SERVICE STRATEGY

Defines the Perspective, Position, Plans & Patterns to meet business outcomes

The WHY

Service

Delivering Value to customers by facilitating outcomes without ownership of specific Cost or Risk

Service Management

A set of Specialised Organisational Capabilities for providing value to customers in the form of services

Business Case

A Decision support and Planning Tool that projects the likely consequences of a business action

Process

Structured set of activities taking defined Input turning into defined Output, Measurable and delivering Value

Strategy Management

Defining, maintaining an organisation’s P,P,P & P with regards to its services and management of those services

Financial Management for IT

Responsible for managing the IT’s Budgeting, Accounting and Charging requirements

Demand Management

Understanding, anticipating and influencing customer demand for service and analysing Patterns of Business Activity

Service Portfolio Management

Managing the portfolio, the right mix of services to meet business outcomes at an appropriate Level of Investment

Business Relationship Mgt

Maintaining a Positive Interface with Customers identifying needs and the provider is able to meet these needs

SERVICE DESIGN

Design of the services, governing practices, processes and policies.

The HOW

Design Coordination

Coordinating all service design activities, processes and resources ensuring Consistent and Effective Design

Service Level Management

Negotiates & Agrees achievable SLAs and ensuring that these are met and holding regular service Reviews with the Customer

Availability Management

Ensuring that IT services meet Current and Future availability needs of the business in a Cost Effective and timely manner

Capacity Management

Ensuring that IT services meet Current and Future capacity and performance needs in a Cost Effective and timely manner

IT Service Continuity Mgt

Managing risks that could seriously affect IT services by Reducing Risk to acceptable agreed level & Planning for the Recovery

Information Security Mgt

Ensuring the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of an organisation’s assets, information and data match agreed needs

Supplier Management

Obtaining Value for Money from suppliers, ensuring that all Contracts with suppliers support the agreed needs of the business

Service Catalogue Mgt

Providing and Maintaining the service Catalogue and for ensuring that it is available to those authorised to access it

Service Design Package

Document Defining All Aspects of an IT service and its requirements Through each stage of its Lifecycle

SERVICE TRANSITION

Ensures new, modified or retired services meet the expectations of the business

Test, Train & Implement

Transition Planning & Support

Responsible for Planning all service transition processes and Coordinating the Resources that they require

Change Management

Controlling the lifecycle of all IT changes, enabling Beneficial changes with Minimum Disruption and risk to IT services

Service Asset & Config Mgt

Providing Accurate & Reliable Information about assets, their Relationships and how configured when and where it is needed

Knowledge Management

Sharing ideas, experience and Information, ensuring that it is Available in the right place at the right time to make Decisions

Release & Deployment Mgt

Planning, scheduling, controlling the Build, Test & Deployment of releases. Delivering new functionality while protecting integrity

Transition Planning & Support

Responsible for Planning all service transition processes and Coordinating the Resources that they require

Change Management

Controlling the lifecycle of all IT changes, enabling Beneficial changes with Minimum Disruption and risk to IT services

Service Asset & Config Mgt

Providing Accurate & Reliable Information about assets, their Relationships and how configured when and where it is needed

Knowledge Management

Sharing ideas, experience and Information, ensuring that it is Available in the right place at the right time to make Decisions

Release & Deployment Mgt

Planning, scheduling, controlling the Build, Test & Deployment of releases. Delivering new functionality while protecting integrity

Service Validation & Testing

Validation &Testing of a new or changed IT service ensuring it matches the design specification and meets business needs

Change Evaluation

Formal Assessment of a new or changed IT service to ensure Risks are Managed and help determine to authorise the change

Service Knowledge Mgt System

A set of tools and databases that is used to manage Knowledge, Information and Data to help make informed Decisions

Definitive Media Library

One or more locations in which the definitive authorised versions of all software, licences and documentation are Securely Stored

SERVICE OPERATION

Coordinates & carries out the activities & processes to deliver and manage service

Where VALUE is CREATED

Event Management

Detecting events, making sense of them and determining the Appropriate Control actions of those which are Significant

Incident Management

Ensuring that normal service operation is Restored as Quickly as possible and the business Impact is Minimised

Problem Management

Proactively Prevents Incidents from happening and Minimises the Impact of incidents that cannot be prevented

Request Fulfilment

Managing the lifecycle of all Service Requests within agreed targets

Access Management

Granting authorised users the right to use a service, while Preventing Access to non-authorised users

Service Desk

Single Point Of Contact between service provider and the User managing incidents, request and handles Communication

Incident Management

Ensuring that normal service operation is Restored as Quickly as possible and the business Impact is Minimised

Problem Management

Proactively Prevents Incidents from happening and Minimises the Impact of incidents that cannot be prevented

Request Fulfilment

Managing the lifecycle of all Service Requests within agreed targets

Access Management

Granting authorised users the right to use a service, while Preventing Access to non-authorised users

Service Desk

Single Point Of Contact between service provider and the User managing incidents, request and handles Communication

IT Operational Management

Performs the Daily Activities needed to manage IT services and the supporting IT infrastructure

Technical Management

Custodian of Technical Knowledge to design, test, manage and improve the IT Infrastructure Throughout their Lifecycle

Application Management

Managing Applications Throughout their Lifecycle including requirements, design, build, deploy, operate and optimise

CSI

Services are aligned with changing business needs by identifying improvements

IMPROVEMENTS

Seven Step Improvement

Defining & managing the steps needed to Identify,Define,Gather,Process,Analyse, Present & Implement improvements

Service / Process Owner

The service owner is Accountable for the service and the process owner is Accountable for the process

Governance

Policies and strategy are implemented, correctly followed, Fair, Transparent and taking action to Resolve any Issues