Provide Systems for Knowledge Transfer and Decision Support - ITIL Service Transition

Knowledge is an important tool in overcoming any process or action.

Without it, it will be harder to manipulate control and manage the completion of a project. ITIL serves as a great example of how ample knowledge can drive humble visions into greater realities.

As ITIL is stocked with various information and better practices generated from successful businesses, it also serves as a great guide on building a competent IT division.

ITIL Service Transition requires a solid content of knowledge and detailed reports from various service operations for it to work more efficiently and effectively.


Provide easy access, presentation tools and reporting tools for SKMS and CMS

A request for change, or a deployment of a service change would be handled so much easier if there is an ample stock of knowledge filed and in order in SKMS and CMS. Inevitable questions and queries can be readily answered just by looking through old service reports and operation details provided in the knowledge database.


Provide quality user interfaces and tools to the SKMS and CMS for different people and roles

Service Transition should provide quality user interfaces and tools for both the SKMS and CMS for every one involved in the service process.


Summarize and publish the predicted and unpredicted effects of change, deviations from actual versus predicted capability and performance together with the risk profile

A summary of performance notes on the various levels of Service Transition would provide team members the wisdom of undertaking the service change deployments with greater care and thought.


Ensure Service Asset and Configuration Management information is accurate to trigger approval approval and notification transactions

ITIL Service Transition should make sure that the information that they're getting from both the Service Asset and the Configuration Management is accurate, as to avoid any chances of crippling failures.


Provide knowledge, information and data for deployment, service desk, operations and support teams to resolve incidents and errors

Knowledge should be available to every level of service operation members. This free flowing and steady stream of information would help avoid that chances of repeating past mistakes and would be a great guide for all service levels.

Establishing Effective Controls and Disciplines - ITIL Service Transition

ITIL Service Transition needs to have trusted and effective controls and disciplines for it to work seamlessly throughout the service lifecycle. Having a vigilant control over all of the aspects concerning the release of a service change would minimize inevitable unauthorized changes from other operations.


Ensure roles and responsibilities are well defined

It's hard to work around and not know what role to fill in a service lifecycle. As Service Transition aims to deliver service changes as effectively as they could, it is necessary to have each and every roles and responsibilities clear and deftly stated on each team members.
Having a well defined work guide would minimize procrastination and confusion, and in turn enable the team members to deliver their required services more efficiently.


Assign people to each role and maintain the assignment in the Service Knowledge System (SKMS)

To be on top of things, try to evaluate the people on your team and see who fits the best role in the Service Transition process. As you group them into their IT skill, do make sure that you keep a record of their responsibilities and roles through the Service Knowledge System (SKMS) or the Configuration Managemene System (CMS).

This information would be handy as the Service Transition process takes on, and management owners would be able to isolate the blame and the people responsible for failure of the delivery of service.


Implement integrated incident, problem, change, Configuration Management processes with service level management

To have a better grasp of the various service operation in a service lifecycle, it would be advisable to have overall integration across the Service Transition process. Doing this would enable service managers to measure the quality of these changes and service fluctuations, and in turn help in the advancement of the delivery of services.


Ensure that the services can be managed, operated and supported in accordance with the requirements specified within the Service Design

Before releasing any changes in a service operation, it is necessary that the Service Transition managers are fully aware that the planned changes are in accordance with the required principles of the Service Design, and it does not overstep any constraints within the agreed policies.


Ensure that only competent staff can implement changes

ITIL Service Transition requires fully competent staff members. As the process of deploying service changes within a business operation is tricky enough, it is necessary that the people tasked to handle the release of a service change should be duly trained within the innerworkings of an ITIL service lifecycle.


Perform configuration audits and process audits to identify configuration discrepancies

To maintain the quality of service within any operation, it is necessary to check and re check the various functions and service levels of the company. ITIL Service Transition should regularly perfrom configuration audits and process audits to isolate the probable problem areas of the service and take a proactive solution to prevent any permanent damage for the service operation.
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