White Papers
ITIL
Aligning CobiTŪ 4.1, ITILŪ V3 and ISO/IEC 27002 for Business BenefitŪ: A Management Briefing From ITGI and OGC
To achieve alignment of best practice to business requirements, formal processes in support of good IT governance
should be used. The intention of this management briefing is to explain to business users and senior management the value of IT best practices and
how harmonisation, implementation and integration of best practices may be made easier. ...more
ITILŪ V3 and ISO/IEC 20000
This white paper, by Jenny Dugmore and Sharon Taylor, outlines the differences
between ITIL V3 and ISO/IEC 20000, from
the perspective of each clause in the
standard where the core five ITIL books
either do not cover it or cover it differently.
It does not cover changes that
mean ITIL V3 is closer aligned to
ISO/IEC 20000 than was ITIL V2. ...more
Everything you wanted to know about ITIL in less than one thousand words!
This white paper describes the evolution of ITIL noting the key elements of ITIL Version 2 and how and why it evolved into ITIL Version 3: The Service Lifecycle. ...more
ITIL V3 and ASL: Sound Guidance for Application Management and Application Development
OGC have commissioned a number of white papers aimed at supporting the ongoing development, effectiveness, and practical application of ITIL. The Alignment White Paper series illustrates how the ITIL portfolio aligns with other standards. The three white papers - this being the first - cover ISO, Guidance for IT Governance (CoBIT), and guidance for Applications Management (ASL). ...more
Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)
Everything you wanted to know about Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) in less than one thousand words!
Rod Sowden, Lead Author on MSP 2007 briefly outlines the history of MSP and provides an overview of the three main concepts of the MSP framework. ...more
Management of Risk (M_o_R)
Refreshing Management of Risk:
Guidance for Practitioners
Written by Graham Williams of GSW Consultancy, M_o_RŪ author and Chief Examiner, the purpose of this white paper is to explain why the decision was made to refresh M_o_R and to describe the main changes and improvements that have been made to the guide. ...more
PRINCE2
Everything you wanted to know about PRINCE2 in less than one thousand words!
PRINCE2, or PRojects IN
Controlled Environments, is a project management methodology. It covers the management, control and organisation of a project ...more
Integrating DSDM into an existing PRINCE2 environment
The purpose of this white paper is to describe the benefits of running PRINCE2 and DSDM together and to provide a general overview on how to achieve this ...more
