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Making the Most of Your ITSM Training: How to Turn Knowledge into Action

Investing in ITSM training is a smart step toward advancing your career, improving team performance, and driving organizational success. But training is just the beginning—the real value lies in how you apply that knowledge to create meaningful change. To help you maximize your training, we’ve compiled actionable tips for turning what you’ve learned into impactful results. 1. Define Your Goals Before Training Starts Begin with the end in mind. Ask yourself (or your boss): What do I/we want to achieve after this training? How will this course help me address current challenges in my role or organization? Clear goals give your learning purpose and focus. Whether it’s streamlining a process, improving service delivery, or boosting team collaboration, having a defined objective ensures that your training aligns with real-world needs. 2. Engage Fully During Training Your training experience is what you make of it. To maximize your learning: Participate actively : Ask questions, share your...

Take Your &!#$ Exam

By Donna Knapp You have signed up for a certification class. What that tells us is that you want to pass the exam. But first, you have to take the exam. Here are a few things that we know. The most successful people are those who take the exam within the first 10 days after the class. Once upon a time students took their exam at the end of class or at the end of a semester. They knew ahead of time when they were going to have to take the exam and prepared accordingly. Today, courses often come with vouchers that enable learners to take the exam at a date and time of their choosing. There are pros and cons to this. A pro is that if you are a night owl and want to take your exam at 2 a.m., you can. A BIG con is that you can put off taking the exam. What we see statistically is that the further away from the end of class we get, the lower the scores, and the less likely it is that people will ever take the exam at all. You are never in the zone more than you are in the days immediately f...

Study Smarter, Not Harder

By Donna Knapp You have signed up for a certification class. What that tells us is that you want to pass the exam. But first, you have to study for the exam. Here are a few strategies you can use to stay calm and focused and build the confidence needed to crush that exam. 1. Prepare for class In a perfect world, you start preparing to take the exam before you enter the classroom. For each of our certification classes we provide pre-class assignments that are designed to introduce many of the key vocabulary terms and concepts you need to know for the exam. Completing these assignments will enable you to become familiar with the content, making it easier to follow along and participate in class. You will also be more likely to remember and retain the information as it will be reinforced in class. We also encourage you to block out time on your calendar for 1 to 2 hours of homework, in addition to the class itself. This time before or after class each day is essential to reinforc...