Introducing the ITIL® Software Scheme
1st May 2009, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK... The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) are announcing The ITIL® Software Scheme - a new software endorsement scheme which allows software tool vendors to submit their ITIL based software tools for assessment to a Licensed Software Assessor. Successful recommendations entitle tool vendors to use the official Process Compliant ITIL Swirl logo.
Richard Pharro, CEO, The APM Group, which is administering the scheme, said, "The scheme allows consumers to buy and use ITIL based software tools with confidence, knowing the software has been reviewed for compliance with ITIL V3. This gives consumers usability assurance and software vendors the ability to show compliance with ITIL processes."
Software Tool Vendors
OGC's ITIL Software Scheme enables tool vendors to apply to Licensed Software Assessors for a recommendation on the software tool. Software tools are assessed on three levels. These are:
BRONZE: where the tool has not been purchased by a customer;
SILVER: where the tool has at least three customers who have deployed the product;
GOLD: where the tool has a least three customers that have implemented and are using the tool. Proof of customer implementation is required.
