(8) ITIL tool selection: experience from the case study organization showed that
adopting ITIL is not an easy project. Indeed very few companies were
successful in adopting all ITIL processes (Hoerbst et al., 2011; Pollard, 2009;
Pedersen et al., 2010; Shang and Lin, 2010). Like most organization, the case study organization is using only part of ITIL. One of the very often-made
mistakes is investing in unnecessary tools. To further smooth the
implementation of ITIL processes, a proper tool should be selected from the
proper vendor. ITIL in itself is not a product; it can be best regarded as a set of
best practices built upon knowledge of doing specific IT processes as well as
how tools can automate and expedite these processes. It is important for
organization to avoid the trap of tools proliferation in support of ITIL
adoption. Most organizations need only three to five tools such as problem/
incident management, change management, asset management/Configuration
Management Database (CMDB) with a business service management (BSM)
solution being a key to integrating these tools (Marquis, 2006).