scholarly journals Approaches to ITSM level measurement and evaluation

2020 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
pp. 01019
Author(s):  
Anna Hamranová ◽  
Mojmír Kokles ◽  
Tatiana Hrivíková

The paper examines ITSM (IT Service Management) which is based on the internationally accepted ITIL standard (IT Infrastructure Library). Within the domain of ITSM special attention is given to constant improvements in IS/IT services. The aim of the paper is to identify and characterise ITSM metrics and metrics models among which ITSM Maturity Models play an important role. Standard methods of scientific work such as analysis, synthesis, comparison and selection are used for the paper. The main findings are based on the analysis of literature proving the importance of effective IS/IT service management in supporting the business goals of enterprises and organisations. Several authors criticised the extent and detailed character of ITIL.They suggested solving the problems of SME sector by simplifying the processes of ITSM implementation. This is closely related to the proposed system of ITSM metrics and metrics models. The paper provides a detailed elaboration of complex metrics models together with a derived, reduced model with 8 main metrics and other often used tools for IS/IT services measurement, namely ITSM Maturity Models. They are applicable for both a diagnosis of the level of IS/IT services in the companies and eventual correction of plans and for benchmarking the enterprises within their specific branch.

Information ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
João Serrano ◽  
João Faustino ◽  
Daniel Adriano ◽  
Rúben Pereira ◽  
Miguel Mira da Silva

Information technology (IT) service management is considered a collection of frameworks that support organizations managing services. The implementation of these kinds of frameworks is constantly increasing in the IT service provider domain. The main objective is to define and manage IT services through its life cycle. However, from observing the literature, scarcely any research exists describing the main concepts of ITSM. Many organizations still struggle in several contexts in this domain, mainly during implementation. This research aims to develop a reference study detailing the main concepts related with ITSM. Thus, a systematic literature review is performed. In total, 47 articles were selected from top journals and conferences. The benefits, challenges, opportunities, and practices for ITSM implementation were extracted, critically analysed, and then discussed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-56
Author(s):  
Wadie Berrahal ◽  
Rabia Marghoubi ◽  
Zineb El Akkaoui

All production lines are continuously confronted with the phenomenon of waste, especially in IT operations. A waste is assessed in terms of the required resources and the cost employed to solve the problem behind it. Eliminating the waste in daily operations is essential to improve IT service management. This article aims to provide an estimation of the level of potential waste, where waste generation trends are provoked by the activities of IT service management processes. We are going to focus particularly on the possibility of applying a Lean improvement process to IT services processes when using fuzzy logic method. We specifically demonstrate our contribution through the application of fuzzy analysis to the incident management process. This approach also aims at developing a theoretical and pragmatic model and promoting the knowledge of IT experts. In order to make our framework as generic as possible, concepts of IT operations, including the incident management, are inspired by the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), the most prominent framework for IT service governance according to the current literature.


Author(s):  
Natalia Redkina

The snowballing of information technologies dictates new requirements for development of library strategy in the sphere of information systems' usage (application software), IT infrastructure (computers, telecommunications, system software), information resources, IT Service Management (HR).


Author(s):  
Stéphane Cortina ◽  
Alain Renault ◽  
Michel Picard

The goal of this paper is to present how the Tudor's IT Process Assessment (TIPA®) framework can be used to assess and improve the maturity of IT Service Management (ITSM) processes, and how its usage can increase the business value of IT services. This paper starts with a presentation of the current and of the future process assessment standards. Then, it explains how the authors of this paper have applied the ISO/IEC 15504 standard to the field of IT Service Management to create the TIPA framework. The paper also presents how assessing and improving the maturity of ITSM processes can, under certain conditions, impact the quality of the services provided by an IT organization and consequently the value these IT services bring to the business. Finally, the paper finishes by depicting the current situation as well as the future of the TIPA framework.


Author(s):  
Aileen Cater-Steel

IT service management best practice frameworks such as the IT Infrastructure Library® (ITIL®) aim to improve the quality of service to customers. This study reports on recent surveys and case studies of organizations which have embarked on IT service management improvement. It highlights specific difficulties experienced by organizations in changing the orientation of staff to customer service rather than technology. Six factors were found to be critical in achieving an effective service-oriented philosophy. The factors are support from senior management; the threat or opportunity to outsource IT services; integration of processes to provide end-to-end service; involvement of business stakeholders; culture change of IT staff to service excellence; and the redesign of processes prior to investing in tools.


Author(s):  
Marco Vicente ◽  
Nelson Gama ◽  
Miguel Mira da Silva

The Enterprise Architecture (EA) approach usually considers a set of motivational concepts that are used to model the reasons and motivations that underlie the design and change of organizations, which corresponds to their Business Motivation Model (BMM). Likewise, this BMM is also present in organizations that provide IT services. However, although ITIL has become a standard for performing IT Service Management (ITSM), there is not one holistic solution to integrate EA and ITIL. Therefore, we propose to join both approaches through the definition of a specific Enterprise Architecture to design organizations according to ITIL's best practices to perform ITSM. Thus, this paper's goal is twofold: on one hand to establish that architecture's motivation model, and, on the other, to contribute for a formal identification and representation of the ITIL business motivation model itself.


2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-55
Author(s):  
Maurício Rocha Lyra ◽  
Claudio Gottschalg Duque

The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) provides a framework of best practices for managing of the information technology (IT) services. In the framework of this study it is clear that it does not have space in your body for information architecture. One of the goals information architecture to organize information for decision making, how can this be out of context? The proposed positioning of this paper presents evidence that the perception that the concepts of information architecture are present on the needs of IT service management. This proposal will encourage the union of bodies of knowledge thereby facilitating the creation of strategy and design services.


Author(s):  
Sebastian Floerecke

ZusammenfassungZur Erbringung verschiedenster IT-Service-Management (ITSM)-Prozesse setzen insbesondere Großunternehmen seit Längerem umfangreiche ITSM-Software-Suiten ein. Im Rahmen ihrer Digitalisierungsinitiativen sind sie gegenwärtig verstärkt auf der Suche nach einem ergänzenden Self-Service-Portal. Damit können sich Mitarbeiter in erster Linie über die angebotenen IT-Services informieren und unterschiedliche Service-Request-Typen wie Neubestellungen, Änderungen und Kündigungen initiieren und häufig auch Incidents und Demands erstellen und verfolgen. Die Praxis zeigt, dass sich Unternehmen mit den in ihren jeweiligen ITSM-Software-Suiten als Modul integrierten Self-Service-Portalen hinsichtlich abgedeckter ITSM-Prozesse, allgemeinem Funktionsumfang und User-Experience nicht immer vollumfänglich zufrieden zeigen. Deshalb sehen sie sich vermehrt nach Alternativen um. Der Tool-Auswahlprozess stellt Unternehmensentscheider und IT-Verantwortliche allerdings vielfach vor ein Problem. Die Hauptgründe liegen in der inhärenten Komplexität von ITSM-Software-Suiten und dem großen, aus über 400 Anbietern bestehenden und damit intransparenten Tool-Markt. Vorliegender Beitrag greift diese Problemstellung aus der Praxis auf und geht der Frage nach, welche Tool-Kategorien in diesem Umfeld existieren und inwieweit sich diese jeweils für den Einsatz als Self-Service-Portal mit Schwerpunkt Service-Request-Management eignen. Grundlage der Untersuchung sind eine Internet-Marktrecherche, Gespräche mit erfahrenen Branchenkennern, eine systematische Literaturrecherche, Webseiten von Tool-Herstellern und Telefoninterviews mit Vertretern führender Tool-Hersteller.


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