ITIL Service Capability: Operational Support & Analysis Course

- this course is no longer scheduled to run. Please refer to schedule for current course titles.

The course is suitable for individuals who require a deep understanding of Operational Support & Analysis processes and how they may be used to enhance the quality of IT service provision within an organisation.

It offers a natural career development path for practitioner staff who already hold the ITIL® V3 Foundation Certificate or equivalent.

Delegates are required to hold the ITIL® V3 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management or V2 to V3 bridge equivalent.

Before taking the course, it is recommended, though not required, that candidates have exposure to basic concepts in IT and related work experience of at least two years.

It is recommended that students should complete at least 21 hours of personal study by reviewing the syllabus and relevant books in preparation for the examination.

Topics covered on the 5 day ITIL Service Capability: Operational Support & Analysis course

• Service Management as a Practice and Service Operation Principals.
• Processes across the Service Lifecycle pertaining to the capability of Operational Support and Analysis.
• 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, according to agreed service levels.
• Request Fulfilment which fulfils 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, to eliminate recurring incidents and to minimize 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 phases such as Change Management, Configuration Management, Release and Deployment Management, Capacity Management, Availability Management, Knowledge Management,
• Financial Management for IT services, and IT Service Continuity Management.
• Common Service Operation activities related to Service Operation and Support.
• Organizing for Service Operation which describe functions to be performed within the Service Operation and Support such as Service Desk, Technical Management, IT Operations Management, Application Management.
• Service Operations and Support Service Operation roles and responsibilities.
• Technology and Implementation Considerations.
• Challenges, Critical Success Factors and risks.