Anyone considering or doing ITIL training: read this

[The Skeptic]

"More on ITIL Version 3 certification from Pink Elephant, so good on Pink for giving us some transparency into their thinking. Unfortunately that thinking is a bit alarming. OGC's and APMG's failure to act in the ongoing fiasco which is the ITIL certification industry right now is unacceptable.
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It confirms the IT Skeptic's earlier inference that while Version 2 certifications will continue to be "recognised" as promised, they will be second class certifications that need "upgrading" and do not qualify as prerequisites for any Version 3 study.
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I admire and am grateful to David [President of Pink Elephant] for the way he shares his ideas with us. But if his thinking in any way reflects the final outcome from the group, I for one would be defering any training if at all possible. If I needed it this year then I'd be demanding all future "upgrade" or "update" training be included in the price I am paying now before signing. If I needed training right now I'd be worried and upset and not a little annoyed at the uncertainty within which I have to make a decision."

More at http://www.itskeptic.org/node/175

[Hamster]

Yes, a similar story is posted here:
http://blog.certification.info/2007/...ification.html

Almost a month on from your post it seems thta we are still no wiser. I too would be deferring any training, but given their track record, it could be a long wait until we do actually know the score. The word shambles springs to mind.

[jittu]

Hi all

could anyone mention whats the difference between Service management and developing

Thanks in Advance