What is ITSM? ITSM stands for IT Service Management. ITIL provides the foundation for quality ITSM. The Apoyar A1 Service Desk® Service Management Tool is designed based on specific features of the ITSM Methodology: Function: Service Desk provides the primary window for customer and user contact with the Service Organization on a day-to-day basis. The SPOC (Single Point of Contact) approach. Processes: * Incident Management The Service Desk is responsible for the monitoring the resolution of all registered incidents – in effect the Service Desk is the owner of all incidents. Incidents that cannot be resolved immediately by the Service Desk may be assigned to specialist groups or teams. Actions: Incident recording and alerting, Incident support and classification, Investigation and diagnosis, Resolution and recovery, Incident tracking and customer/user communication, Incident ownership, monitoring and closure. 
* Problem Management differs from incident management in that its main goal is the detection of the underlying causes of an incident and their subsequent resolution and prevention. Actions: Problem Control, Error Control, Proactive Problem Prevention, Production of Related Management Information. 
* Change Management The purpose of change management is to ensure that potential changes to Service components are reviewed in terms of their efficiency to meet the business requirements. Actions: Change introduction - RfC (Request for Change ), Change progressing, Change assessment, Change feasibility, Change risk analysis 
* Release Management undertakes the planning, design, build, configuration and testing of hardware and software to create a set of release components for a live environment. Actions: Release policy and planning, Release design, build and configuration, Release acceptance, Rollout planning, Extensive testing to predefined criteria, Sign off of the release for implementation, Communication, preparation and training, Audits of HW and SW prior to and following the implementation of changes, Installation of new or upgraded hardware, Storage of controlled software in both centralized and distributed systems, Release, distribution and the installation of software 
* Configuration Management provides direct control over assets and improves the ability of the service provider to deliver quality Services in an economic and effective manner. Configuration management should work closely with change management. Actions: Identification, Control, Status accounting, Verification. 
* Service Level Management is the name given to the processes of planning, negotiating, coordinating, monitoring, and reporting on Service Level Agreements (SLAs). The process includes the on-going review of service achievement to ascertain that the required service quality is maintained and wherever necessary improved. These processes are supported throughout the Apoyar A1 Service Desk® Service Management Tool 
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