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ITSM Support Group Administrator. May 2011. Objectives. By the end of the session you will be able to: Describe the Support Group Admin Role Administer support group membership Know when to use the OARS M2 Request Utilize ITSM reports Find support information. Agenda.
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ITSM Support Group Administrator May 2011
Objectives By the end of the session you will be able to: • Describe the Support Group Admin Role • Administer support group membership • Know when to use the OARS M2 Request • Utilize ITSM reports • Find support information
Agenda • Support Group Administrator (SGA) role and responsibilities • Administering support group membership • Running ITSM Reports • Bringing it all together: a day in the life • Questions
Support Group Administrator (SGA) role and responsibilities
The ITSM Support Group Administrator • Previously: Support Group Manager • Same responsibilities • Plus the ability to manage membership • A key role • Connecting your team to where ITS is going • Vital to embracing ITS changes • Essential to making the ITS Service Management processes work
The ITSM Support Group Administrator • Priorities • Puts policies into action • Not just managing membership, but getting team members to take ownership and responsibility • Decides how to administer within framework • Viewed as • Empowered • Accountable • High performing support team
Incident • Problem • Change High Level Responsibilities: Processes • Monitor efficiency and effectiveness • Take appropriate action when necessary Knowledge
Incident • Problem • Change Incident Process • Appropriate assignment of open incidents • Ensure incidents are resolved as quickly as possible, adhering to ITS Resolution Targets • Ensure appropriate Knowledge Management articles and Problem Investigations are created from incidents Knowledge
Incident • Problem • Change Problem Process • Assign resources to Problem Investigations and Known Errors • Monitor target dates of investigations Knowledge
Incident • Problem • Change Change Process • Ensure that change requests to be coordinated by your group are accurately recorded and completed in a timely manner • When the Change Coordinator is unknown, ensure that a Change Coordinator gets assigned to your change requests Knowledge
Incident • Problem • Change Knowledge Process • Document reviews: after notification, determine if review is needed then assign for review • Reports: know what has been used and what hasn’t; decide if those numbers are appropriate. Knowledge
Your Tools • ITSM Consoles • Reporting • Standard • Public • Create New • Manage support group membership • ITSM Tool • OARS (M2) request process for specific roles
Consoles in ITSM • Individual Console by Process • Overview Console • ITSM Home Page
Administering Group Members • What does this mean? • Gives you the power to add or remove support staff members from your own support group. • Benefits • Empowering you to have more control of your support group • Immediate Support Group resource to work records
Administering Group Members • Two ways to manage support group membership • ITSM Tool – adding a user to the your Support Group • OARS (M2) Request – adding a user to ITSM tool & Functional Role
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OARS M2 Request 1 2 3
Metrics, Metrics, Metrics Running ITSM Reports
Key SGA Reports • Incident • Volume • Backlog • Resolution Time • Change • Open Changes • Volume of Changes • Problem • All Problems • Open by Service • Knowledge • Articles with update requests • Article usage • Articles up for review • Feedback • Reporting Job Aids • Run a Standard ITSM Report • Create a New Report
Bringing it all together the life of an sga
The Life of an SGA: daily • Overview Console • Look for unassigned or aging records • Monitor overall volume of work being handled by your group • Stay in tune with heavy volume or records that seem out of the “norm” • Individual Module Console • Priority and aging for all records • Remedy Knowledge Management (RKM) • Review documents assigned to your group and re-assign as needed • Notifications • Assignment only, no Service Target notifications in May
The Life of an SGA: monthly • Run and review process reports and take appropriate action to reward or correct • Surface internal process improvement opportunities within your area • Provide appropriate feedback to resource managers • Review group membership and update or submit M2’s for other adjustments • Opportunity to communicate both to your leadership and your team
SGA Resource • SGA Toolkit • Overview of Expectations • Resource Links • Report Information • https://backstage.its.umich.edu/transition/rationalization/service-management/support-group-admin-role.php
Other Resources • ITS Backstage page: https://backstage.its.umich.edu/transition/rationalization/service-management/ • Anonymous feedback form: https://backstage.itcs.umich.edu/process-implementation/ • Feedback page results: https://collaborate.adsroot.itcs.umich.edu/mais/group/itsServiceManagement/itsProcessImplementation/Lists/Feedback/AllItems.aspx
Reviewing our objectives Are you able to: • Describe the Support Group Admin Role • Administer support group membership • Know when to use the M2 for access • Utilize ITSM reports • Find support information
What else? Questions