STEP 1: PRE-PLANNING: Get to know the tool you've just purchased and the resources available to you and your organization. Research IT! For tips on learning ServiceNOW and/or resources available. Review my post "5 Steps To Learning ServiceNOW, NOW!" Use IT! Most customers who've purchased ServiceNow will have at least a PROD and DEV instance available for there organization. If you'd like to stay away from using your DEV instance for playtime; then my recommendations would be to either navigate to the ServiceNow DEMO site or ServiceNow Developer site. Populate IT! Get your stakeholders on-board and in the tool. STEP 2: PLAN Make Sure Everyone Understands and Agrees on Strategy. Identify, Examine, and Correct Process Gaps (Where You Can) Before you start a "project" to implement ServiceNow take a few..