Handouts for the Seminar on ITIL Roles
Users communicate with the Customer
 How many “Products” (Lego houses) are you going to build?
+ Who is going to talk to the Service Desk to request Services (bricks) ?
Service Desk negotiates with the Users
 What does a User need to do to request a Service (get more bricks) ?
Service Level Manager negotiates with the Service Management Team
 How fast can you deliver this service (deployment time)?
+ What guarantees can you offer on accuracy (right size and color of bricks) ?
Customer negotiates with the Service Level Manager
 Is the proposed delivery schedule suitable for the purpose ?
Service Desk communicates with the Service Management Team
 Based on the negotiations with the Service Level Manager, how will service delivery occur ?
Capacity Manager
 Measure and report on “capacity” (quantity) problems in Service Delivery
+ Proactive planning for service improvements
Problem Manager
 Accept escalations from Service Desk
+ Proactive planning for service improvements
Availability Manager
 Monitor and report on any interruptions or degradations in service
+ Proactive planning for service improvements

Be prepared to report Lessons Learned at the end

Availability Managment

Capacity Managment

The Customer

Problem Management

Service Desk Manager

Service Level Manager

Service Manager
The ITIL Service Management Team Everyone without a Role
gets to join the
Service Management team
  • Plan the service (bricks)
  • Do the work of Service Support and Service Delivery (ship the bricks)
  • Check for opportunities to improve
  • Act on authorized changes
A crowd

The User Community

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