IT Service Quality Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dieter Spath ◽  
Wilhelm Bauer ◽  
Claus-Peter Praeg
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Service Management ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
It Services ◽  
It Effectiveness ◽  
It Service ◽  
Service Quality Management

IT service management is a focal point of interest for practitioners, managers and researchers. In this chapter, the authors outline the field of IT service quality management - a topic that has not been adequately discussed in research literature to date. The authors introduce a framework for IT service quality management and show how the framework can be applied to different phases of an IT service lifecycle. Furthermore, they illustrate possible effects of IT service quality on business performance. For this reason, they define indicators, which are effective measures of business performance, and the relations between indicators and IT service quality. Due to the increased use of modular IT services and the high pressure on IT effectiveness and IT efficiency, IT service quality management has the potential to become a highly relevant topic for IT service providers and IT departments within enterprises.

Framework for IT Service Value Engineering

2011 ◽  
pp. 274-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claus-Peter Praeg
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Business Value ◽  
Value Engineering ◽  
Value Management ◽  
It Services ◽  
Service Value ◽  
It Service ◽  
Business Alignment ◽  
Service Quality Management

Managing the business value of IT-Services is an important aspect in the context of IT-Service quality management. This chapter introduced a framework for IT-Service value engineering and closes gaps in research and practical management in IT value management. The concept illustrates aspects of IT service value engineering and IT business alignment and the relation to IT service quality management. The Framework for IT service value engineering is made up of different management levels and a value engineering process. It integrates various concepts from IT and business value management in order to evaluate and improve the contribution of IT services towards overall business value.

scholarly journals Customer-Oriented Quality of Service Management Method for the Future Intent-Based Networking

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (22) ◽  
pp. 8223
Author(s):  
Mykola Beshley ◽  
Peter Veselý ◽  
Andrii Pryslupskyi ◽  
Halyna Beshley ◽  
Marian Kyryk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Quality Of Experience ◽  
Service Management ◽  
Customer Experience ◽  
Telecommunication Networks ◽  
Service Quality Management ◽  
Management Method

The rapid development and spread of communication technologies is now becoming a global information revolution. Customers have a need for communication services, which could be flexibly configured in accordance with their Quality of Experience (QoE) requirements. Realizing the close connection between customer experience and profitability, the service provider has been placing more and more attention on customer experience and QoE. The traditional quality of service management method based on SLA (Service Level Agreement) is not sufficient as a means to provide QoE-related contracts between service providers and customers. The current SLA method is mostly limited and focused on technical aspects of QoS (Quality of Service). Furthermore, they do not follow on the network the principles and semantic approach to the QoS specification for a communication service using QoE parameters. In this paper, we propose a customer-oriented quality of service management method for future IBN (Intent-Based Networking). It is based on a new QoE metric on a scale from 1 to 5, which allows one to take into account the commercial value of e-services for customers. Based on this approach, the network configuration and functionality of network equipment automatically changes depending on customer requirements. To implement the new method of service quality management, an algorithm for routing data packets in the network was developed, taking into account the current load of the forecast path. The algorithm of billing system functioning in conditions of customer-oriented quality management in telecommunication networks has been created. To investigate the effectiveness of the proposed method of service quality management with the traditional SLA method, we developed a simulation network model with the implementation of two approaches. By conducting a simulation, it was determined that the proposed method gives an average gain of 2–5 times for the criterion of the number of customers who require high quality of experience of the service.

Quality-Oriented IT Service Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 108-123
Author(s):  
Patrick Wild
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Service Management ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
It Services ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Requirements ◽  
Reference Models ◽  
It Service

<div>Due to the increasing importance of the tertiary sector, information technology (IT) organizations need to face up to new challenges, since their daily business has changed from development and operation of information technology to the customer oriented provision and management of IT services. In order to survive in the market, service providers need to offer and manage competitive and distinctive IT services. The “Profit Impact of Market Strategies” (PIMS) program has emphasized the need for service quality as being a crucial, strategic competitive factor. However, IT service providers do not have guidance of what quality requirements are supposed to be fulfilled to provide high-quality IT services. Different reference models and frameworks such as ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library), COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and related Technology) and ISO 20000 are widely used by many IT organizations for improving service management processes and performance. However, these reference models do not address the improvement of service quality in a consistent manner and it is not clear whether these models have the capability to close quality gaps which may arise within a service provider environment.</div><div><br></div><div>Therefore, this chapter proposes an IT service quality model for identifying potential quality&nbsp;gaps and quality dimensions in an IT service provider environment. Furthermore, it proposes a set of different quality requirements combined in a “Quality Requirements Model for IT Services” that are needed in order to close the respective quality gaps and fulfill the individual quality dimensions. The model is developed by mapping&nbsp;the reference models ITIL v3, COBIT and ISO 20000 to the previously developed quality model. The results of the mappings emphasize that all three models are partially capable to close the individual gaps of the quality model as well as to guarantee the fulfillment of respective quality dimensions. The fulfillment of these developed quality requirements can be utilized as a guideline for providing and managing high-quality IT services in the long term.</div><div><br></div><div>Finally, the maturity level is analyzed and pointed out that most of the quality requirements are assigned to maturity stage 2 or 3. This implies that an IT service provider does not necessarily have to reach a maturity stage 4 or 5 being able offering high service quality.</div><div><br></div><div>In summary, the chapter provides guidance and quality-oriented IT Service Management to answer the following questions:</div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>What kind of quality gaps exist in a service provider environment?<br></li><li>Do reference models such as ITIL, COBIT and ISO 20000 have the capability to close quality gaps which may arise within a service provider environment?<br></li><li>What processes, activities and functions from which reference model are needed in order to close the respective gaps?<br></li><li>What quality requirements need to be implemented in order to provide high-quality IT services?<br></li><li>What maturity level do service providers need to reach in order to fulfill quality requirements?<br></li></ul></div>

