itSMFI and APMG forge closer links to benefit service managers
26 June 2008, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK …The ethics board of The APM Group (APMG) met the board of itSMF International (itSMFI) recently to further knit relations between their organisations, which both share the aim of establishing the highest possible standards among service management professionals. Cementing their alliance Sharon Taylor, Chair, itSMFI and Richard Pharro, CEO, APMG, signed a contract, which seals the agreement whereby APMG will share revenue generated from the ITIL® Foundation exams to help itSMFI expand and support chapters. In return, itSMFI is committed to promoting ITIL globally and supporting the qualification scheme through its involvement in the ITIL Qualifications board.
Colin Rudd, itSMFI's Qualification Board representative and ITIL author, said "I am pleased that a close working relationship has been established for the benefit of the service management community and for ITIL at large." "We were impressed with APMG's corporate governance structure and have extended an offer to Richard Pharro to speak about the subject at itSMF conferences."
CEO Richard Pharro, APMG said, "Our relationship with itSMFI and with the international community of service managers continues to grow. Our ethics board is certainly a contributing factor in facilitating this relationship because it gives the community confidence that we endeavor to act responsibly and with transparency."
APMG's Ethics and Standards Board, led by Chairman Alan Deboo, Canon of Salisbury Cathedral, is responsible for ensuring APMG adheres to good governance standards and works ethically, representing the interests of all its stakeholders.
