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PART 1: THE ALIGNABILITY PROCESS MODEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 PART 2: EVALUATING BMC REMEDYFORCE REPORTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 PART 3: EVALUATING THE BMC REMEDYFORCE SELF-SERVICE PORTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 PART 4: EVALUATING THE BMC REMEDYFORCE SERVICE DESK AGENT DASHBOARDS . . . . . . . 21 PART 5: EVALUATING BMC REMEDYFORCE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 PART 6: EVALUATING BMC REMEDYFORCE PROBLEM MANAGEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 PART 7: EVALUATING BMC REMEDYFORCE CHANGE MANAGEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 PART 8: EVALUATING BMC REMEDYFORCE CHATTER INTEGRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
As you evaluate IT help desk software, make sure that the application will enable you to take advantage of the best practices recommended by ITIL without requiring too much additional configuration from you. Its also a good idea to check that the best practices are documented and that the documentation is easily accessible by users. BMC Remedyforce includes ITIL best-practice workflows built right into the software. Plus, it comes with extensive online documentation of the process models. With the help of embedded best practices, you can achieve faster cost savings and improvements in service quality that can benefit your entire organization.
Access Remedyforce from the perspective of a service desk agent. Learn about the embedded ITIL best practices for incident, problem, and change
management Review the process flow documentation for each of the best practices.
First, locate the Welcome email you received after registering for the BMC Remedyforce trial. This email includes a link for launching the trial. If you have not yet registered for the trial, register here and the email will be sent to you.
1. Use the link in your Welcome email to launch the Remedyforce trial. Note the user name and password for IT staff; then, click Login as IT staff.
2. You should now see the BMC Remedyforce home page. Note the Workspaces panel on the lefthand side of the screen this is where we will begin exploring the ITIL best practices for incident, problem, and change management.
Click on the Workspaces panel on the left hand side of the screen Then under Incident Management, click on Incident Management Alignability Process Model.
Youre now looking at a visual representation of the Incident Management process one of the Alignability Process Models in BMC Remedyforce.
Interact with the process model to get more information about each step. For example, click on 1. Support
Request Registration.
(Tip: To see more information, you can also mouse-over the flowchart and the description.)
You should now see the Support Request Registration procedure for a service desk analyst.
Note that you can refer to the Incident Management process model at any time to review the ITIL guidelines for any incident management task.
Click on 1. Support Request Review. You should now see the Support Request Review process for a problem coordinator.
Notice how easy it is to switch between process models? Weve designed the BMC Remedyforce interface to be simple to use in a busy Service Desk environment.
Click on 1. Change Registration. You should now see the Change Registration process for a change coordinator.
Feel free to review the rest of the process model on your own. When finished, click the X to close the
Alignability Process Model tab. This concludes this part of the evaluation.
MEAN TIME TO RESOLUTION (MTTR) MTTR is a critical metric that records the total time taken from the reporting of an issue, through its final resolution. Its important because it reflects the robustness and efficiency of the processes and systems you have in place for supporting your users. Adopting ITIL best practices for incident and problem management, in particular, can have a dramatic effect on MTTR.
STAFF PRODUCTIVITY The productivity of your service support teams should improve as a direct result of aligning your processes to ITIL best practices. Greater consistency in how problems are investigated and resolved can result in significant time savings across the organization. In addition, ongoing discipline in change management can improve the overall stability of your IT infrastructure.
SERVICE DESK COSTS In addition to the time savings and gains in productivity, many organizations can reduce the cost of their service desk operations by aligning with ITIL best practices. Improved communication, effective self-service capabilities, and reduced incident volumes are all outcomes of ITIL best practices, and they can directly contribute to lower operating costs for the IT service desk.
What you should aim for: 25% lower IT help desk costs.
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First, locate the Welcome email you received after registering for the BMC Remedyforce trial. This email includes a link for launching the trial. If you have not yet registered for the trial, register here and the email will be sent to you.
1. Use the link in your Welcome email to launch the Remedyforce trial. Then, enter your name and password to log into the site.
