TOPICS

Course Outline
1. Service Offerings and Agreements
How Service Offerings and Agreements Practices Support the Service Lifecycle
Purpose, Objectives, Scope, and Value of Strategy Management for IT Services and the Design Coordination Process
Successful Services Depend on the Customer’s Perception of Utility and Warranty
Relevance of Business Cases and Return-on-Investment to Service Offerings and Agreements Practices
2. Business Relationship Management
Purpose, Objectives, and Scope
Business Value
Policies, Principles, and Basic Concepts
Triggers, Inputs, Outputs, and Process Interfaces
Information Management within the Business Relationship Management Process
CSFs and KPIs
Challenges and Risks
Key Roles and Responsibilities
3. Service Portfolio Management
Service Portfolio
Purpose, Objectives, and Scope
Business Value
Policies, Principles, and Basic Concepts
Triggers, Inputs, Outputs, and Process Interfaces
Information Management within the Service Portfolio Management Process
CSFs and KPIs
Challenges and Risks
Key Roles and Responsibilities
4. Financial Management for IT Services
Purpose, Objectives, and Scope
Business Value
Policies, Principles, and Basic Concepts
Triggers, Inputs, Outputs, and Process Interfaces
Information Management within the Financial Management for IT Services Process
CSFs and KPIs
Challenges and Risks
Key Roles and Responsibilities
5. Demand Management
Importance of Demand Management to Managing Services throughout their Lifecycle
Purpose, Objectives, and Scope
Business Value
Policies, Principles, and Basic Concepts
Triggers, Inputs, Outputs, and Process Interfaces
Information Management within the Demand Management Process
CSFs and KPIs
Challenges and Risks
Key Roles and Responsibilities
6. Service Catalog Management
Importance of the Service Catalog to the Service Lifecycle
Purpose, Objectives, and Scope
Business Value
Policies, Principles, and Basic Concepts
Triggers, Inputs, Outputs, and Process Interfaces
Information Management within the Service Catalog Management Process
CSFs and KPIs
Challenges and Risks
Production of a Service Catalog
Key Roles and Responsibilities of Service Catalog Management
7. Service Level Management
Importance of Service Level Management to the Service Lifecycle
Purpose, Objectives, and Scope
Business Value
Policies, Principles, and Basic Concepts
Triggers, Inputs, Outputs, and Process Interfaces
Information Management within the Service Level Management Process
CSFs and KPIs
Challenges and Risks
Contents of Service and Operational Level Agreements (SLAs and OLAs)
Key Roles and Responsibilities
8. Supplier Management
Purpose, Objectives, and Scope
Business Value
Policies, Principles, and Basic Concepts
Triggers, Inputs, Outputs, and Process Interfaces
Information Management within the Supplier Management Process
CSFs and KPIs
Challenges and Risks
Key Roles and Responsibilities
9. Technology and Implementation Considerations
Generic Requirements for Service Management Technologies
Evaluation Criteria for Technology and Tooling for Process Implementation
Good Procedures for Practice and Process Implementation
Challenges, CSFs, and Risks Related to Implementing Practices and Processes
How to Plan and Implement Service Management Technologies
10. Exam Preparation/Mock Exam.