Level 1:基础
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1. Are at least some problem management activities established in the organisation, e.g. problem determination, problem analysis, problem resolution?
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2. Are problem management activities assigned to specific individuals or functional areas?
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3. Is there a procedure by which significant incidents are escalated by incident management?
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4. Are potential problems formally assessed and identified prior to disruption occurring?
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Level 1.5: 管理意识
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5. Has the purpose and benefits of problem management been disseminated within the organisation?
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6. Does the organisation have procedures for the registration of problems and their resolution?
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7. Is there management commitment to support staff allocating sufficient time for structural problem solving activities?
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8. Is the organisation committed to reducing the total number of problems and the number of incidents that interrupt the conduct of business?
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9. Is there management support for problem management staff only accepting support requests from authorised sources?
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Level 2: 流程
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10. Have responsibilities for various problem management activities been assigned?
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11. Is there a procedure for analysing significant, recurring and unresolved incidents and identifying underlying problems?
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12. Is there a procedure by which potential problems are classified, in terms of category, urgency, priority and impact and assigned for investigation?
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13. Do problem owners have adequate guidelines for identifying and recording the nature of a problem?
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14. Are complex problem investigations across for example, several technical areas adequately co-ordinated?
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15. Is there a procedure for problem closure?
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16. Do you have a mechanism for tracking problem resolution? ITSS认证
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17. Do you monitor the effectiveness of problem support areas?
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Level 2.5: 内部集成
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18. Is the nature of the problem always documented as part of the problem record?
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19. Is Problem Management responsible for the completeness of all problem records?
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20. Does problem management escalate problems with severe impact to the CAB to increase the priority of the RFC or to implement an urgent change as appropriate.
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21. Are proposed solutions to a problem reviewed and authorised by a third party?
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22. Are problem records updated to reflect the progress in resolving the problem?
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23. Is the Problem Manager responsible for reviewing the problem records?
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Level 3: 工具
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24. Are standard reports concerning problems produced regularly?
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25. Are problem records updated on resolution of a problem?
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26. Are requests for change raised on the basis of problem analysis?
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27. Do problem management reports comment on the results of proactive problem management?
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Minimum score to achieve this level: 'Y' for all mandatory ('M') questions + 1 other answer 'Y'
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Level 3.5: 质量控制
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28. Are the standards and other quality criteria made explicit and applied to problem management activities?
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29. Are the personnel responsible for problem mangement activities suitably trained?
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30. Does the organisation set and review either targets or objectives for Problem Management?
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31. Does the organisation use suitable tools to support the problem management process?
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Level 4:管理报告
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32. Does Problem Management provide management with information concerning analysis of problem records?
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33. Does Problem Management provide management with information concerning recurring problems of a particular type or with an individual item?
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34. Does Problem Management provide management with information concerning the need for more customer training or better documentation?
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35. Does Problem Management provide management with information concerning trends in problem distribution and potential 'hot' spots?
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Level 4.5: 外部沟通
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36. Do you hold regular meetings with interested parties in which Problem Management (PM) matters are discussed?
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37. Does PM exchange information with Configuration Management regarding the quality of configuration records, highlighting any issues, and the potential flagging of items as 'failed' (or equivalent)?
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38. Does PM exchange information with Change Management regarding the details of any changes to resolve problems or on emergency actions undertaken?
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39. Does PM exchange information with Incident Management for identification of significant incidents or multiple incidents exhibiting common symptoms in order to identify problems?
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40. Does PM exchange information with the Service Desk concerning related incidents, or follow-up on initial handling and possible feedback to users (e.g. via urgent bulletins for major incidents)?
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41. Does PM exchange information with Service Level Management regarding priority handling of problems and potential impact on service level agreement performance?
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42. Does PM exchange information with IT Service Continuity Management regarding possible contingency actions in the event of a major outage?
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43. Does PM exchange information with Availability Management for detection and avoidance of problems and incidents?
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44. Does PM exchange information with Release Management (if applicable) regarding current CIs and for possible association of problems with specific CIs?
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45. Does PM exchange information with Capacity Management for potential implications of planning options, and the likely effect on problem trends?
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Level 5: 客户界面
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42. Do you check with the customer that the activities performed by Problem Management adequately support their business needs?
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43. Do you check with the customer that they are happy with the services provided?
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44. Are you actively monitoring trends in customer satisfaction?
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45. Are you feeding customer survey information into the service improvement agenda?
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46. Are you monitoring the customer's value perception of the services provided to them?
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Level 1: 基础
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1. Are at least some change management activities established in the organisation, e.g. logging of change requests, change assessments, change planning, change implementation reviews?
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2. Are change management activities assigned to specific individuals or functional areas?
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3. Is there a procedure for raising and issuing requests for change?
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Level 1.5: 管理目的
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4. Has the purpose and benefits of change management been disseminated within the organisation?
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5. Has the scope of change management activity been established within the organisation?
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6. Does the organisation have standards or other quality criteria for the raising and registering of changes?
