Course Description
Program Overview
ITIL® is a set of best practices guidance that has become a worldwide-adopted framework for Information Technology Services Management (ITSM) by many Public & Private Organizations. Since early 1990, ITIL® has been evolving from focusing on Functions and Processes under versions 1 and 2 to focusing on the Full Service Lifecycle Management under current version.
In addition to the existing benefits of aligning IT goals and objectives with the business, improving quality and reducing cost of operation; ITSM and ITIL® now emphasizes the following areas:
- Assist in transforming IT Service Management onto a strategic business asset
- Assist in defining and managing the complete lifecycle of IT Service Management Process
- Provide guidance on the development of Services Strategy, the development of Service Design, the Transition of Services from current to desired state, the Implementation and the Continuous improvement of the those Services
Through lectures and practice exam questions participants explore the concepts of good practice in IT Service Management based on the ITIL® Edition 2011Framework.
The ITIL® Intermediate Qualification: Operations Support Analysis Certificate is a free-standing qualification, but is also part of the ITIL® Intermediate Capability stream, and one of the modules that leads to the ITIL® Expert in IT Service Management. The purpose of this training module and the associated exam and certificate is, respectively, to impart, test, and validate the knowledge on industry practices in service management as documented in the ITIL® publication.
Note:
The success in achieving this certification is highly dependent upon participants’ effort in doing their homework, and self-study before and during the program.
Duration
This program is offered over a 5-day period where it combines theoretical and hands-on knowledge transfer, including individual and group practical exercises. The Minimum number of students per session is 6 where the maximum is 18.
- This five (5) days classroom training course with examination held on the afternoon of the 5th day is accredited by LCS examinations institute.
- The course includes approximately 30 hours of student-instructor interaction, a sample and a formal examination.
- The format of the examination consists of a closed book paper of 8 multiple choice complex questions, to be answered within 90 minutes. (Candidates sitting the examination in English and who do not have English as their first language will be allowed additional 30 minutes to allow use of a dictionary). The pass mark will be 70% or more – 28 or more correct answers.
Delivery Methods
- Instructor led Classroom based
- Virtual Web based
Audience
The main target group for this ITIL® Intermediate Qualification Certificate includes, but is not restricted to:
- Business managers
- Business process owners
- Individuals who require a deep understanding of the ITIL® Certificate in the Operational Support and Analysis processes and how it may be used to enhance the quality of IT service support within an organization
- IT professionals who are working within an organization which has adopted and adapted ITIL® and who need to be informed about, and thereafter contribute to, an ongoing service improvement program
- Operational staff involved in event management process, incident management process, request fulfillment process, problem management process, access management process, service desk, technical management, IT operations management and application management, and who wish to enhance their role-based capabilities
- Individuals who have attained the ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management and wish to advance to higher level ITIL® certifications
- Individuals seeking the ITIL® Expert Certificate in IT Service Management for which this qualification can be one of the prerequisite modules
- Individuals seeking progress toward the ITIL® Master Certificate in IT Service Management for which the ITIL Expert is a prerequisite.
Prerequisites
Candidates wishing to be trained and examined for this qualification must already hold the ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management (Bridge Certificate) which shall be presented as documentary evidence to gain admission.
- At least 30 contact hours (hours of instruction, excluding breaks, and not including summary review time) with an Accredited Training Organization (ATO) or an accredited e-learning solution) for this syllabus, as part of a formal, approved training course/scheme
- 2 to 4 years’ professional experience working in IT service management is highly desirable
- Hold the ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management (or other appropriate earlier ITIL and bridge qualifications)
- It is also recommended that candidates should complete at a minimum of 12 hours of personal study by reviewing the syllabus and the pertinent areas within the ITIL® core guidance in preparation for the examination, specifically Chapter 2: Service management as a practice.
Additionally it is recommended that candidates:
- Can demonstrate familiarity with IT terminology and understand Operational Support and Analysis within the context of their own business environment.
