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ITIL is a framework outlining worldwide accepted best practices for IT. Service Management. The concepts within ITIL support IT service providers in the ...
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Service Supports •Service Desk•Incident Management•Problem Management•Configuration Management•Change Management•Release Management
Service Delivery •Capacity Management•Availability Management•Financial Management•IT Continuity Management•Service Level Management
IT Services •E-mail services•PC supports•Network Support•Applications Supports• …. etc
IT serviceproviders
Customers
Internal InternalIT OrganizationIT Organization rd 3 Party rd 3 Vendors Party Vendors
•Who pay for the IT Services•Has many users•Usually represent a dept ororganization.
T h e T e c h n o l o g y
T h e B u s i n e s s
Planning to Implement Service Management
The businessPerspective
ICT InfrastructureManagement
ServiceManagement
Service Support
Service Delivery
Application Management
SecurityManagement
There are 2 core sets of ITIL, namely Service Support & Service Delivery. Thesecore sets are made up of 10 processes and 1 function (Service desk)
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Service Supports consists of
Service Desk
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Incident Management
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Problem Management
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Configuration Management
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Change Management
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Release Management
Service Delivery consists of
Capacity Management
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Availability Management
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Financial Management
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IT Continuity Management
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Service Level Management
A process is a logically related series of activities conducted toward and definedobjective. A process is a series of activities carried out to convert input into anoutput.
A procedure is a description of logically related activities, and who carried out. Aprocedure may include stages from different processes. A procedure defines whodoes what, and varies depending on the organisation.
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A set of work instructions defines how one or more activities in a procedure shouldbe carried out. Benefits of ITIL to the customer/users:•^
The provision of IT services becomes more customer-focused and agreementsabout service quality improve the relationship.
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The services are described better, in customer language, and in more appropriatedetail.
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The quality, availability, reliability and cost of the services are managed better.
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Communication with the IT organisation is improved by agreeing on the point ofcontact.
Benefits of ITIL to the IT organisation:•^
The IT organisation develops a clearer structure, becomes more efficient, and morefocused on the corporate objectives.
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The IT organisation is more in control of the infrastructure and services it hasresponsibility for , and changes become easier to manage.
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An effective process structure provides a framework for effective outsourcing of ITservices.
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Following the ITIL best practices encourages a cultural change towards providingservices, and supports the introduction of quality management systems based onthe ISO9000 series or on BS15000.
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ITIL provides a coherent frame of reference for internal communication andcommunication with suppliers, and for the standardization and identification ofprocedures.
ITIL organisation•^
OGC - Office of Government Commerce, which is an office of the UK Treasury andnow the new owner of ITIL.
The OGC published a series of ITIL books written by
UK and international experts.
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ITSMF – The Information Technology Service Management forum (ITSMF),originally known as the Information Technology Infrastructure Management forum(ITIMF), is the only internationally recognised and independent user groupdedicated to IT Service Management. It is owned and operated solely by itsmembership. ITSMF chapters promote the exchange of information and experiencewhich enables IT organisations to improve the services they provide. Theyorganised seminars, conferences etc, they also publish newsletters and operate awebsite for information sharing.
EXIN and ISEB – EXIN is the Dutch foundation “Exameninstituut voor Informatica”and the UK “Information Systems Examination Board” (ISEB) jointly developed aprofessional certification system for IT Service Management.
ITIL organisation•^
They provide a full range of ITSM qualifications at three levels.
Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
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Practitioner Certification in IT Service Management
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Manager Certification in IT Service Management