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Service Providers
Defining Services
Choosing between types Relative advantage of incumbancy Define the market & identify customers Understand the customer Quantify the outcomes Classify and visualize the service Understand the opportunities (market spaces) Define services based on outcomes Define service models
Define service units and packages Internal & external customers Business units as customers Other organizations as customers IT as an external service provider Outcomes Value
Service Economics
Utility and warranty Strategies for customer satisfaction Return on investment (ROI)
Sourcing Strategy
Business impact analysis Deciding what to source Sourcing structures Multi-vendor sourcing Service provider interfaces Sourcing governance
Service structures in the value network Strategy Management for IT Services Purpose and objectives Scope
Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts Process activities methods and techniques Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Challenges and risks Service Portfolio Management Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts Process activities methods and techniques
Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Financial Management Challenges and risks Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts Process activities methods and techniques
Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Demand Management Challenges and risks Purpose and objectives Scope
Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts Process activities methods and techniques
Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Challenges and risks Methods, models, activities and techniques Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts Process activities methods and techniques
Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Challenges and risks Methods, models, activities and techniques Governance Establishing and maintaining a service management system IT service strategy and the business IT service strategy and enterprise architecture IT service strategy and application development Implementing service managemnt processes Defining a vision and mission for implementation Service management assessments Organizing for Service Strategy Organizational development
Generic structure for IT service provider Roles Competence and Training Technology Considerations Service Automation Service Interfaces Tools for Service Strategy
Aligning Service Assets with customer outcomes Impact of service strategy on other lifecycle stages Continual improvement of service strategy Challenges Risks CSFs and KPIs
Mountainview Copyright - www.mountainview-itsm.com Concept details Variety-based positioning Needs-based positioning Access-based positioning Demand-based positioning Type 1 (internal providers) Type 11 (shared service providers) Type 111 (external service provider) Rank 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Cloud computing Service packages Cloud computing Segmentation Designing & transitioning service packages
Creating value Value added and value realised The Kano model
Pre-program ROI Post program ROI The business case Net present value (NPV) Internal rate of return (IRR) Types of cash-flow
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Maturity based assessments Go / no-go Stage 1 - Network Stage 2 - Directive Stage 3 - Delegation Stage 4 - Coordination Stage 5 - Collaboration Deciding on a structure Organizational change
RACI Competence and skills framework Training Preparing for automation Service analytics and instrumentation Characteristics of good service interfaces Types of service technology encounters Self-service channels Technology-mediated service recovery Simulation Analytical models
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Design Coordination
Concepts The 4 Ps of Service Design: people, processes, products, partners Designing service solutions Designing management information systems and tools Designing technology and management architectures Designing processes Designing measurement and metrics Service design models Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts Process activities methods and techniques Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Challenges and risks Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts
Process activities methods and techniques Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Challenges and risks Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts
Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Availability Management Challenges and risks Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts
Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Capacity Management Challenges and risks Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts
Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators
Challenges and risks IT Service Continuity Management Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts Process activities methods and techniques
Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Challenges and risks Information Security Management Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts
Process activities methods and techniques Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Supplier Management Challenges and risks Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts
Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Requirements Engineering Challenges and risks Different requirement types
Problems with requirements engineering Documenting requirements Requirements and outsourcing Managing data assets Scope of Data Management Data Management and the Service Lifecycle Valuing data Classifying data Setting data standards Data ownership Data migration Data storage Data capture Data retrieval and usage Data integrity and related issues The Application Portfolio Application frameworks The need for CASE tools and technologies Design of specific applications Managing trade-offs Typical design outputs Design patterns Developing individual applications Consistent coding conventions Templates and code generation Embedded application instrumentation
Management of Applications
Technology Considerations
Major outputs from development Organizational development Functions Roles RACI Competence and training Service Design tools Service Management tools
Design Aspects
Business Impact Analysis Service Level Requirements Risks to services and processes Implementing Service Design Measuring Service Design Challenges, critical success factors and risks Designing service solutions Designing supporting systems, especially the Service Portfolio Designing technology architechtures Designing processes Design of measurement systems and metrics Delivery model options Design and development options Design and development approaches Challenges Risks CSFs and KPIs
Design coordination activities Integration with project management Design coordination activities