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You can view and configure outof-the-box reports or you can create custom reports to meet your organizations exact needs. Remedyforce includes a number of pre-configured reports that support ITIL best practices, standard compliance goals, and the most common needs of our customers.
Click on the Categories link at the top of the list. Youll see a
chart, and above that, some options.
You should now see a chart that summarizes the incident volumes by category, followed by a detailed list of
the incidents included in the report.
Notice that you can save this report, as well as customize, print, or export it to a number of different formats. Exporting a report is what well explore next.
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4. Export a report.
In the Report Options section of the Categories page, click on the Export Details button. In the Export Report section, choose your file encoding and format preferences. Then, click Export. In the dialog box that appears, click to save and open the file. Review the exported file. When finished, click the Done button to return to the Categories page.
5. Customize a report.
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In the Report Options section of the Categories page, click on the Customize button. Click on the Jump to Step menu. Without changing anything for now, click on each option in the Jump to Step menu and simply review all the
ways that you can customize the standard reports.
Ok, lets try a simple customization. From the Jump to Step menu, select Select Columns and click on client
email (and anything else youd like to see) in the left column of checkboxes.
Click on the Run Report button at the bottom left of the options table to view your custom report. When
finished, click the BMC Remedyforce Home link to close the reporting portal and return to the application. This concludes Part 2 of the Remedyforce evaluation.
CHANGE SUCCESS RATE A change management process that is flawed and is causing unnecessary service disruption often shows up in reporting long before a specific weakness in the process is identified by other means. In our experience, a team that is actively reviewing reports especially the reports of incident volumes resulting from changes will quickly spot areas for investigation and improvement. This often has an immediate and beneficial impact on the success rate of the changes undertaken.
What you should aim for: 90% or greater first-time change success rates.
RECURRENT INCIDENT VOLUME Help desk reports are a highly effective means of analyzing patterns in the flow and types of IT incidents that are occurring in your organization. Regular analysis of incident category reports, for example, can reveal specific and frequently recurrent areas of difficulty in the infrastructure and support processes (and sometimes, individuals). Organizations that are disciplined in this analysis, and take action accordingly, tend to have fewer recurrent problems and see a more even spread of root causes.
What you should aim for: Where possible* 10% or less of your incidents should relate to any one specific
category. *In some environments there will always be a bias to specific problem areas.
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COMPLIANCE COST For those help desk organizations subject to regulatory or corporate compliance reporting, the time and effort taken to respond to a specific audit request is a very reliable health indicator of your reporting model. If you have correctly identified and configured the set of reports you need to meet compliance requirements, the process of providing the necessary data in an acceptable format should be rapid and uncomplicated.
What you should aim for: Less than 24-hour responses to an audit request.
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Can Ersoz, Manager of Information Systems at Yakult
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Explore the self-service portal interface. Search and rate knowledge entries. Request multiple services from the help desk.
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1. Use the link in your Welcome email to launch the Remedyforce trial. Note the user name and password for the end user; then, click Login as end user.
2. You should now see the BMC Remedyforce log-in page. Enter the user name and password for the end user, as shown above. Then, click Login.
3. The Self-Service Portal should appear. We will explore this interface in the next several steps.
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(Tip: To see the full text without opening an item, you can mouse-over the different components.) Search for solutions to problems. View the frequently asked questions and responses from the Knowledge Base. Check for important updates in the scrolling bar and the Broadcasts section. This can save you the time of creating tickets about known issues.
The most popular service requests are listed here. A great deal of time can be saved by using these templates.
The entry will open in the Knowledge Base screen. Notice that there are a number of actions you can take from here. You can:
Read and then rate the Knowledge Base entry this impacts its relevance in future searches and improves
the accuracy of the Knowledge Base.
Search externally online using the same search terms. View other related Knowledge Base entries by navigating the knowledge tree. Create a Service Request if you need assistance from the help desk. Click on Self Service Home to continue with the evaluation.
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In the Top Service Requests section of the portal, click on the Password Reset entry. In the Describe What You Need dialog box, enter Sally Smith for the account name and Ssmi for the
account ID. Then, click Submit.
