ITIL Process Skeleton - Part 3 of 4 - Video 004

How to Manage Tech - Dean Toovey
25 Jan 202210:11

Summary

TLDRIn this lesson, Dean Tubey explores the tactical stage of IT Service Management (ITSM), focusing on how design and project management work together to deliver solutions. He covers the key elements of service planning, business analysis, software development, and service level management, explaining how these processes interact to deliver effective IT services. Tubey also discusses the importance of human-centered design, negotiating service level agreements, and coordinating engineering elements like security and availability. The lesson concludes with an introduction to design coordination and the creation of service design packages.

Takeaways

  • 🔧 ITIL focuses on managing IT services, and this lesson dives into the tactical stage, involving design and project management.
  • 📊 The project design process integrates design planning, service catalog updates, and business analysis to improve product usability and user engagement.
  • 📑 The service catalog acts as a menu of existing services, and any changes or additions are reflected here, ensuring smooth service delivery.
  • 📈 Human-centered design is essential, emphasizing the importance of usability and customer journey in service development.
  • ⚙️ Service Level Management (SLM) is a key tool in expectation management, involving negotiation of performance, price, and service quality via service level agreements (SLAs).
  • 💻 SLAs define customer expectations and performance criteria, including incident response times and service uptime, negotiated between customers and IT service teams.
  • 🔒 Security, continuity, capacity, and availability are the four main engineering elements that ensure quality in IT service design and delivery.
  • 📡 External vendors like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure play a crucial role in supporting customer needs, impacting service delivery and engineering solutions.
  • 📘 Service Design Package (SDP) is a document that coordinates the design process, combining all relevant documentation, templates, and change requests for service implementation.
  • 🔄 Design coordination and the business analysis process ensure that both functional (utility) and non-functional (warranty) requirements are met during the design and development stages.

Q & A

  • What is the main focus of this lesson in comparison to the previous one?

    -In this lesson, the focus shifts from the operational aspects of ITSM to the tactical stage, which involves design and project management. The previous lesson covered the 'run stage,' dealing with operations and handling incidents through to solutions.

  • What is the role of human-centered design in IT service management (ITSM)?

    -Human-centered design focuses on improving people's lives by designing products and solutions with usability in mind. In ITSM, this approach makes it easier for customers to engage with IT services and emphasizes understanding the customer journey when interacting with these services.

  • How does a service catalog function in ITSM?

    -A service catalog acts as a menu of existing services offered by an organization. It serves as a reference point for adding, modifying, or upgrading services as part of a project, helping to guide what new services or updates should be provided.

  • What is the purpose of Service Level Management (SLM) in ITSM?

    -Service Level Management negotiates and defines the level of service a customer can expect. It involves discussing performance, cost, and quality to ensure expectations are aligned between IT services and customer needs. The output is a Service Level Agreement (SLA).

  • What are the four key engineering processes involved in ITSM service design?

    -The four key engineering processes are security management, continuity management, capacity management, and availability management. These processes ensure the required levels of performance, security, and reliability are met in the final service offering.

  • How do vendors and third-party suppliers impact service delivery in ITSM?

    -Vendors play a crucial role in providing the underlying infrastructure or services (e.g., cloud services from Amazon, Google, Azure) that support the IT organization’s ability to meet customer needs. ITSM teams negotiate contracts with vendors to ensure they can meet performance and security requirements within the set budget.

  • What is the function of a Service Level Agreement (SLA)?

    -An SLA is a formal document that defines the expectations around the service provided, including performance, pricing, uptime, and incident response times. It serves as a key tool for managing customer expectations and ensuring both parties agree on the quality of service.

  • What is the purpose of the 'Design Coordination' process?

    -Design Coordination pulls together all elements of design, including documentation, templates, and knowledge into a comprehensive service design package. It also initiates change requests needed for service implementation, such as software or infrastructure releases.

  • What is the difference between 'utility' and 'warranty' in ITSM?

    -In ITSM, 'utility' refers to the functional aspects of a service (what the service does), while 'warranty' refers to the non-functional aspects (how well the service performs), such as usability, availability, and scalability. Together, they ensure that the service is both useful and reliable.

  • How does business analysis contribute to the ITSM design process?

    -Business analysis in ITSM helps define the requirements for a service by identifying both functional (utility) and non-functional (warranty) needs. It plays a critical role in translating business objectives into technical specifications for software development and service delivery.

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