Could CSI use a WIG?

Could Crime Scene Investigations use a new hairdo? No, this is not what we are discussing here. For this discussion, CSI is Continual Service Improvement from the ITIL framework. ITIL, that is, IT Infrastructure Library™, is the international standard for best practices in IT Service Management (ITSM).[1]
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In that ITIL is a framework for ITSM, many methodologies and standards can be used within its framework to achieve organizational effectiveness. The PDCA Deming Cycle, from management philosopher W. Edwards Deming, is used extensively throughout ITIL. COBIT, ISO/IEC 2000, ISO standards, Program and Project Management, Carnegie Mellon CMMI, Balanced Scorecard and Six Sigma are all effective and can give guidance within an organization employing the ITIL framework.

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The Three Truths in Every Sales Call

Ask most salespeople to describe the purpose of each interaction with a prospect and they’ll probably say something like: “close ‘em” “build the relationship” “educate them” “solve their problems” All good answers, but the real purpose of every interaction with a prospect is to get to the truth. What’s uncomfortable about getting the truth in […]

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Why Do Prospects and Salespeople Play Games?

Have you ever given thought to how people decide to buy a product or service? Consider yourself in this analogy – do you employ any of these strategies? We believe we have a need or we determine that we have a need for a product or service. With the Internet at our fingertips we immediately do some research on whatever we are in […]

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OK, Not OK.

The ABA Journal published a wonderful article about the legendary Texas lawyer “Racehorse” Haynes. In his very first jury trial, he accidentally stepped on a spittoon and fell to the floor in front of the judge and jury. After his client was later acquitted, he reasoned that it may have been because the jury felt sorry for the […]

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