- Have experience of working in a service management capacity within a service provider environment, with responsibility for at least one of the following management disciplines:
- Event management process
- Incident management process
- Request fulfillment process
- Problem management process
- Access management process
- Service desk
- Technical management
- IT operations management
- Application management.
Before attending training for the certification it is also strongly recommended that candidates read the ITIL® Service Lifecycle core publications and, in particular, the ITIL® Service Transition and Service Operation publication.
Content and Objectives
Through a series of lectures designed at achieving a clear understanding of the ITIL® Best Practice lifecycle approach and through various exercises, assignments and discussions, participants can expect to gain the competence in the following areas upon successful completion of the education and examination components related to this certification:
- The value to the business of OSA activities
- How OSA activities support the service lifecycle
- Optimizing service operation performance
- How the processes in OSA interact with other service lifecycle processes
- How to use the OSA processes, activities and functions to achieve operational excellence
- How to measure OSA
- The importance of IT security and its contributions to OSA
- Understanding the technology and implementation considerations surrounding OSA
- The challenges, critical success factors (CSFs) and risks associated with OSA
- Specific emphasis on the service operation lifecycle processes and roles included in:
Event management, which defines any detectable or discernible occurrence that has significance for the management of the IT infrastructure or the delivery of an IT service
Incident management, which has the capability to bring services back to normal operations as soon as possible and according to agreed service levels
Request fulfillment, which fulfills a request providing quick and effective access to standard services which business staff can use to improve their productivity or the quality of business services and products
Problem management, which prevents problems and resulting incidents from happening, eliminating recurring incidents and minimizing the impact of incidents that cannot be prevented
Access management, which grants authorized users the right to use a service while preventing access to non-authorized users.
- Operational activities of processes covered in other lifecycle stages such as:
Change management
Service asset and configuration management
Release and deployment management
Capacity management
Availability management
Knowledge management
Financial management for IT services
IT service continuity management.
- Organizing for service operation which describes roles and functions to be performed within the service operation and support such as service desk, technical management, IT operations management and application management.
The program will cover the following modules:
The candidates will be able to understand, describe, identify, demonstrate, apply, distinguish, produce, decide or analyze:
Introduction
The value to the business of OSA activities
The context of OSA activities within the service lifecycle
How OSA activities support the service lifecycle
Optimizing service operation performance
Event management
The purpose and objectives of the event management process
The scope of the event management process
The value to business and to the service lifecycle
The policies, principles and basic concepts of event management
Designing for event management
Use of event rule sets and correlation engines
The process activities, methods and techniques that enable this process and how it relates to the service lifecycle
The triggers, inputs and outputs, and interfaces
Information management within the event management process
How critical success factors and key performance indicators can be used to check effectiveness and efficiency of the event management process
The challenges and risks associated with the event management process
Incident Management
The purpose and objectives of the incident management process
The scope of the incident management process
The value to business and to the service lifecycle
The policies, principles and basic concepts of incident management
The process activities, methods and techniques and how they relate to the service lifecycle
The triggers, inputs and outputs and interfaces
Information management within the incident management process
How critical success factors and key performance indicators can be used to check the effectiveness and efficiency of the incident management process
The challenges and risks associated with the incident management process
Request Fulfillment
The purpose and objectives of the request fulfillment process
The scope of the request fulfillment process
The value to business and to the service lifecycle
The policies and principles of request fulfillment and the request model concept
The process activities, methods and techniques and how they relate to the service lifecycle
The triggers, inputs and outputs and interfaces
Information management within the request fulfillment process
How critical success factors and key performance indicators can be used to check effectiveness and efficiency of the request fulfillment process
The challenges and risks associated with the request fulfillment process
Problem Management
The purpose and objectives of the problem management process
The scope of the problem management process
The value to business and service lifecycle
The policies, principles and basic concepts of problem management and the problem model concept
Problem Analysis techniques and error detection in development environments.
