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About FitSM® Certification

FitSM® Training and Certifications

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Benefits of FitSM® Certification

For Individuals

  • Accessible entry point, FitSM is designed to be lightweight and versitile, with multiple levels to cater for your career progression
  • Learn practical skills such as how to apply a clear, pragmatic, and achievable standard that allows for effective ITSM.
  • Access solutions that can be adapted and implemented into organizations of different sizes, from start-up businesses to large enterprises.
  • Gain clarity of Service Management concepts
  • Continually learn and apply your knowledge by accessing the open-source FitSM Standard
  • Recognize the strengths of related standards and frameworks while focusing on core terms and techniques that make ITSM more effective and efficient. 

For Organizations

  • Close your skills gap with FitSM, a scalable, flexible standard that delivers real returns on your investment
  • Enhances an organization’s provision of IT services using a concise and achievable ITSM standard
  • Guides teams through the application of effective ITSM processes in federated environments, i.e. where services are managed in cooperation with competing or separate organizations
  • Helps organizations establish a strong foundation of effective ITSM processes, especially when it is not necessary (or feasible) to implement extensive processes and frameworks
  • Provides tools like checklists and maturity assessments to help teams across the organization improve IT service processes.  

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    Study materials

    FitSM Standards for lightweight IT service management
    FitSM Standard Downloads
    eBook (English / German / French / Portuguese / Brazilian Portuguese / Italian)
    By
    FitSM
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    FitSM® Certification levels

    FitSM Foundation  badge

    FitSM Foundation

    Certify your ability in implementing effective, fundamental IT service management processes.

    FitSM Advanced Service Operation and Control (SOC) badge

    FitSM Advanced Service Operation and Control (SOC)

    Certify your ability to inform effective control and operation of an organization's services.

    FitSM Advanced Service Planning and Delivery (SPD) badge

    FitSM Advanced Service Planning and Delivery (SPD)

    Certify your expertise in service planning and delivery.

    FitSM Expert & Auditor badge

    FitSM Expert and Auditor

    Certify your broader expertise in ITSM and managing an organisational service management system

    FitSM Expert Bridge badge

    FitSM Expert Bridge

    A fast-track to FitSM Expert certification for existing service management qualification holders.

    Ready to start your learning journey?

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    Mecer Inter-Ed Pty Ltd
    • Based in Gauteng, South Africa
    • Provides training for Individuals, Teams, Organizations
    MINDMAGINE ASIA SDN BHD
    • Based in Malaysia
    • Provides training for Individuals, Teams, Organizations
    XYZ Limited SRL
    • Based in Brussels, Belgium
    • Provides training for Individuals, Teams, Organizations
    • Affiliated to OPERAS AISBL
    XYZ Limited SRL
    • Based in Brussels, Belgium
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    Videos

    Videos

    Midday Mentors FitSM with Richard Webber

    Midday Mentors - Start your IT Service Management journey with FitSM

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    FitSM - A Brief Overview with Owen Appleton [CC]

    IT Service Management Best Practices - A case study of structuring ITSM with FitSM

    FitSM - The Simplified Service Management standard

    SFIA

    The SFIA Framework is the global common reference for skills and competency for the digital world.

    This APMG certification has been informally mapped against the SFIA Framework to indicate the skills that are addressed and referenced by the certification. Although it is not yet possible to claim this digital badge, the indicative skills can be used to plan your professional development through assessing the skills you have and the skills you need for the role you want.

    SFIA badge knowledge
    FitSM Foundation

    FitSM Foundation

    SFIA elements this certification confirms (endorsement)

    Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 3

    SFIA elements this would be useful for (development)

    Same as above plus Problem Management level 4, Service Level Management level 4, Incident Management level 4

    SFIA badge knowledge
    FitSM Advanced Service Operation and Control (SOC)

    FitSM Advanced Service Operation and Control (SOC)

    SFIA elements this certification confirms (endorsement)

    Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 4, Problem Management up to level 4, Change Control up to level 4, Incident Management up to level 4, Configuration Management up to level 4

    SFIA elements this would be useful for (development)

    Same as above plus Problem Management level 5, Change Control level 5, Service Level Management level 5, Configuration Management level 5

    SFIA badge knowledge
    FitSM Advanced Service Planning and Delivery (SPD)

    FitSM Advanced Service Planning and Delivery (SPD)

    SFIA elements this certification confirms (endorsement)

    Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 4, Methods and Tools up to level 5, Service Level Management up to level 4, Service Catalogue Management up to level 4, Availability Management level 4, Capacity Management level 4, Stakeholder Relationship Management level 4

    SFIA elements this would be useful for (development)

    Same as above plus Methods and Tools level 5, Service Level Management level 5, Service Catalogue Management level 5, Availability Management level 5, Capacity Management level 5, Stakeholder Relationship Management level 5

    SFIA badge knowledge
    Expert

    Expert

    SFIA elements this certification confirms (endorsement)

    Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 5, Methods and Tools up to level 5, Problem Management up to level 5, Change Control up to level 5, Incident Management up to level 5, Configuration Management up to level 5, Service Level Management up to level 5, Service Catalogue Management up to level 5, Availability Management up to level 5, Capacity Management up to level 5, Stakeholder Relationshipo Management up to level 5

    SFIA elements this would be useful for (development)

    Same as above plus Organisational Change Management level 5, Business Process Improvement level 5


    SFIA badge knowledge
    FitSM Foundation

    FitSM Foundation

    SFIA elements this certification confirms (endorsement)

    Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 3

    SFIA elements this would be useful for (development)

    Same as above plus Problem Management level 4, Service Level Management level 4, Incident Management level 4

    SFIA badge knowledge
    FitSM Advanced Service Operation and Control (SOC)

    FitSM Advanced Service Operation and Control (SOC)

    SFIA elements this certification confirms (endorsement)

    Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 4, Problem Management up to level 4, Change Control up to level 4, Incident Management up to level 4, Configuration Management up to level 4

    SFIA elements this would be useful for (development)

    Same as above plus Problem Management level 5, Change Control level 5, Service Level Management level 5, Configuration Management level 5

    SFIA badge knowledge
    FitSM Advanced Service Planning and Delivery (SPD)

    FitSM Advanced Service Planning and Delivery (SPD)

    SFIA elements this certification confirms (endorsement)

    Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 4, Methods and Tools up to level 5, Service Level Management up to level 4, Service Catalogue Management up to level 4, Availability Management level 4, Capacity Management level 4, Stakeholder Relationship Management level 4

    SFIA elements this would be useful for (development)

    Same as above plus Methods and Tools level 5, Service Level Management level 5, Service Catalogue Management level 5, Availability Management level 5, Capacity Management level 5, Stakeholder Relationship Management level 5

    SFIA badge knowledge
    Expert

    Expert

    SFIA elements this certification confirms (endorsement)

    Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 5, Methods and Tools up to level 5, Problem Management up to level 5, Change Control up to level 5, Incident Management up to level 5, Configuration Management up to level 5, Service Level Management up to level 5, Service Catalogue Management up to level 5, Availability Management up to level 5, Capacity Management up to level 5, Stakeholder Relationshipo Management up to level 5

    SFIA elements this would be useful for (development)

    Same as above plus Organisational Change Management level 5, Business Process Improvement level 5

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