Ensure service models and solution designs conform to requirements
Improve efficiency and effectiveness of design activities and processes
Ensure all parties adopt standard, reusable design practices
Scope -> includes all design activity, especially for new or changed services that are being designed for transition
Service Level Management
Responsible for agreeing and documenting service level targets
Aims to negotiate SLAs with the customers
Ensure that services are designed and delivered according to agreed, achievable service level targets
Objectives:
Manage and review the level of IT services provided and instigate appropriate corrective measures
Work with BRM to manage and improve the business and customer relationship and communication
Ensure specific and measurable targets are developed
Ensure there are clear and unambiguous expectations of the service level to be delivered
Ensure proactive, cost-effective continual improvement of service level
Differences from BRM
BRM focuses on customer's needs and achieving business goals
SLM deals with the parameters (warranty) that the service has to achieve
BRM's focus is strategic and tactical; on the overall relationship between provider and customer
SLM's focus is tactical and operational; on the agreement on the level of service provided and if it was met
BRM's primary measure is customer satisfaction
SLM's measure is whether the agreed targets (SLA) was achieved or not
Scope
Manage the expectation and perception of the business, customers and users
Ensure the quality of services delivered matches those needs and expectations
Establish and maintain SLAs and OLAs and ensure they are aligned with each other
Manage the level of service provided to meet targets and quality measurements
Produce and agree SLRs for planned, new and changed services
Activities
Design SLA frameworks; develop, maintain and operate SLM procedures
Determine, document and agree to requirements for services and produce SLRs
Monitor and measure service performance against SLA targets and produce service reports
Conduct service reviews, identify improvements for CSI and manage SIPs
Make and maintain up-to-date SLM templates and documents; assist with Service Catalog
Review and revise SLAs, OLAs and service scope
Interfaces
BRM ensures that SLM represents the customer's business needs and priorities
SLM uses the Service Catalog to understand which services support which business processes;
SLM provides info SCM to keep the Service Catalog up-to-date
Data from Incident Mgmnt is used to measure performance against SLA targets
SLM works with Supplier Mgmnt to ensure contracts are aligned to SLAs and business needs
Availability, Capacity, IT Service Continuity & Info Security Mgmnt all define service level targets, validates if the targets are realistic and confirms if targets are being met
Financial Mgmnt ensures that the predicted and actual costs of delivering service levels are in line
Design Coordination must include SLRs and service targets in the design of new/changed services
SLM Concepts
SLA
written agreement between IT service provider and IT customers that
defines key service targets and responsibilities of each party
Types
Service-based SLA -> for each service offered, there is a single agreement for all customers of that service
Customer-based SLA -> an agreement with an individual customer group that covers all the services that customer consumes
Multi-level SLA -> includes Customer and Service-based SLA structures and adds a Corporate-level component
that covers all generic SLM issues that apply to all customers