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A Practical Guide to Service Management

You're reading from   A Practical Guide to Service Management Insights from industry experts for uncovering, implementing, and improving service management practices

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804612507
Length 350 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Authors (2):
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Keith D. Sutherland Keith D. Sutherland
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Lawrence J. "Butch" Sheets Lawrence J. "Butch" Sheets
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Preface 1. Part 1: The Importance of Service Management
2. Chapter 1: Understanding Service Management FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Getting to Grips with Service Management Frameworks 4. Chapter 3: Working with the “Design Thinking” Aspect of Service Management 5. Chapter 4: Systems Thinking in Terms of Service Management 6. Part 2: Essential Process Capabilities for Effective Service Management
7. Chapter 5: Service Management Key Concepts 8. Chapter 6: Incident Management 9. Chapter 7: Problem Management 10. Chapter 8: Change Management 11. Chapter 9: Release and Deployment Management 12. Chapter 10: Request Management 13. Chapter 11: Service Catalog Management 14. Chapter 12: Service Asset Management 15. Chapter 13: Configuration Management 16. Chapter 14: Business Relationship Management 17. Chapter 15: Service Level Management 18. Part 3: How to Apply a Pragmatic, Customized Service Management Capability
19. Chapter 16: Pragmatic Application of Service Management 20. Chapter 17: Implementing a Successful Service Management Capability with Key Artifacts 21. Chapter 18: Reviewing Critical Success Factors for Service Management Capability 22. Chapter 19: Realizing CSFs for Service Management Implementation 23. Chapter 20: Sustaining a Service Management Practice 24. Index 25. Other Books You May Enjoy Appendix A: SLA Template 1. Appendix B: SLR Template

Key process indicators

SLM processes have a number of key process indicators. These key process indicators should cover the progress of implementing the process across the service provider organization, compliance with the process policies, effectiveness of producing the process deliverables, and the efficiency of the execution. A balanced set of metrics will ensure that the process is being measured appropriately and the key areas are covered. Here are some examples of key process indicators:

  • The number and percentage of IT services covered by an SLA
  • The number and percentage of SLAs supported by OLAs
  • The number and percentage of SLAs within agreed targets
  • The number of scheduled SLA reviews performed with the customer
  • Time from SLR agreement to SLA signing
  • The number and percentage of OLAs within agreed targets

It is important for your organization to focus on a few key metrics based on where you are in the maturity of your process. It is recommended...

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