The business/customer service catalogue The technical/supporting service catalogue 2 and 3 level views
Contracts and agreements Service-based SLAs Customer-based SLAs Multi-level SLAs Designing SLA Frameworks Service Level Agreements Service Level Requirements Underpinning contracts Monitoring and reporting Service reviews
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Maintainability Availability measurement Vital business functions Unavailability analysis Expanded incident lifecycle Service failure analysis Requirements definition Designing for Availability and Recovery Component Failure Impact Analysis Single Point of Failure Analysis Fault tree analysis Modelling Risk Analysis and Management Planned and Preventative Maintenance Projected Service Outage document
Balancing costs against resources needed Balancing supply against demand Business Capacity Management Service Capacity Management Component Capacity Management Underpinning activities of Capacity Management Threshold management and control Response time monitoring Tuning Demand Management in Capacity Management Modelling and trending
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Stage 1 - Initiation Stage 2 - Requirements and Strategy Business Impact Analysis Risk Analysis Service Continuity Strategy ITSCM recovery options Stage 3 - Implementation Testing Stage 4 - Ongoing Operation
Information Security Policy Risk assessment in security Information Security Management System (ISMS) Security governance Security controls Security framework
Underpinning contracts and agreements Evaluation of new suppliers and contracts Supplier categorization Supplier and Contracts Management Information System (SCMIS) Establishing new suppliers and contracts Supplier contract and performance management Formal reviews
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Functional Requirements Management and operational requirements Usability requirements Management and operational requirements Usability requirements Interviews Workshops Observation Protocol Analysis Shadowing Scenario analysis Prototyping Requirements Catalogue
Defining tool requirements Tool selection Implemetation considerations Evaluation process and criteria
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Service Transition
Subject
Service Transition Principles
Concepts
Define and implement a formal policy Implementa all changes via service transition Adopt a common framework and standards Maximize re-use Align with business needs Establish and maintain rellationships Provide systems for knowledge transfer and decision support Plan release packages Plan metrics Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts
Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Challenges and risks Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts
Change Management
Process activities methods and techniques Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Challenges and risks
Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts
Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Challenges and risks Release and Deployment Management Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts
Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Challenges and risks Purpose and objectives
Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Challenges and risks Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts
Change Evaluation
Process activities methods and techniques Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Challenges and risks Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts
Knowledge Management
Process activities methods and techniques Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Challenges and risks Roles and responsibilities Communication during Service Transition Communication Planning
The emotional cycle of change Organization, roles and responsibilities Service Transition's role in organizational change Strategy and design for managing organizational change Planning and implementing organizational change Organizational change products Assessing organizational readiness for change Monitoring progress of organizational change Dealing with the organization and people in sourcing changes Methods, practices and techniques
Stakeholder Management
Stakeholder management strategy Stakeholder map and analysis Changes in stakeholder commitment Service Transition organization structures Service Transition roles RACI models Knowledge Management tools Collaboration Configuration Management system Justifying service transition Designing service transition Impact on existing projects Cultural change aspects Understanding Risk and value An integrated approach Implementing in a virtual or cloud environment
Technology Considerations
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Explanation
Service Transition Policy Release Policy Transition Strategy Prepare for Service Transition Planning and Coordinating Service Transition Advice Administration Communication Progress monitoring and reporting
Policies Design and planning considerations Types of Change Request Change Process models and workflow Standard changes Remediation planning Process flowcharts and descriptions Change Advisory Board Emergency Changes
Configuration Model Configuration Items Configuration Management System Definitive Media Library Definitive spares Configuration Baseline Definitive spares Configuration Baseline Configuration Identification Configuration Control Status accounting and reporting Verification and audit Decommisioning assets
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Release unit and release packages Deployement options and considerations Release and deployment models Planning Preparation for build, test and deployment Build and test Service testing and pilots Plan and prepare for deployment Perform transfer, deployment and retirement Verify deployment Early life support Review and close a deployment Review and close Service Transition
Service Quality and Assurance Policies Test Strategy Test models Validation and testing perspectives Testing approaches and techniques Types of testing
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Understanding the intended effect of change Understanding the unintended effect of change Evaluation of performance Evaluation reports
Data-to-Information-to-Knowledge-toWisdom Structure The Service Knowledge Management System (SKMS) Knowledge Management strategy Knowledge transfer Data and information management
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Service Operation
Subject
Service Operation Principles
Concepts
Providing business value Achieveing balance in Service Operation Providing good services Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts
Event Management
Incident Mangement
Process activities methods and techniques Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Challenges and risks Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts Process activities methods and techniques
