Keith Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 I am considering joining either the SDI or itSMF. Can anyone offer any advice on which one would be more beneficial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Munns Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 I was a member of SDI a few years ago and the resources available to members were very good and the conferences second to none. Sadly we never got to run for SDI certification but the process looks well thought out and very in depth. Having (perhaps embarrassingly) never heard of itSMF I cannot offer any experienced opinion on them. I would be interested to see a small snapshot of their member companies (much like SDI advertise) and see the scale of their members. Just looking at the itSMF UK forum (non member view so maybe the member forum is different, but feels doubtful) the latest posts are from March this year, with 58 topics, posted over three subforums, in 149 posts and quite a lot of those posts being created in 2016 or older (only six posts from this year total). Latest news posted on the site is from 01/06 this year with there being only one other post dated 2018. The General Discussions forum here has more content posted. Overall the SDI site feels a lot more professional and polished. The itSMF site looks a little forgotten with nothing really to draw you into wanting to pay for membership. The cost is a lot cheaper than SDI membership but I get the feeling that 'you get what you pay for' holds true here. Whichever membership you go for let us know how you get on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bolger Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 @Keith I've worked extensively with these organisations and both have their merits. itSMF have more of a focus on the process side of things, with some great special interest groups covering Service Transition, Service Level Management etc. SDI has more of a people focus and although they cover ITSM process topics, they're more about enabling people and exposing them to broader service management skills. I hope that helps, and if you want to chat about it further, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Thanks @Dan Munns , really appreciate the input. Sounds like you had a very positive experience with SDI and I have to say from what I've been able to ascertain so far they are my preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Many thanks @Patrick Bolger . May take you up on the offer of a chat in the future when time allows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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