Next, lets imagine that your external hard drive fails too.
In the What Do You Need Help With? section, type in the Search field: My hard disk has crashed. Then,
click on the Find Solution button.
It looks like theres nothing in the Knowledge Base for this particular problem. Lets get some help.
Click on the Submit a New Service Request link. In the Category dropdown menu, select Hardware. In the Describe What You Need field, type: My hard disk crashed. I need a replacement and to have any data
transferred. Then, click Submit.
To help the support teams, you can find the online warranty link and add it to the service request.
Open the service request you just created. In the Documentation section of the service request, click the Add button. Next, click the URL radio button. Type the URL: http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/policy/en/policy?c=us&l=en&s=gen&~secti
on=010
Click OK. Then, click Submit. On the navigation bar, click on Self Service Home. This concludes Part 3 of the Remedyforce evaluation.
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PHONE CALL DEFLECTION RATE Organizations that have implemented self-service often report a significant drop in the number of calls to the service desk. Phone-based interactions represent some of the highest costs per incident, and anything that can free up an agent from the phone yields great returns. When help desk services are provided promptly and appropriately via self-service, its adoption tends to build significantly over time.
What you should aim for: 50% of incidents and service requests processed through self-service.
COST PER INCIDENT Self-service help desk interactions cost organizations a fraction of those initiated via the phone or in person. The savings largely results from the removal of a first-line agent from the earlier phases of incident reporting and classification which, in turn, reduces the amount of time that agent spends investigating and resolving an incident.
What you should aim for: A 25% reduction in the cost of providing help desk services.
MEAN TIME TO RESOLUTION (MTTR) When users can quickly and easily categorize and record the challenge theyre having, or in many cases, take self-initiated corrective action, you can dramatically reduce the time needed to resolve issues. The secret to having a measurable impact on MTTR is to develop an effective Knowledge Base thats delivered via your selfservice portal. In addition, you need to make sure that its easy to create service requests in a structured way that maximizes consistency and minimizes error.
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Review the basic components of the Remedyforce dashboard. Learn about the power and flexibility of the broadcast system. Find out how to customize the content and layout of the dashboard.
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1. Use the link in your Welcome email to launch the Remedyforce trial. Note the user name and password for IT staff; then, click Login as IT staff.
2. You should now see the BMC Remedyforce log-in page. Enter the user name and password for IT staff, as shown above. Then, click Login.
3. The agent portal should appear. We will explore this interface in the next several steps.
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(Tip: To see the full text without opening an item, you can mouse-over the different components.)
In the Workspaces panel, you can review the best-practice process documentation and flowcharts
As a service desk administrator, you can both view and edit broadcast entries. The broadcasts can be seen both as a scrolling banner and in the Broadcasts section. This can help prevent tickets from being created about known issues.
Everything on this My Dashboard panel can be configured and re-arranged to suit your needs.
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Mouse-over the Broadcasts section on the righthand side of the agent portal. Double-click on www.calbro.net is DOWN.
Note that broadcasts are highly configurable. You can adjust the timing, ownership, and display preferences
and even select which groups can see the broadcast. In addition, you can add more detail and a resolution, when one exists. This means users and other help desk agents can take corrective action and reduce the net impact of a given problem.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Show Supporting Information. In the lefthand column, click on Incidents.
Note that any incidents related to this broadcast can be reviewed and accessed here; this capability is a great
boost to agent productivity and can aid in problem investigation.
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Click and hold down the mouse on My Tasks. Then, drag and drop it onto the dashboard area of the portal.
Now you can see the specific tasks assigned to you.
AVERAGE FIRST-CALL RESOLUTION RATE The rate at which agents can resolve incidents on the first call can be directly impacted by the effective presentation of information. In particular, easy access to current ongoing support activities, such as recent problems and changes, can lead an agent to a satisfactory resolution without further investigation.
What you should aim for: A 25% increase in first-call resolution over time, along with upticks in average agent
performance.
