{"id":933,"date":"2016-05-09T23:04:42","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T06:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/?p=933"},"modified":"2017-01-10T02:22:56","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T09:22:56","slug":"itil-certification-a-comprehensive-guide-on-itil-v3-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gogotraining.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/itil-certification-a-comprehensive-guide-on-itil-v3-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"ITIL Certification: A comprehensive Guide for Individuals and Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The best performing professionals in the IT industry are passionate about learning. Technology is changing rapidly and it is difficult to keep up with the pace of that change. Also, the rapid changes in environment necessitate change in people. Continuous education is imperative to bring the necessary change.\u00a0 Top performers understand the need for consistent learning and this is what enables them to have a successful career in IT industry.<\/p>\n

Satya Nadella, in his first email to employees after becoming the CEO at Microsoft, wrote,\u201cMany who know me say I am also defined by my curiosity and thirst for learning. I buy more books than I can finish. I sign up for more online courses than I can complete. I fundamentally believe that if you are not learning new things, you stop doing great and useful things. So family, curiosity and hunger for knowledge all define me.\u201d This powerful statement summarizes the usefulness of acquiring new skills and certifications.<\/p>\n

ITIL certification is one such certification.\u00a0 IT professionals who want to advance their career must pursue ITIL certification.\u00a0 Being ITIL certified results inhigher salaries and career advancement.\u00a0 \u00a0In this article we will take you through various aspects of ITIL certifications to help you better understand the opportunities that lie ahead once you get ITIL certified.<\/p>\n

What is ITIL?<\/h1>\n

A few decades ago, Information Technology was complex and expensive and only skilled professionals understood it. People with great technical expertise used to be part of IT departments and they were the ones who consulted businesses on the IT system and components. Unfortunately, very few of them had a sound understanding of what businesses really needed. This wasn\u2019t the only problem. Large IT organizations were merely managing technology rather than providing services.<\/p>\n

The development of the ITIL framework led to the standardization of IT processes. This was the time when IT companies shifted their focus on providing services to their customers rather than just managing technology. ITIL laid a strong emphasis on standardization of processes which helped IT companies in two ways:<\/p>\n

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  1. Improving the quality of services<\/li>\n
  2. Reducing the cost of service delivery<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    It also reduced the dependencies of the advice of the IT professionals in the business and commercial matters and it bridged the gap between technology and business considerably. IT companies became more efficient and effective whenever they adopted ITIL processes. For example<\/p>\n