Request Fulfilment
Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Challenges and risks Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts Process activities methods and techniques
Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Challenges and risks
Problem Mangement
Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts
Access Management
Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Challenges and risks Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts Process activities methods and techniques
Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Challenges and risks Monitor Control Loops The ITSM Monitor Control Loop Defining what needs to be monitored Internal and External Monitoring and control
Defining objectives for monitoring and control Types of monitoring Reporting and action Monitoring in test environments Service Operation audits Measurement, metrics and KPIs Interfaces to other Service Lifecycle practices Common Operation Activities IT Operations
Mainframe management Server management and support Network management Storage and archive Database administration Directory Services Management Desktop and mobile device support Middleware management Improvement of operational activities
Change Management
Configuration Management Release and Deployment Management Capcity Management Availability Management Knowledge Management Financial Management IT Service Continuity Management Information Security Management and Service Operation Organizing for Service Operation Service Desk
Technical Management
IT Operations Management
Application Management
Technology Considerations
Generic requirements
Event Management
Incident Management Request Fulfilment Problem Management Access Management Service Desk IT Service Continuity for ITSM Support tools Implementiation of Service Operation Managing Change in Service Operation Service Operation and Project Management Assessing and managing risk in Service Operation Operational staff in Service Design and Transition Planning and implementing Service Management technologies
Challenges in Service Operations Risks in Service operations Service Operations CSFs Routine operational communication Communication between shifts Performance reporting Communication in projects Communication related to changes Communication related to exceptions Communication related to emergencies Global communication Communication with users and customers
Details
Types of event Filtering of events Instrumentation Event detection and alert mechanisms Identification of thresholds Use of event rule sets and correlation engines Response selection
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Incident Models Major Incidents Process flowchart and descriptions Incident prioritization and categorization decisions
Request Models Menu selection Process flowchart and descriptions Request prioritization and categorization decisions
Problem Models Reactive and proactive Problem Management Process flowchart and descriptions Chronological Analysis Pain Value Analysis Kepner and Tregoe Brainstorming 5-Whys Fault isolation Affinity mapping Hypothesis testing Ishikawa diagrams Pareto Analysis Major problem reviews
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Access requests Identitification Provide rights Remove or restrict rights Log and track rights Services or service groups Directory services
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Console Management / Operations Bridge Job Scheduling Backup and restore Print and Output Policing and reporting Operational security control Screening and vetting Training and awareness Documented policies and procedures
Automation of manual tasks Reviewing makeshift activities or procedures Operational audits Communication Education and training
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Service Desk objectives Service Desk organizational structure Service Desk staffing
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Service Desk metrics Outsourcing the Service Desk Technical Management role Technical Management objectives Generic Technical Management activities Technical Management organization Technical Design and Techcnical maintenance and support Technical Management metrics Technical Management documentation IT Operations Management role IT Operations Management objectives IT Operations Management organization Generic IT Operations Management activities IT Operations Management metrics IT Operations Management documentation Application Management role Application Management objectives Application Management principles Application Management Lifecycle Generic Application Management activities Application Management organization Applciation Management roles and responsibilities Application Management metrics Application Management documentation Organization by technical specialization Organization by activity Organizing to manage processes Organization IT Operations by geography Hybrid organization structures Self-help Workflow or process engine Intergrated configuration management system Discovery/deployment/licensing technology Remote control Diagnostic utilities Reporting Dashboards Software as a service (SAAS)
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Subject
CSI Principles
Concepts
CSI Approach CSI Register The Deming Cycle Service Measurement IT Governance Frameworks, models, standards and quality systems Purpose and objectives Scope Value to business Policies, principles and basic concepts Process activities methods and techniques
Triggers, inputs, outputs and interfaces Information Management Critical success factors and key performance indicators Challenges and risks Assessments Benchmarking Service measurement Metrics SWOT analysis Return on investment Service reporting Roles
Technology Considerations
Customer engagement RACI Competence and training IT Service Management Suites Systems and network management Event management Automated incident / problem resolution Knowledge Management Requesting services Performance Management
Application and service performance monitoring Statistical analysis tools Software verson control Software test management Security Management Project and portfolio management Financial management Business intellegence / reporting Where do I start
Implementing CSI
Governance CSI and organizational change Communication strategy and plan Challenges for CSI Risks for CSI CSI CSFs
Details
Baselines
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Step 1 - Identify the strategy for improvement Step 2 - Define what you will measure Step 3 - Gather the data Step 4 - Process the data Step 5 - Analyse the information and data Step 6 - Present and use the information Step 7 - Implementi improvement
Generical service owner Generic process owner Generic process manager CSI Manager Business relationship manager
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