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MEAN TIME TO RESOLUTION (MTTR) The time it takes to resolve an issue can also be affected by the availability and format of information. Often, an issue thats under investigation will be affecting other users and show up in other incidents reported to the help desk team. Agents who can see the pattern of incidents currently under management as well as monitor broadcasts are able to resolve incidents with greater speed.
What you should aim for: An optimized agent interface could yield a 20% reduction in MTTR.
STAFF PRODUCTIVITY The net effect of a lower MTTR and higher first-call resolution rate is an overall increase in the productivity of your help desk agents. With their primary interface to the help desk system fully optimized and aligned with their responsibilities, help desk agents can resolve and manage a higher volume of activity.
What you should aim for: Again, an optimized interface can result in a net increase of 20% in staff productivity.
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Create an incident by using the built-in templates Review the key capabilities within the Incident Management interface Learn how to assign incidents and use other time-saving features See how incidents are integrated with other IT service management functions
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1. Use the link in your Welcome email to launch the Remedyforce trial. Note the user name and password for IT staff; then, click Login as IT staff.
2. After logging into the trial, the agent portal should appear.
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On the righthand side of the agent dashboard, find the Top Requests section and click on Password Reset.
This will create a new incident.
(Tip: If you cant find the Top Requests section, it may just be hidden from view. Click the small arrow buttons in the top righthand corner to cycle through the open sections. If you still cant find it, simply add it using the + button next to the arrows.)
Note that the new incident includes a default category for the password reset, and some required information
to be filled out in the Description field.
In the Last Name field, type Smi to begin looking up the end-users name. Then, click on Smith, Sally. Click on the Save icon.
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Lets take some time to explore the Incident record you just created. Check here to see a quick visual status of the incident.
The impact level is defined by the help desk agent thats creating the ticket. Urgency can either be driven by the end users (how important it feels to them) or the category.
The impact and urgency levels are used to calculate the priority, and the priority drives the due date.
Explore each of these options to see how an incident is integrated with the other components of BMC Remedyforce and how easy it is to navigate to important supporting information.
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In the Assignment dropdown menu, select Myself but notice all the options available. You can manually
assign an incident, or where rules have been configured, the system will make a suggestion based on the skills of available IT staff and the category of incident.
Next, lets imagine a call comes in relating to this incident, and we need to quickly make some notes about the conversation.
Add some notes in the Note field, click Add and then click on the Actions (cog) icon at the top of the
incident.
In the Actions dropdown menu, select Increment Call Counter. Take a few moments to check out the other
actions that are available in the menu.
The call counter will now show up in the incident history, and your note will be part of the audit trail all displayed within the Supporting Information area at the bottom of the incident.
The History tab See a summary of the note you just added, along with some auditing information. This is
where you can review all of the notes for each incident.
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The Tasks tab Review and open any of the tasks associated with the resolution of this incident, create new
tasks, or re-assign a task to someone else.
The Change Requests tab Determine if any change requests are already linked to this incident, link an
existing change request, or create a new one that relates to this incident. This shows the integration between IT service management functions in Remedyforce.
The Documentation tab Review any documents or files that have been associated with this incident or add
a new attachment.
The Auditing tab Examine the history of all the major changes made to the incident, along with the details
of who made the change and when.
Incident management is a notoriously difficult area to measure effectively; there are countless data-points on which you can focus and some of them need to be considered together to make sense of what is really happening. For example, call handling time is an interesting measurement, but you need to also track customer satisfaction to make sure that you are delivering an effective service and not just a rapid one. However, there are three key points of measurement that can deliver real insight into the quality of your incident management services. These metrics can also be used to prompt further investigation, as needed.
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION Customer satisfaction continues to be the single, most important measurement for any help desk organization. A long-term trend in high customer satisfaction can reflect the efforts youve put in place to improve incident management. Fast responses, effective and lasting resolutions, and timely communications can all contribute to a positive perception of the help desk by the end user.
