The IT Skeptic - Comments for "Can ITIL save us from the Recession?"

ITIL Cookie Drive

ianclayton — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:36:02 +0000

Skep

I'll admit I have lived here too long - the US - but there is a reason - no snow (unless I travel), no trains to worry about arriving on time (we have the internet, planes or freeways), and an entrepreneurial attitude that gives every idea at least one shot.

The latter let me to look around me for a way of generating enough in the way of donations from the ITIL biased professional community to buy ITIL. Why don't we copy the Girl Scouts movement - they raised tens of millions each year and have a $250m headquarters that would put Trump to shame. We could try an ITIL cookie drive, selling cookies for $6 a box outside of every ITSM event worldwide???

I know where to get the cookies made. We just need a few flavors that perhaps represent each book - any ideas on what goes into the Service Strategy box for example??? First thoughts lead me to suggest a healthy dollop of molasses... fudge, and perhaps peanuts to stick in your teeth.

And... could we do this without falling foul of the value add rules? We could run it through a non-profit organization - perhaps itSMF... $6 a box - we could buy ITIL in installments...

bounteous benefits

skeptic — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:32:40 +0000

Great idea Ian.

let's say half a million foundation certified people in the entire USA. So that's about $200M for a copy each. But TSO will give you at least 40% discount for that many so call it $120M. Just a drop in the stimulus bucket if ITIL really returns the bounteous benefits attributed to it

Similarity between US website stats and ITIL benefit claims?

ianclayton — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:51:57 +0000

There seems to be a striking similarity between the algorithms used at www.recovery.gov to track the value and benefits derived from the US Federal Government's stimulus program and how ITIL benefits are calculated and marketed by some.... (Enter a 'problems with recovery.gov data' in Google... priceless).

The site that cost $18m to 'refresh' has come under withering fire from those checking the data. One recent example, was that from a Texas zipcode of 78703 which received $41m via 7 grants and generated or 'saved' 20.16 jobs..... do the math. It would have cheaper to just stick a pin in the telephone directory and mail it to them directly.

As I said classic... run by the establishment...

What chance we can get Obama to buy ITIL and distribute a free copy to everyone..... ? Do I hear petition?

ITIL to save the world from recession

THOMAS C. STAPEL — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:09:59 +0000

A very funny article. I love sarcasm.
If we just had communism implemented properly everything would be wonderfull and nirvana would be achievable. Unforutnately there are those pesky humans who keep on reacting in ways that are non-compliant. It is frustrating when
your trying to save the wolrd and humans keep on getting in the way.

all Bush's fault

TheITILWizard — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:34:00 +0000

A reader points out this is all Bush's fault: he should have introduced ITIL years ago. Heck he coulda had the death penalty for those who didn't adopt it.

Obama is of course a good guy ("reminiscent of Lincoln" I saw the other day): he would clearly have implemented ITIL if he had the chance before it was too late. So why won't he answer my calls?