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Introduction to ServiceNow Introduction to ITSM What is ITIL?
What is an IT Service Management System Intended Audience for this Course? This course is intended for IT professionals who have responsibilities for – or would like responsibility for – managing (providing, delivering, supporting) IT services. Knowledge Points Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- What is an IT Service Management System
- The Benefits of Using an ITSM Framework
- Explain what service management involves
- Describe how ITIL can help achieve successful service management
- Explain how ITSM processes can be used as tools to improve service
- List key components of a Service Management system
Introduction to ServiceNow and ITSM
ServiceNow is a cloud-based incident management tool that provides automated workflows for IT service management (ITSM), IT asset management (ITAM), and IT service desk functions. It also provides a single platform to manage your IT processes and operations. The company was founded in 2006 by Fred Luddy, who serves as its president and CEO, along with John Baker and Matt Calkins, who serve as co-chief technology officers.
The company has more than 5,000 customers worldwide, including Enterprise Clients, Cisco Systems, and General Electric Company.
What is ITIL?
The International Institute for Management Development’s best practices framework is called the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). The framework consists of five phases: planning, design, transition, operation, and maintenance.
ServiceNow is an enterprise cloud computing platform that provides IT a single point of access to manage its entire enterprise. ServiceNow can be used to replace your existing help desk, incident management, problem management, knowledge base, configuration management, and IT asset management systems. It can also supplement these tools or provide additional functionality such as automation workflows.
ServiceNow’s ITSM capabilities offer organizations
- A single system of record for all IT assets and services
- A single point of entry for service requests
- An integrated workflow engine that automates tasks between teams and applications
- A comprehensive view of the status of all requests and incidents across the lifecycle
A service is an activity performed for a customer to benefit the customer’s mission. Services are not tangible, can be delivered to internal or external customers, and have no inherent monetary value. Intangible services – those with virtually no intrinsic value – can be provided by information technology. IT provides services when it supplies something of value in exchange for something else of value.
This usually involves computing, networking, and communications equipment owned by the organization or its customers. The service provided could be installing, configuring, and maintaining software, programming or network devices, or transporting computer data — anything that adds real value to an organization’s ability to operate smoothly and provides added flexibility, increased efficiencies, or improved the user experience.
What is an IT Service Management System
An IT Service Management System (ITSM) is a set of tools, processes, people, and metrics that are used to manage the delivery of information technology services. ITSM is also called ITIL®, which stands for Information Technology Infrastructure Library®. ITSM is sometimes used to refer to only the processes part of the overall framework, whereas ITIL refers to both the processes and the document that defines them.
The Benefits of Using an ITSM Framework
There are many benefits to using an ITSM framework. However, it is essential to remember that just because something is beneficial does not mean it will work in your organization. It is always important to analyze your own needs before jumping into any new process or tooling:
ITSM frameworks help companies improve their processes and make them more repeatable and consistent. This helps ensure that all employees work toward the same goals and use similar approaches when handling customer requests or issues with internal systems.
ITSM frameworks also help with disaster recovery planning by providing a set of documented procedures so employees know what steps they should take if there is a disruption in service or if they need to rebuild
- Explain what service management involves
Service management is a broad term that can encompass many different disciplines. It is most often used to describe the coordination of work activities and related logistics for a service provider.
Service management can be divided into service provisioning, service support, and service delivery. Service provisioning involves planning, coordinating, scheduling, and monitoring all aspects of a service required to provide it. Service support involves providing the resources necessary to ensure that the service is delivered and managed effectively. Service delivery involves delivering the promised service to customers or clients.
Service management includes these four activities:
1. Service design
Service design involves defining what services will be offered, how they will be delivered, and how much they will cost.
2. Service transition
Service transition involves moving from design to implementation. Once a new service has been designed, it needs to be implemented in order for customers or clients to benefit from it.
3. Service operation
Once a new service has been launched into production, it needs to be monitored to identify any issues early on before they cause problems with availability or quality of service delivery. Regular monitoring also helps improve efficiency by identifying opportunities for improvement such as cost savings or increased productivity levels among staff members who provide the services being monitored.
4. Service improvement
This involves creating plans for improving
Describe how ITIL can help achieve successful service management
The ITIL framework can help you achieve successful service management. It helps your organization understand, plan, deliver, and support services by ensuring that the right processes are in place.
ITIL helps you to
- Improve your understanding of the business needs you are trying to meet.
- Make sure that the people who need to work together are communicating effectively with each other.
- Make sure that everyone has the skills and knowledge required to do their job well.
- Keep track of what is happening in your IT department and ensure it is working efficiently, without wasting time or money on unnecessary activities.
Explain how ITSM processes can be used as tools to improve service
Service management processes improve the quality of services delivered to customers. The best way to explain how these processes can be used to improve service is by using an example from my own experience.
My company has been using ITIL for over two years now, and we have seen great results. We have implemented many of the processes that are defined in ITIL, but we still have some areas where we can improve.
One of these areas is our incident management process which was not working as effectively as it should be. We started by identifying the main problems with this process and asking ourselves what improvements we could make. We then came up with a list of possible improvements, such as:
- Improved communication between different departments
- Improved collaboration between different teams
- Improved response time for incidents
Once we had identified the main problems we wanted to fix, we started implementing some minor changes. These included:
- Adding more members to our incident response team who were available 24/7 to respond quickly to any incidents that occurred outside of business hours.
- Creating an incident response team page on our internal website with contact details for all members so that anyone who needed help could easily find someone who could provide assistance
- List key components of a Service Management system
Critical components of a Service Management system are:
- Service catalog: A catalog is a list of services an organization offers to its customers. It provides the details about each service and associated information like pricing and availability; this helps reduce the time required to create new services and promotes the reuse of existing services. It also enables customers to make informed decisions when they need new services or enhancements to existing ones.
- Service level agreement (SLA): SLA is an agreement between a service provider and a customer that defines what needs to be done by both parties during the life cycle of service delivery. It includes all aspects related to providing the service, including quality, availability, security, performance expectations, and penalties for not meeting these requirements.
- Service request management system: A service request management system (SRMS) manages incoming requests for new services or enhancements to existing ones from customers. The SRMS consists of tools that enable users to enter requests into the system from their desktop computers or mobile devices. The SRMS then analyzes incoming requests using rules provided by business analysts and assigns them to appropriate teams based on their skillsets and availability.
Conclusion
It is possible to become highly effective with technology very quickly with the right resources. This is true for many things in life—for instance, if you have the right tutor or the right teacher, you can learn to play sports or an instrument. Similarly, if you take the time to learn about ServiceNow and hone your skills, you will be much more efficient at using this software. The more practice you get, the higher your skill level will rise. Practice makes perfect!
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