Perspectives of IT-Service Quality Management

2009 ◽  
pp. 381-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claus-Peter Praeg ◽  
Dieter Spath
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Service Management ◽  
Customer Orientation ◽  
It Service Management ◽  
It Services ◽  
It Service ◽  
Support Organizations ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
New Perspective

This chapter introduces an IT-Service management framework for the use of quality management concepts in the context of the life cycle phases of IT-Services. It argues that IT-Service management, combined with quality management and a life cycle approach for IT-Services provides a new perspective for organizations to provide high quality IT-Services. Based on the IT-industrialisation and an increased customer orientation in the IT-Service management the aspect of quality becomes increasingly important. Therefore, the authors give an overview about existing concepts of IT-Service management, life cycle management and quality management for IT-Services. The aim is to support organizations in the effective use of quality management concepts depending on IT-Service life cycles.

A Model for IT Service Strategy

2009 ◽  
pp. 350-363
Author(s):  
Neil McBride
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Service Management ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
It Services ◽  
Business Services ◽  
Service Strategy ◽  
It Service ◽  
Strategic Process ◽  
It Systems ◽  
The Difference

This chapter describes a suggested model for developing a service strategy within IT services. It considers the context, the organization of IT services which might be appropriate for a service strategy. It discusses the content of an IT service strategy which it suggests should be presented as a portfolio of services. It reviews the process of developing the service strategy, suggesting a set of steps which may lead to the development of appropriate content within the right management structure. The example of hospital information systems is used to illustrate the strategic process. In order to set the scene for the strategic process, the state of information systems strategy research is discussed and set in the context of the developing service management research literature. The term service-centric is used and the difference between service-centric IT management and service-oriented architecture is clarified. A case is made for a migration from an IT strategy based primarily on the development of a portfolio of IT systems to a service-strategy based on the development of a portfolio of business services.

Information Technology as a Service Operation

1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 189-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Rands
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Service Management ◽  
Quality Measures ◽  
It Management ◽  
It Services ◽  
It Service ◽  
Service Operation ◽  
Service Delivery Systems ◽  
Flow Charts

Research into service management has revealed concepts and ideas which may be usefully applied in other management settings. In order to evaluate their potential relevance to managing information technology (IT), several aspects of service management are explored, including the nature of service products, customer-supplier contact, the design of service delivery systems, and measuring and achieving service quality. Some ideas have already been applied to IT, but others could also be relevant. These include examining contacts between users and IT specialists, using process flow charts to design IT services, and employing service quality measures in IT management. A general model is proposed for managing IT service quality; the application of this model at the strategic level of firms is examined.

Alignment of Perceptions in Information Technology Service Quality

2011 ◽  
pp. 260-273
Author(s):  
Luís Kalb Roses
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Service Performance ◽  
It Service ◽  
Technology Service ◽  
Service Quality Management ◽  
Information Technology Service

The chapter explains the importance of taking the expectations of customers and service providers into account with regard to IT service quality management. To do this, the author uses the SERVPERF method, which identifies expectations regarding service performance from the point of view of both the customer and the provider. Based on an empirical study, the author demonstrates the importance of aligning IT staff with staff from the customer company as far as quality management is concerned.

A Model for IT Service Strategy

2011 ◽  
pp. 520-533
Author(s):  
Neil McBride
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Service Management ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
It Services ◽  
Business Services ◽  
Service Strategy ◽  
It Service ◽  
Strategic Process ◽  
It Systems ◽  
The Difference

This chapter describes a suggested model for developing a service strategy within IT services. It considers the context, the organization of IT services which might be appropriate for a service strategy. It discusses the content of an IT service strategy which it suggests should be presented as a portfolio of services. It reviews the process of developing the service strategy, suggesting a set of steps which may lead to the development of appropriate content within the right management structure. The example of hospital information systems is used to illustrate the strategic process. In order to set the scene for the strategic process, the state of information systems strategy research is discussed and set in the context of the developing service management research literature. The term service-centric is used and the difference between service-centric IT management and service-oriented architecture is clarified. A case is made for a migration from an IT strategy based primarily on the development of a portfolio of IT systems to a service-strategy based on the development of a portfolio of business services.

Perspectives of IT-Service Quality Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 534-560
Author(s):  
Claus-Peter Praeg ◽  
Dieter Spath
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Service Management ◽  
Customer Orientation ◽  
It Service Management ◽  
It Services ◽  
It Service ◽  
Support Organizations ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
New Perspective

This chapter introduces an IT-Service management framework for the use of quality management concepts in the context of the life cycle phases of IT-Services. It argues that IT-Service management, combined with quality management and a life cycle approach for IT-Services provides a new perspective for organizations to provide high quality IT-Services. Based on the IT-industrialisation and an increased customer orientation in the IT-Service management the aspect of quality becomes increasingly important. Therefore, the authors give an overview about existing concepts of IT-Service management, life cycle management and quality management for IT-Services. The aim is to support organizations in the effective use of quality management concepts depending on IT-Service life cycles.

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