What you should aim for: To achieve and maintain better than 90% satisfaction
SLA ADHERENCE This is a compound measurement of several metrics, and it is a very good starting point for tracking the performance of your incident management processes and systems. In essence, you are measuring how well your organization has delivered upon its SLAs with the business. Organizations often focus on an aggregate of the SLAs relating to response time and resolution rates. When you can combine good SLA scores with a high customer satisfaction rating, you can be sure that youre providing optimal levels of incident management.
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HELP DESK AGENT SATISFACTION Help desk agent satisfaction is often overlooked, but it can actually be a deeply revealing measurement of your incident management services in fact, theres more and more interest in this critical metric. Help desk agents, particularly those in first-line positions, spend a great deal of their time processing incidents in accordance with the processes you have in place and using the software you selected. With that in mind, you can be sure that opportunities for optimization are going to reliably show up in the feedback you get from your agents and probably earlier than anywhere else.
What you should aim for: Greater than 80% overall agent satisfaction
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1. Use the link in your Welcome email to launch the Remedyforce trial. Note the user name and password for IT staff; then, click Login as IT staff.
2. After logging into the trial, the agent portal should appear.
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In the Category field, click on the dropdown arrow. The Select From Categories dialog box will appear.
In the Select From Categories dialog box, scroll down and double-click on Telecommunication. The
problem record will appear again with the category filled in.
In the Description field of the problem record, type: BlackBerry server is not sending emails. Click on the Save icon.
In the Details section of the problem record, click on the Impact dropdown arrow. In the Select From Impacts dialog box that appears, double-click on High. Repeat the process with the Urgency dropdown menu and select Medium.
Open the Supporting Information tab by clicking on the Show Supporting Information link at the bottom of
the problem record.
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Note that since this is a new problem, there may not be any incidents related to it. You may have to link one
manually.
Click on the Actions (cog) icon dropdown menu and select Link Incident. Double-click on any of the
incidents. The problem record will appear again now showing the incident you just linked.
On the Workspaces panel, under Problem Management, click on Problems. Double-click on problem number 00000000.
Review the basic information about the problem source, description, resolution, details, and any related
broadcasts. The Note field is designed for agents to record the steps they took to resolve the problem.
Next, click on the Show Supporting Information link at the bottom of the problem record.
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Note that the problem management process is tightly integrated with other IT service management
processes within Remedyforce.
From the Supporting Information tab, you can see the related:
History for the problem Incidents resulting from the underlying root cause Changes that may have caused or helped resolve the problem Configuration items that are part of the root cause or impacted by the problem Tasks associated with resolving the problem Associated documentation A full audit trail for accountability and measurement
MEAN TIME TO RESOLUTION (MTTR) MTTR is an important measurement in many best-practice processes but in problem investigation, it is an absolutely critical key performance indicator (KPI). Your problem management process and supporting tools should support your teams in investigating and resolving problems and their underlying root causes in as short a time as possible.
What you should aim for: A 25% reduction in MTTR over time
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INCIDENT VOLUME Organizations that become accomplished in problem management tend to reduce their overall incident volume over time largely as a function of fewer recurrent problems. Its important, however, to distinguish incidents linked to underlying problems from other types of incidents. This way, you can more accurately measure the impact of your problem management approach.
What you should aim for: A 20% reduction in Incidents resulting from infrastructure problems over time
MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURE (MTBF) If your problem management strategy is working well, you can expect that the investigation and elimination of root causes will result in greater service stability. This can result in fewer outages over time, and therefore, a longer interval between them (MTBF).
What you should aim for: A 50% increase in MTBF in your critical business services
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1. Use the link in your Welcome email to launch the Remedyforce trial. Note the user name and password for IT staff; then, click Login as IT staff.
2. After logging into the trial, the agent portal should appear.
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Note that in addition to change requests, you can manage change assessments, approvals, scheduling,
and projected service outages. In fact, Remedyforce provides everything you need to support a highly sophisticated and integrated change management process.
On the Change Requests tab, double-click on CR00000003. Take some time to review the information on
the change request.
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Note that requested changes can be sent to key individuals for assessment, which is a critical part of the
change planning and approval process. The reviewer can see the details of the change, assess the technical, financial, and business risks, and provide comments.
