{"id":1828,"date":"2021-07-14T09:24:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T16:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/?p=1828"},"modified":"2021-07-20T09:22:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T16:22:04","slug":"why-itil-4-direct-plan-improve-is-the-place-to-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/why-itil-4-direct-plan-improve-is-the-place-to-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Why ITIL 4 Direct, Plan &#038; Improve is the Place to Start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>By Dr. Suzanne Van Hove<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">We all know that Foundation is the first course in the ITIL 4 path, but where should you go from there?\u00a0 <b>ITIL Direct, Plan &amp; Improve (DPI)<\/b>\u00a0was the ITIL 4 Managing Professional class I enjoyed most delivering \u2013 it tells a story with a moral of \u201cprepare and plan for great success in the future.\u201d<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Why Take DPI First?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DPI\u00a0is the class that I would take first in order to understand the foundational elements of the Service Value Stream (SVS), and to prepare the environment for service creation and delivery, stakeholder management, and eventually looking at the high-velocity environment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Focus On The Organization<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking at the new ITIL\u00ae training schema and the importance of service value system, Governance and guiding principles are key to setting up a system that reflects the needs of the organization and consumer. \u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/training\/courses\/356\/itil-4-strategist-direct-plan-improve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ITIL 4 Direct, Plan and Improve<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0focuses on those aspects, ensuring the foundational principles are in place so that the approving of new\/changed products and services is accurate and beneficial to the organization and consumer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Factors Critical to Your Success<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The principles of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) are the main topics of DPI as well as organizational change management (OCM), continual improvement, and measurement and reporting. \u00a0While these topics are may be a bit on the \u201cnon-exciting\u201d side, they are crucial and fundamental to good service delivery.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/training\/courses\/356\/itil-4-strategist-direct-plan-improve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ready to Get Started?<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/training\/courses\/356\/itil-4-strategist-direct-plan-improve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Get the 90 Day Special Offer Today!<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dr. Suzanne Van Hove &nbsp; 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