Business Information Services Library (BiSL), previously known as Business Information Service Management Library, is a framework used for
information management.
BiSL is a
public domain
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standard since 2005, governed by the ASL BiSL foundation (previously ASL Foundation). The framework describes a standard for processes within
business information management
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at the strategy, management and operations level. BiSL is closely related to the
ITIL
The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a set of detailed practices for IT activities such as IT service management (ITSM) and IT asset management (ITAM) that focus on aligning IT services with the needs of business.
ITIL d ...
and
ASL
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framework, yet the main difference between these frameworks is that ITIL and ASL focus on the supply side of information (the purpose of an IT organisation), whereas BiSL focuses on the demand side (arising from the end-user organisation).
History
BiSL was originally developed in
the Netherlands
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by RCC/Roccade Atribit. It was first described by Deurloo c.s. in an article "Model voor Functioneel Beheer", in the Dutch annual 'IT Beheer Jaarboek', edition 1998, pages 131-140 (ed. J. van Bon, Ten Hagen & Stam Uitgevers).
Later, it was adopted by the ASL-BiSL Foundation, founded in 2002.
Dutch Article
in Computable magazine about the ASL-BiSL Foundation The body of knowledge on BiSL is currently public domain.
BiSL in IT demand management
Based on separatist of duties, Information Delivery can be split in two areas:
* IT Management representing 'Supply'
:IT Management is the domain that builds and runs the information systems. It is composed of various disciplines, including Systems Management, Application Management (framed by ASL
American Sign Language (ASL) is a natural language that serves as the predominant sign language of Deaf communities in the United States of America and most of Anglophone Canada. ASL is a complete and organized visual language that is express ...
), Facility Management, and IT Service Management (framed by ITIL
The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a set of detailed practices for IT activities such as IT service management (ITSM) and IT asset management (ITAM) that focus on aligning IT services with the needs of business.
ITIL d ...
).
* Information Management representing 'Demand'
:Information Management is the domain that frames the specification of the functional requirements that the IT services have to deliver to the end-users, the management of the corporate data model, and the management of the delivery of IT services by IT management. Information Management is supported by the most recent BiSL standard.
References
External links
{{commonscat, Business Information Services Library
ASL BiSL Foundation
Dutch resource for the complete BiSL framework
IT service management