What Is Enterprise Service Management (ESM)? Explained
Enterprise service management (ESM) applies the proven model of IT service management, catalogs, workflows, self-service, and SLAs, to the whole business: HR, facilities, finance, and more. Here is what it is and how it works. What is enterprise service management, and how is it different from ITSM? In this explainer we define ESM, show how it works across departments, clarify how it builds on IT service management, and cover the mistake most teams make: copying IT ticket forms instead of orchestrating work across teams.