this has been the best part of my expe... Read More

City of Frisco

Guided Implementation

10/10

$34,250

60

The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority

Guided Implementation

9/10

N/A

2

Very specific insight into the best service desk tools in the market, including feature ratings and feedback from customers. Our team learned abou... Read More

Leprino Foods Company

Guided Implementation

9/10

$2,469

2

Translational Research In Oncology

Guided Implementation

9/10

$10,000

5

Best - how quickly Sandra would make time for me if I needed help.

TForce Holdings Inc.

Guided Implementation

10/10

N/A

N/A

Best: the exchange of knowledge and experience with Thomas and Ben. Their advice, contribution and insight are invaluable.

TForce Holdings Inc.

Guided Implementation

10/10

N/A

5

Avalon Health Care Management Inc.

Guided Implementation

9/10

N/A

N/A

I was exposed to new opportunities and bens insights were very helpful.

Canadian Commercial Corporation

Guided Implementation

8/10

$1,000

2

San Francisco Health Authority

Guided Implementation

10/10

$129K

20

The analyst was super knowledgeable. Sandi definitely knows what she is doing and what she is talking about. She helped us to validate that we we... Read More

Knights of Columbus

Guided Implementation

10/10

$2,469

5

Excellent knowledge, provided valuable advice - look forward to next steps and our follow-up call. Thanks.

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About Info-Tech

Info-Tech Research Group is the world’s fastest-growing information technology research and advisory company, proudly serving over 30,000 IT professionals.

We produce unbiased and highly relevant research to help CIOs and IT leaders make strategic, timely, and well-informed decisions. We partner closely with IT teams to provide everything they need, from actionable tools to analyst guidance, ensuring they deliver measurable results for their organizations.

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Table of Contents

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Get the help you need in this 2-phase advisory process. You'll receive 4 touchpoints with our researchers, all included in your membership.

Guided Implementation 1: Build your business case

Call 1: Introduction to methodology and use cases.
Call 2: Review the business case.

Guided Implementation 2: Create your list of requirements

Call 1: Create a vendor shortlist.
Call 2: Introduction to the Rapid Application Selection Framework.

Author

Sandi Conrad

Contributors

11 anonymous contributors

Search Code: 96160
Last Revised: February 5, 2021

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