The Big Picture: ITIL as an Integrated Framework
Have been reading quite of bit of stuff on the various best practices and frameworks such as COBIT, PCI, ISO17799, ISO20000 and ITIL.
I think one of the best description of COBIT vs ISO vs ITIL is the article The Big Picture: ITIL as an Integrated Framework written by Kevin LeBlanc:
All these frameworks can add value to just about any IT shop depending on the specific business needs of the parent organization. However, the best fit-for-purpose combination benefiting ITIL practitioners may point to CoBiT (audit), ITIL (improve) and ISO17799 (secure).
This description clearly defines the role of each of these frameworks and how they complement each other. Any organization wanting to improve operational efficiency should adopt these 3 frameworks.
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