The process activities, methods and techniques and how they relate to the service lifecycle
The triggers, inputs and outputs, and interfaces
Information management within the problem management process
How critical success factors and key performance indicators can be used to check effectiveness and efficiency of the problem management process
The challenges and risks associated with the problem management process
Access management
The purpose and objectives of the access management process
The scope of the access management process
The value to business and service lifecycle
The policies, principles and basic concepts of access management
The process activities, methods and techniques and how they relate to the service lifecycle
The triggers, inputs and outputs, and interfaces
Information management within the access management process
How critical success factors and key performance indicators can be used to check effectiveness and efficiency of the access management process
The challenges and risks associated with the access management process
The service Desk
The service desk role
The service desk objectives
Different service desk organizational structures
Different service desk staffing options
Measuring service desk performance
Issues and safeguards to consider when outsourcing the service desk
Common OSA functions and roles
The roles within each function
The roles within each OSA process
The objectives of each function
The activities of each function
Technology and Implementation considerations
The generic requirements for technology to support process capability
The evaluation criteria for technology and tools for process implementation
Project, risk and staffing practices for process implementation
The challenges, risks and CSFs related to implementing practices and processes
How to plan and implement service management technologies
Summary, Exam Preparation and Directed Studies
This module summarizes the material covered in the previous modules and prepares candidates for the examination through the review and practice of a mock examination. The Examination is comprised of eight (8) multiple choice, scenario-based, gradient scored questions. The standard duration of the exam is Maximum 90 minutes.
Program Material
This training program includes the following as reference documentation
Program slide presentation
Syllabus Document
ITIL® acronyms and glossary
Sample examination questions and answers
Simulation and practical application
We provide the students with real life experiences; for the purpose of discussion and to show the value of using best practice, we could use the client organization as “Case study” example (where private course is delivered).
Agenda
Through a series of lectures designed at achieving a clear understanding of the ITIL® Best Practice lifecycle approach and through various exercises, assignments and discussions, participants can expect to gain the competence in the following areas upon successful completion of the education and examination components related to this certification:
The value to the business of OSA activities
How OSA activities support the service lifecycle
Optimizing service operation performance
How the processes in OSA interact with other service lifecycle processes
How to use the OSA processes, activities and functions to achieve operational excellence
How to measure OSA
The importance of IT security and its contributions to OSA
Understanding the technology and implementation considerations surrounding OSA
The challenges, critical success factors (CSFs) and risks associated with OSA
Specific emphasis on the service operation lifecycle processes and roles included in:
Event management, which defines any detectable or discernible occurrence that has significance for the management of the IT infrastructure or the delivery of an IT service
Incident management, which has the capability to bring services back to normal operations as soon as possible and according to agreed service levels
Request fulfillment, which fulfills a request providing quick and effective access to standard services which business staff can use to improve their productivity or the quality of business services and products
Problem management, which prevents problems and resulting incidents from happening, eliminating recurring incidents and minimizing the impact of incidents that cannot be prevented
Access management, which grants authorized users the right to use a service while preventing access to non-authorized users.
Operational activities of processes covered in other lifecycle stages such as:
Change management
Service asset and configuration management
Release and deployment management
Capacity management
Availability management
Knowledge management
Financial management for IT services
IT service continuity management.
Organizing for service operation which describes roles and functions to be performed within the service operation and support such as service desk, technical management, IT operations management and application management.