Close the change assessment. In the Supporting Information section of the change request, click on the Configuration Items tab. Note that
this request links to Cisco 3620-houston01.
Scroll to the top of the change request, and click on the Launch CI Explorer (monitors) icon.
The CI Explorer should appear. At the center of screen, note the location of the configuration item and its
related dependencies. This helps you more accurately assess the risks of makinig the change and the potential impact.
Note that on the lefthand side of the CI Explorer, you can also see how this configuration item relates to change
requests, incidents, problems, and tasks. This is a very powerful tool in the assessment and management of change, and clearly demonstrates the depth of integration between processes and capabilities in Remedyforce.
Next, lets review a change approval record. Close the CI Explorer. In the Supporting Information section of the change request, click on the Change Approvals tab. Then,
double-click on any of the entries in the list.
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Review the change request information thats sent to each approver. Note that you can also launch the CI
Explorer from here, so you can make an integrated risk assessment.
UNPLANNED OUTAGES DUE TO CHANGES Its very important to correlate change activity to any unplanned outages that occur. A high volume of unplanned outages that result from a change is often a sign of a weakness in the process it can point to gaps in due diligence in the risk assessment.
What you should aim for: A 50% reduction in the volume of unplanned outages resulting from changes over
time.
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INCIDENTS RESULTING FROM CHANGES Its also key to track the incident volume that result from changes this is a related, but separate measurement from the unplanned outage metric described above. Changes can cause incidents that are related to slowdowns in performance, or critical services can be impaired in other ways. A high volume of incidents resulting from a change can reflect weakness throughout the entire change management process although, often, the weakness is in the planning stages.
What you should aim for: A 50% reduction in the volume of incidents resulting from changes
FAILED CHANGES Its very important to understand how often you have to back out or re-work changes. This metric will help you assess the effectiveness of your change execution processes, and it often highlights deficiencies in the communication and coordination between teams. With a unified change management approach, you can reduce the number of problems that occur and improve productivity across the organization.
What you should aim for: A 25% reduction in the number of failed changes
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Review interactions in the Chatter feed Learn how Chatter supports change management Create and share your own Chatter update
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1. Use the link in your Welcome email to launch the Remedyforce trial. Note the user name and password for IT staff; then, click Login as IT staff.
2. After logging into the trial, the agent portal should appear.
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Note that you can subscribe to updates from other users, as well as incidents, problems, configuration items,
changes, FAQs, and broadcasts. This way, you can see any updates as soon as they are made.
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In the Change Request Chatter Feed section, enter a status update, and click Share. Your post will now be visible to all members of this group and automatically update anyone whos following
this change. This can significantly improve communication, collaboration, and resolution times. In fact, incidents, problems, changes, broadcasts, and FAQs all have record-specific Chatter feeds for quick access and collaboration around a specific record.
TIME TAKEN TO FIND RESOLVING INFORMATION As shown in the trial scenario, one of the most effective uses of Chatter integration is to consult with other colleagues on what to do next or to share a successful resolution. These responses are often very rapid, and they typically provide information thats not available in the Knowledge Base or readily accessible through other means. This can significantly reduce the average time taken to find information which, in turn, may drive other key performance indicators (KPIs), such as mean time to repair (MTTR).
What you should aim for: A 50% or more reduction in time taken
EMAIL VOLUME Using Chatter for collaboration between help desk agents and other IT teams tends to cut down greatly on the use of email relating to specific incidents, changes, and so on. Agents report this reduction in email traffic to be highly beneficial, and they find that using Chatter in place of email allows them to focus more on the tasks at hand.
What you should aim for: A 30% reduction in support-related email volume
INTER-AGENT AND INTER-TEAM COLLABORATION Many IT support teams suffer from a lack of collaboration between agents and teams. Incidents can be resolved more quickly and changes coordinated more carefully when theres an easy way to share information across the organization. The Salesforce.com research showed a significant increase in the amount of collaboration happening in organizations that use Chatter. This increase clearly drives a number of other metrics relating to resolution times, quality of service, and even staff satisfaction.
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