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“Good Kung Foo”: Turning Best Practices Into a Value Proposition for Your Customers
Tripwire Podcasts
: Scott Alldridge - CEO of IP Services, Mark Blevis of Tripwire
“Adopting best practices can be overwhelming, especially if you are trying to wade through the extensive volumes of ITIL framework. However, as IP Services discovered, by applying 20% of best practices–specifically change management–you can reap 80% of the benefits, which includes drastic reduction of unplanned work for your organization and increased availability of services for customers.

Join Studio T host Mark Blevis and Scott Alldridge, president and CEO of IP Services Inc., as they discuss a practical approach to improvement, why change management is at the core of best practices, and the many benefits that can be channeled into a value proposition for your customers.”

 

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