The Service Operation (SO) module is one of the certifications within the ITIL Service Lifecycle workstream. This module focuses on the principles, processes, operational activities, and functions that enable organizations and individuals to successfully manage how their products and services perform. These activities can also help improve their IT service management.
The SO module focuses on the coordination and execution of activities that enable the ongoing management and operation of the products or services developed or implemented during the service strategy, design, and transition phases of the IT Service Lifecycle as well as any technology and support resources that are used to deliver them.
The course covers management and control of activities and techniques that are documented in the ITIL Service Operation publication, but it does not provide the full detail of each supporting process. More information about these processes can be found in the Operational Support and Analysis module from the Service Capability workstream.
Understanding of Service Operation best practice enables organizations and IT teams to effectively sustain and maintain the products and services they develop and ensure that they provide efficient resources for their users.
At the end of this course the participants will be able to:
Prepare for and pass the ITIL Service Operation (SO) exam
Plan key activities for ITIL Service Operation processes
Maintain stability in SO while allowing for changes in design, scale, scope, and service
Support operations through new models and architectures
Evaluate SO processes with critical success factors and KPIs
Release Manager
Security Administrator
Applications Support
IT Operations Manager
Database Administrator
Problem Manager
Service Desk and Incident Manager
Network Support
Security Manager
The purpose, objectives, and scope of service operation
The value to the business
The context of service operation in the ITIL service lifecycle
The fundamental aspects of service operation and the ability to define them.
How an understanding of the basic conflict between maintaining the status quo and adapting to changes in business needs can lead to the better service operation
Other service operation principles including involvement in other lifecycle stages; understanding operational health; the need for good documentation and communication including a communication strategy
Service operation inputs and outputs.
Service operation processes:
The use, interaction, and value of each of the service operation processes: event management, incident management, request fulfillment, problem management, and access management.
How the common activities of service operation are co-ordinated for the ongoing management of the technology that is used to deliver and support the services
How monitoring, reporting, and control of the services contribute to the ongoing management of the services and the technology that is used to deliver and support the services
How the operational activities of processes covered in other lifecycle stages contribute to the service operation
How IT operations staff should look for opportunities to improve the operational activities.
Organizing for service operation
The role, objectives, and activities of each of the four functions of service operation: service desk, technical management, IT operations management, and application management
Service operation roles and responsibilities, where and how they are used as well as how a service operation organization would be structured to use these roles.
The generic requirements of technologies that support service management across all lifecycle stages
The specific technology required to support the service operation processes and functions.
Specific issues relevant to implementing service operation including managing change in service operation; assessing and managing risk in service operation; operations staff involvement in service design and service transition
Planning and implementing service management technologies within a company.
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