Service Desk, IT Asset, Service Configuration, and Change Control Management


Overview/Description
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level



Overview/Description

There's a number of important service management practices identified by ITIL. In this course, you'll begin by exploring the service desk and service request management and IT asset management, and service configuration management and change control. Then you'll explore IT asset management, service configuration management, change control, release management, and service level management. Finally, you'll discover availability management, capacity and performance management, service continuity management, and deployment management. This course was originally created by Global Knowledge (GK). 



Expected Duration (hours)
1.0

Lesson Objectives

Service Desk, IT Asset, Service Configuration, and Change Control Management

  • discuss the service management practice of the service desk
  • describe the various methods for contacting the service desk
  • discuss the two primary types of service desks and describe the importance of training service personnel
  • describe how the service desk practice and the service value chain interact
  • discuss the goal of service request management and what defines a service request
  • describe some of the rules surrounding service request management
  • discuss the service management practice of IT asset management
  • describe the role played by IT asset management in organizations
  • discuss the various activities associated with IT asset management
  • discuss the service management practice of service configuration management
  • describe the principal activities of service configuration management and how information is managed
  • discuss the role of automation in service configuration management
  • discuss the role of the simplified service model in configuration management
  • discuss the service management practice of change control
  • describe the three types of change as defined by ITIL
  • describe how change control contributes to the service value chain activities
  • Course Number:
    it_acsmgk_05_enus

    Expertise Level
    Everyone