ITIL and the Help Desk Craig Bennion University of Utah Utah Higher Education Help Desk Conference October 26, 2007

Why Service Management Align IT services with business needs Improve quality of IT services Reduce long-term costs Improve customer and user satisfaction

ITIL and Service Management Quiz What is the role of ITIL in Service Management? To provide an approach based on the best examples taken from practice To serve as the international standard for Service Management To serve as the standard model for IT provision To serve as a theoretical framework for process design

ITIL and Service Management Quiz What is the role of ITIL in Service Management? To provide an approach based on the best examples taken from practice To serve as the international standard for Service Management To serve as the standard model for IT provision To serve as a theoretical framework for process design

Information Technology Infrastructure Library A process approach to Service Management Service Delivery The Business Perspective Applications Management Security Management ICT Infrastructure Service Support Planning to Implement Service Management

Help Desk? So where’s the Help Desk in ITIL?

Information Technology Infrastructure Library Service Delivery Service Level Financial Capacity Availability Service Continuity Service Support The Service Desk Incident Problem Configuration Change Release

Help Desk vs Service Desk Resolve incidents quickly Ensure no incidents are lost Service Desk Resolve incidents quickly Ensure no incidents are lost Single Point Of Contact (SPOC) for all IT services Customer advocate Interface to other IT service processes

Information Technology Infrastructure Library Service Delivery Service Level Financial Capacity Availability Service Continuity Service Support The Service Desk Incident Problem Configuration Change Release

Service Level Management Maintain and improve IT service quality Monitor and report on IT services Eradicate poor service Tools Service Catalog Service Level Agreement

Financial Management Provide cost-effective stewardship of assets and resources Identify the costs to provide a service Cost justify changes to IT services

Capacity Management Understand business requirements, IT operations, and IT infrastructure Ensure current and future capacity and performance are met cost effectively

Service Continuity Management Ensure technical and service facilities can be recovered within required business time lines

Availability Management Optimize the capability of the IT infrastructure Deliver cost effective services Ensure availability of IT services according to business needs and objectives

Incident Management Restore normal service as quickly as possible Minimize adverse impact on business Ensure service quality and availability are maintained

Problem Management Minimize adverse impact of incidents and problems on the business Identify infrastructure errors and provide work-arounds and fixes Prevent recurrence of incidents

Configuration Management Account for IT assets and configurations Provide accurate information on configurations Verify configuration records Support Incident, Problem, Change, and Release Management

Change Management Ensure a standard procedure to implement changes Ensure prompt handling of changes Minimize impact of changes related incidents on service quality Improve day-to-day operations

Release Management Plan and oversee successful rollout of hardware, software and changes Ensure changes are tested Communicate changes Ensure hardware and software being changed is traceable and secure

The Service Desk