ITIL Version 3 - Author Profiles
NEW! Recently Updated - Now contains all 10 Author Profiles.
The OGC (owners of ITIL) recently announced the successful winning authors of the next version of core texts - the so called Version 3 books.
But who exactly are these authors and will the next set of core books be 'safe' in their hands? Can we expect credible and authoratative books?
The answer - YES!
The OGC have contracted ten of the most experienced and knowledgeable Service experts in the world to create these books.
This post contains a link to a slide deck that highlights each authors background.
It's clear that each is indeed a successful and experienced expert in IT Service Management with many authors already having several core ITIL titles under their belts.
The mix of authors is interesting.
Each of the five core texts will be written by 'pairs' of authors to ensure that the writing process generates the correct blend of experience and (presumably) to encourage each author to maintain production and review deadlines so the books can be published later in 2006.
Balancing the creation of a complex and detailed set of texts along with the demands of a busy day job can be quite a juggling act - but the partnership approach, along with the authors excellent pedigree - looks set to produce another fantastic set of core titles.
In a previous post on this Blog we highlighted Sharon Taylor's recent presentation to the ITIL community and she mentioned that these texts would be evolutionary - not revolutionary - essentially ensuring that the next generation of ITIL core material is built on existing best practice - thereby protecting the investments that organizations worldwide have already made in their ITIL implementations.
Another interesting aspect is the involvement of Vendors particularly HP and Pink Elephant. Their practical experience of ITIL implementations worldwide will help assure the success of the final texts.
Access the ITIL Version Three Author Profiles here...
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