The program will cover the following modules:
The candidates will be able to understand, describe, identify, demonstrate, apply, distinguish, produce, decide or analyze:
Introduction
The value to the business of OSA activities
The context of OSA activities within the service lifecycle
How OSA activities support the service lifecycle
Optimizing service operation performance
Event management
The purpose and objectives of the event management process
The scope of the event management process
The value to business and to the service lifecycle
The policies, principles and basic concepts of event management
Designing for event management
Use of event rule sets and correlation engines
The process activities, methods and techniques that enable this process and how it relates to the service lifecycle
The triggers, inputs and outputs, and interfaces
Information management within the event management process
How critical success factors and key performance indicators can be used to check effectiveness and efficiency of the event management process
The challenges and risks associated with the event management process
Incident Management
The purpose and objectives of the incident management process
The scope of the incident management process
The value to business and to the service lifecycle
The policies, principles and basic concepts of incident management
The process activities, methods and techniques and how they relate to the service lifecycle
The triggers, inputs and outputs and interfaces
Information management within the incident management process
How critical success factors and key performance indicators can be used to check the effectiveness and efficiency of the incident management process
The challenges and risks associated with the incident management process
Request Fulfillment
The purpose and objectives of the request fulfillment process
The scope of the request fulfillment process
The value to business and to the service lifecycle
The policies and principles of request fulfillment and the request model concept
The process activities, methods and techniques and how they relate to the service lifecycle
The triggers, inputs and outputs and interfaces
Information management within the request fulfillment process
How critical success factors and key performance indicators can be used to check effectiveness and efficiency of the request fulfillment process
The challenges and risks associated with the request fulfillment process
Problem Management
The purpose and objectives of the problem management process
The scope of the problem management process
The value to business and service lifecycle
The policies, principles and basic concepts of problem management and the problem model concept
Problem Analysis techniques and error detection in development environments.
The process activities, methods and techniques and how they relate to the service lifecycle
The triggers, inputs and outputs, and interfaces
Information management within the problem management process
How critical success factors and key performance indicators can be used to check effectiveness and efficiency of the problem management process
The challenges and risks associated with the problem management process
Access management
The purpose and objectives of the access management process
The scope of the access management process
The value to business and service lifecycle
The policies, principles and basic concepts of access management
The process activities, methods and techniques and how they relate to the service lifecycle
The triggers, inputs and outputs, and interfaces
Information management within the access management process
How critical success factors and key performance indicators can be used to check effectiveness and efficiency of the access management process
The challenges and risks associated with the access management process
The service Desk
The service desk role
The service desk objectives
Different service desk organizational structures
Different service desk staffing options
Measuring service desk performance
Issues and safeguards to consider when outsourcing the service desk
Common OSA functions and roles
The roles within each function
The roles within each OSA process
The objectives of each function
The activities of each function
Technology and Implementation considerations
The generic requirements for technology to support process capability
The evaluation criteria for technology and tools for process implementation
Project, risk and staffing practices for process implementation
The challenges, risks and CSFs related to implementing practices and processes
How to plan and implement service management technologies
Summary, Exam Preparation and Directed Studies
This module summarizes the material covered in the previous modules and prepares candidates for the examination through the review and practice of a mock examination. The Examination is comprised of eight (8) multiple choice, scenario-based, gradient scored questions. The standard duration of the exam is Maximum 90 minutes.
Program Material
This training program includes the following as reference documentation
Program slide presentation
Syllabus Document
ITIL® acronyms and glossary
Sample examination questions and answers
Audience
The main target group for this ITIL® Intermediate Qualification Certificate includes, but is not restricted to:
IT professionals
Business managers
Business process owners
Individuals who require a deep understanding of the ITIL® Certificate in the Operational Support and Analysis processes and how it may be used to enhance the quality of IT service support within an organization
IT professionals who are working within an organization which has adopted and adapted ITIL® and who need to be informed about, and thereafter contribute to, an ongoing service improvement program
Operational staff involved in event management process, incident management process, request fulfillment process, problem management process, access management process, service desk, technical management, IT operations management and application management, and who wish to enhance their role-based capabilities
Individuals who have attained the ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management and wish to advance to higher level ITIL® certifications
Individuals seeking the ITIL® Expert Certificate in IT Service Management for which this qualification can be one of the prerequisite modules
Individuals seeking progress toward the ITIL® Master Certificate in IT Service Management for which the ITIL Expert is a prerequisite.