<s>
Enterprise	B-Application
IT	I-Application
management	I-Application
(	O
EITM	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
strategy	O
which	O
details	O
how	O
organizations	O
can	O
transform	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
IT	O
to	O
maximize	O
business	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enterprise	B-Application
IT	I-Application
management	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
a	O
growing	O
need	O
by	O
IT	O
organizations	O
to	O
gain	O
more	O
value	O
from	O
investments	O
made	O
in	O
IT	O
capabilities	O
,	O
infrastructure	B-Application
and	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
closely	O
associated	O
with	O
Lean	B-Application
IT	I-Application
,	O
whose	O
focus	O
is	O
elimination	O
of	O
waste	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
centerpiece	O
of	O
the	O
EITM	O
architecture	O
is	O
a	O
unified	O
service	O
model	O
delivered	O
through	O
a	O
configuration	B-Application
management	I-Application
database	I-Application
(	O
CMDB	B-Application
)	O
that	O
is	O
integrated	O
with	O
other	O
IT	O
management	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	O
service	O
management	O
–	O
relating	O
detailed	O
IT	B-Application
infrastructure	I-Application
configurations	O
and	O
performance	O
metrics	O
to	O
business	O
services	O
so	O
that	O
operational	O
activities	O
are	O
prioritized	O
according	O
to	O
business	O
impact	O
and	O
continuity	O
is	O
maintained	O
.	O
</s>