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Level 2: 流程
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7. Have responsibilities for various change management activities been assigned?
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8. Are the procedures for initiating change always adhered to?
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9. Is there a procedure for approving, verifying and scheduling changes?
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10. Are the business and technical impacts of changes always assessed?
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11. Is change progress monitored adequately by Change Management?
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12. Is the successful implementation of a change confirmed by Change Management?
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13. Is there a procedure for the review of all changes?
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14. Are adequate change management reports produced?
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Level 2.5: 内部管理
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15. Are all changes initiated through the agreed change management channels, for example a Change Advisory Board?
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16. Are changes planned and prioritised, centrally or by common agreement?
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17. Are change records maintained to reflect the progress of changes?
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18. Are the reasons for change failure explicitly recorded and evaluated?
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19. Are successful changes reviewed against the original business needs?
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Level 3: 工具
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20. Are formal change records maintained?
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21. Is a change schedule of approved changes routinely issued?
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22. Are standard reports on changes produced on a regular basis?
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23. Are there established standards for documenting changes?
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Level 3.5: 质量控制
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24. Are there standards and other quality criteria for the documentation of change made explicit and applied?
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25. Are the personnel responsible for change management activities suitably trained?
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26. Does the organisation set and review either targets or objectives for Change Management?
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27. Does the organisation use any tools to support the change management process?
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Level 4:管理报告
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28. Does Change Management provide pertinent information concerning requests for change received (e.g. a breakdown of reasons for changes)?
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29. Does Change Management provide pertinent information concerning the change schedule?
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30. Does Change Management provide pertinent information concerning number and % of changes?
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31. Does Change Management provide pertinent information concerning number of successful and failed changes?
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32. Does Change Management provide pertinent information concerning business impact of changes? ITSS考试
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33. Does Change Management provide pertinent information concerning change slippage (including backlogs and bottlenecks)?
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34. Does Change Management provide pertinent information concerning number of problem record initiated changes?
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Level 4.5: 外部沟通
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35. Do you hold regular meetings with interested parties in which Change Management matters are discussed?
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36. Does CM exchange information with Configuration Management regarding change progress and change closure?
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37. Does CM exchange information with Configuration Management regarding change impact assessment on configuration items?
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38. Does CM exchange information with Problem Management regarding changes required to resolve problems / known errors?
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39. Does CM exchange information with Problem Management regarding progress reporting and for receiving problem escalation reports?
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40. Does CM exchange information with Problem Management regarding obtaining problem information relating to change?
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41. Does CM exchange information with the Service Desk for notification of change progress?
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42. Does CM exchange information with the Service Desk for notification of change schedule?
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43. Does CM exchange information with the Service Desk for assessing impact of change on Service Desk support levels?
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44. Does CM exchange information with the Service Desk for obtaining information concerning incidents and calls relating to change?
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45. Does CM exchange information with Release Management concerning change implementation?
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46. Does CM exchange information with Release Management concerning the notification and scheduling of software and hardware releases?
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47. Does CM exchange information with Service Level Management regarding the change schedule?
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48. Does CM exchange information with Service Level Management regarding potential change impact on service level agreements?
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49. Does CM exchange information with IT Service Continuity Management for notification of change schedule?
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50. Does CM exchange information with IT Service Continuity Management for assessing impact of change on contigency plans?
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51. Does CM exchange information with Capacity Management regarding performance and capacity issues relating to change?
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Level 5: 客户界面
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52. Do you check with the customer if the activities performed by Change Management adequately support their business needs?
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53. Do you check with the customer that they are happy with the services provided?
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54. Are you actively monitoring trends in customer satisfaction?
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55. Are you feeding customer survey information into the service improvement agenda?
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56. Are you monitoring the customers value perception of the services provided to them?
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Process Dimension
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How clear are the process objectives, policies & procedures? How well are they documented and communicated?
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How effective & efficient is the process implementation? To what level are best practices (as defined by ITSM) followed?
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Is the process followed at all times? Is conformance actively monitored? Are there significant consequences to non-conformance?
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Is there effective and timely information flow from/to other processes? How well are the information needs of other processes met, and vice versa?
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How well are process metrics monitored and reported? Are there effective feedback and continuous process improvement activities.
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Organizational Dimension
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Are the organizational structure and underlying corporate culture conducive of effective process-based IT Management?
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Is there a single accountable process owner? How well is that role defined and executed?
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Are there clear, documented roles and responsibilities? Do roles have adequate authorities that are accepted and understood?
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Are skills adequate for assigned roles and responsibilities? Are skill gaps continually assessed and addressed?
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Is people performance measurement strongly linked to process performance within the assigned roles and responsibilities? ITSS培训
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Technology Dimension
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To what degree do tools automate process steps? Do tools significantly improve productivity?
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Do tools facilitate sharing of information? Do they integrate effectively across processes?
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Do tools provide adequate functionality in addressing all process steps?
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Can common functions be effectively used by typical and/or available skill sets?
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Are the tools archaic? Or are they based on state of the art technologies and frameworks?
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