ITIL Case Study Now Available From ITIL(R) to Help the IRS Deliver High Quality Best Management Practice and IT Services to its Client Base Using ITIL Best Practice Guide

HIGH WYCOMBE, England, January 31, 2011 - The APM Group and the IRS have developed an ITIL case study
(www.best-management-practice.com/gempdf/using_itil_at) for the owners
of ITIL, the UK's Office of Government Commerce. The adoption of ITIL best
practice (www.best-management-practice.com/) program has helped the
IRS transform itself from a cost center to a service center delivering value
added IT services focused on cost, quality and compliance in federal
government initiatives.

The case study is based on a specially designed role-based
ITSM education and management program the IRS built in conjunction with
training provider's itSM Solutions and ProTech Professional Technical
Services, Inc. The education and best management practice (
www.best-management-practice.com/) program not only helped the IRS
save thousands in training, travel and productivity costs but also helped
them accelerate the adoption of ITSM across the entire IRS enterprise. The
multi-venue approach also increased the value delivered to students in terms
of class preparation, content retention and test preparation.

The IRS's ITSM transformation education roadmap was built
using some of the key principles outlined in Kotters eight step change
process for organizational transformation.

Key principles include:

    - Awareness - Introduce the concepts of ITSM & ITIL to the
      leadership team and stakeholders

    - Commitment - Select a team to create the plan & vision then
      train them to become the evangelists

    - Conditioning - Getting IT and the lines of business ready
      for IT transformation

    - Empowering - Empower and reward those who have embraced the
      vision with the advanced training & certification that will enable
      them to become part of the Planning, Design, Implementation,
      Operation and Improvement teams.

    - Institutionalization - Establish new HR policies in the
      areas of recognition, rewards, hiring, promotions & role-based career
      development.

You can read the full case study at

www.best-management-practice.com

ITIL(R) is a Registered Trademark of The
Office of Government Commerce in the UK and other countries

Best Management Practice enables the publication of Best
Management Guidance including PRINCE2(R), MSP(R), P3O(R), M_o_R(R), M_o_P(TM)
and ITIL(R).

About APM Group

The APM Group is a global Examination Institute offering
accreditation and certification for knowledge-based workers. Our suite of
certifications includes qualifications for project managers, IT service
managers, risk managers and other knowledge-based workers.

    For further information on the ITIL case study or ITIL best
    practice please contact:

    Rick Lemieux: Rick.lemieux@itsmsolutions.com

    For further information, please contact:

    Amy Hopkins
    Itpr
    Tel. +44(0)1932-578800 

    Kate Winter
    APM Group UK
    Tel. +44(0)1494-452450

For further information, please contact: Amy Hopkins, Itpr, Tel. +44(0)1932-578800 ; Kate Winter, APM Group UK, Tel. +44(0)1494-452450