Managing IT services has rarely been as challenging as it is today. Complexity increases costs and cuts productivity. While standards-based strategy automates and simplifies service management, only 2 percent of companies in a recent IDG survey have a fully integrated approach to service management. This white paper examines survey results on what's holding IT back and offers a potential way forward.

1. IT Service Management Integration
Conducted on behalf of FrontRange
Presented by IDG Research Services
June 2012
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2. Methodology
 The research was conducted online among members of the CIO Peer2Peer
Research Panel between June 25, 2012 and June 27, 2012.
 Each panelist received an email inviting them to participate in the survey, each
invitation included a unique URL link to access the survey, which they could click
on or paste into their browser.
 The survey was not incentivized, results are based on a total of 95 responses.
 Responses to single select questions may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
 The survey instrument was designed to capture information on the current state of
IT service management integration. Respondents were asked about the current
level of integration at their organization, barriers to integration, and steps they
were taking to improve the level of integration at their organization.
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3. Survey Findings
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4. Only about one in five respondents report having highly or fully
integrated solutions to manage IT services
Current level of IT service management integration*
Fully integrated (one tool in place to manage all
IT services) 2%
Highly integrated (multiple solutions but most
are integrated) 19%
Partially integrated (multiple solutions and some
are integrated) 48%
Not integrated (multiple solutions but none are
integrated) 28%
Not sure 2%
*Defined for Respondents:
• Integrated service management refers to a complete service management solution that includes features such as integrated voice automation and
client management capabilities, or self-service and service catalog options.
Q1: To what degree are the tools/solutions your company uses to manage IT services integrated?
4 Base: 95 respondents at organizations with at least 1,000 employees

5. Budget constraints are an obstacle to a more integrated solution
at nearly 60% of organizations
Obstacles to increased integration
Budget constraints 58%
Technical challenges and cost of integrating many point solutions 41%
Not a strategic initiative for the company 38%
Disparate end user, service management, inventory, and client… 36%
Lack of defined end-to-end processes/workflows 36%
Disparate processes 34%
Organizational silos 34%
Difficulty building the business case or demonstrating ROI from investment 30%
Lack of executive management buy-in 27%
Lack of common practices and knowledge to support mobile environment 27%
Inconsistent with corporate culture 23%
Limited automation with too many manual obstacles in place 23%
No integrated telephony 23%
IT service management tools are too complex and not easily implemented 19%
On-premise solutions do not integrate with my cloud solutions 12%
IT service management tools are too simple and not extensible 11%
Other 5%
Q2: What obstacles are getting in the way of deploying a more integrated solution for IT service management at your company? (Please check all that apply)
5 Base: 93 respondents at organizations with at least 1,000 employees without a fully integrated IT service management solution

6. Just under 1/3 of respondents report that the IT landscape is
remaining unchanged at their organization
Changes in the IT landscape
We are expanding IT (e.g., creating new
partnerships/roles that focus on expanding IT’s role in the 42%
business)
We are consolidating IT (e.g., merging service desk and
infrastructure teams together) in an attempt to provide a 39%
better end-user experience
IT is remaining largely unchanged 32%
Q3: How is the IT landscape changing at your organization? (Please check all that apply.)
6 Base: 95 respondents at organizations with at least 1,000 employees

7. Nearly half of organizations currently consolidating IT are in the
midst of doing so, with another 27% in the early stages.
Stage of the IT consolidation process
11%
11%
Completed the
consolidation
3%
Nearing completion
In the middle of
consolidating
49% Early stages of
27% consolidating
Planning stages (not yet
started)
Q4: How far along is your organization with the consolidation of IT?
7 Base: 37 respondents at organizations with at least 1,000 employees that are currently consolidating IT

8. Nearly 8 in 10 respondents are at least somewhat interested
in a more integrated approach to IT service management
Interest level in a more integrated approach to ITSM
34% Extremely interested
6% Very interested
3% Somewhat interested
Not very interested
Not at all interested
19%
38%
Q5: How interested is your company in moving to a more integrated approach to IT service management?
8 Base: 95 respondents at organizations with at least 1,000 employees

9. Fifty-five percent of respondents prefer a mix of cloud and
on-premise solutions for their IT service management needs
Preference for type of ITSM solutions
13%
Cloud-based solutions
On-premise solutions
55%
33% Hybrid model (solutions
split between cloud and
on premise)
Q6: When sourcing IT service management solutions for your organization do you prefer to utilize:
9 Base: 95 respondents at organizations with at least 1,000 employees

10. Over 90% of organizations have either already built a central
repository of inventory information or have an interest in doing so
Current steps toward increased integration at organizations
Establishing SLAs for service delivery 48% 36% 16%
Building a central repository of inventory information 46% 45% 8%
Using voice technologies to route calls to appropriate help desk
personnel
44% 25% 31% We currently do this
Investing in the development of self-service capabilities 43% 38% 19%
Equipping service desk analysts with mobile devices 41% 26% 33% We do not currently
do this but would be
Standardizing and managing infrastructure based on how interested in doing
service management systems will be utilized and deployed
33% 49% 18%
so
Implementing standardized governance/control processes We do not currently
(e.g., ITIL, COBIT)
32% 47% 21%
do this and have no
plans/interest in
Publishing and defining a service portfolio or service catalog 32% 47% 21%
doing so
Automating processes such as provisioning and redeployment
of clients or break-fix/remediation
27% 54% 19%
Leveraging analytics to better understand cost optimization 27% 58% 15%
Leveraging workflow based systems for workforce optimization 26% 56% 18%
Implementing service catalog for cost abatement 24% 40% 36%
Q7: What steps is your company currently taking to pave the way for deployment of a more integrated approach to IT service management?
10 Base: 95 respondents at organizations with at least 1,000 employees

11. Contact Information
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