Service Desk Roadmap v4
Service Desk Roadmap v4
Implementation'of'a'Service'Desk'for'IT'and'GS'
Scope'
for GS and IT. This document describes the architecture, the roles and
responsibilities, and a
1st line support (the service desk) will have 3 ways to receive requests from
users
Voice: Telephone
One$phone number and email covering the scope of IT and GS provided services
(initially)
efficiency, it seems best to consolidate 1st line support in one location and one
homogeneous group of people. Local specialized service counters where people can go
to obtain specific services continue to exist (e.g. Library, Registration in building 55,
Hostel reception etc..). Front office (service counter where people can go) and back
office (taking calls, solving quick cases, completing and dispatching tickets, follow up
on tickets) should be a single group of people for reasons of flexibility and efficiency.
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Architecture'and'roles'overview'
identified:
in annex 3) An
operational role,
continuously
monitoring service
desk operation,
following up on tickets
(exceeding service level thresholds). The SDM will monitoring service delivery,
insure news
and alerts are provided whenever there is a service interruption. The SDM will also
play an
SMoD: (job description in annex 2) a face that is available during working hours
to assist
and help users in particular situations, or to arbitrate and help resolve complex
problems.
The SMoD will not have any operational responsibility (will not answer the generic
helpline, will not enter tickets, etc..).
1St line support will normally not have deep knowledge of any of the service areas (know
a lot about little), but have a wide scope (know a little about a lot). They are a priori not
specialized or trained in a particular area. They will be good communicators in multiple
languages, master the service desk tools, be responsible and friendly.
2nd line support has deep knowledge of specific domains. For certain services 2 nd line
support is outsourced.
We recommend to cover 1st and 2nd line support (where applicable) in the same
contract (the one that currently covers these areas for IT), which eliminates an
interface and reduces the risk of ping pong and finger pointing.
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Roadmap'
The service desk will in first instance cover IT and GS. In second instance it should
support HR and FP
services and maybe some services provided by PH. In subsequent phases it could
be expanded to
It was decided to start with 7:3018:30 1st line support during working days, and
introduce 24/7 in the 2nd quarter of 2011.
Below a rough roadmap for the 1st phase, details will be addressed in more detail
further down.
Task:
Sep)10
Oct)10
Nov)10
Dec)10
Jan)11
Feb)11
Mar)11
Apr)11
Assessment;of;synergies;and;options
Inventory;of;service;desks
Decide;on;future;integration
go#live
Communication;and;transition;planning
People
Specify;number,;capabilities,;coverage
Decide;on;contract;structure
Negotiate;and;implement;contract
Train;the;people
Location
Location;and;sizing
Specify;and;agree;on;technical;requirement
Implementation
Building;Refurbishment
Equipment;installation
Equipment;setup;(telephone)
Tool
Purchase;and;installation
Parametrization,;Configuration,;Integration
Phase;1;a
Phase;1;b
Phase;2
Rollout
service catalog,
integration with
o
GGUS (grid tickets)
o
InforEAM (D7i) (Facilities management
master data (interfaces with foundation for
tickets)
reference data),
o
EDH (request fulfilment)
o
Network Requests
(CTI)
incident management,
Consolidation
Extended integration
request fulfilment,
o
Change Mgt
(basic)
o
Configuration Mgt
o
Asset Mgt
o
Problem
o
Event Mgt
o
Release
o
Portfolio Management
knowledge management
o
Project
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Transition)
Annex 4 described the current situation of user facing services within our scope,
including
In order to prepare for the go live training to the agents will be provided on CERN, on the
tool, and on the processes (roughly from 15th of November until 1st of December), on the
services that are in and outside scope, and get to know the second line support groups.
Prior to go`live the support agents will also have the possibility to test and improve the
system, help to provide knowledge, and do dry runs. Certain groups in IT have offered to
do parallel runs (use both the old and new systems in parallel). These activities will take
place during December and January.
The following current functions should in our opinion be associated to the introduction
of a central
service desk early 2011. Other opportunities for streamlining and consolidation will be
addressed in
Phase 1 (Feb 2011): create on single point of contact during working hours.
SEM support (77777). The 1st line activity should be integrated in the service desk.
The existing resources allocated to 1st line, will be concentrating on specialised 2nd
line facilities management support and improvement of the SEM service quality.
IT helpdesk (78888). The 1st line IT support will be integrated in the new service desk. The
existing resources allocated to 1st line, will be concentrating on specialised 2nd line IT
support and improvement of the IT service quality.
Labo Telecom (76111). For incidents and requests within their scope, the service`
management tool must be used. Furthermore the telephone operators should be
service
desk aware (be able to instantly transfer callers to the service desk when
appropriate, or take on the 1st line support role entirely). Further integration between
this service and the
Outside working hours when someone calls 77777 or 78888 he will be guided by a
question/answer dialogue to the right service for urgent calls only (see diagram
below).
gathered on missed calls to 77777 and 78888 outside working hours. The
workload should be
distributed based on available capacity and skills.
The tasks include registration, classification and initial support whenever appropriate
and feasible.
The Fire Brigade have agreed to take over some 1st level support tasks outside service
desk contract hours in order to fulfil the 24/7 requirement. They do speak both French
and English.
Hostel reception (74481). The hostel reception can step in outside the opening hours
of the service desk, or in exceptional situations. They do speak both French and
English.
Computer Centre Operators (75011) already take urgent IT support calls during the
night (via 78888). Their English language skills are not considered sufficient to take
general service desk calls outside working hours.
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Call)routing)
The diagram below shows how calls are routed on startup depending on time of day,
and number
called. Later we would like to move to a simpler scheme, where all requests are
registered and
the request to connect a caller to a person. The labo telecom part however
could be treated
Other groups that expose a first line support telephone number, might consider
the benefits from
telephone contacts.
User
Service Desk
Switchboard
Other user facing
services
7xxxx
76111
(Switchboard &
Labo Telecom)
No
8:00-18:00
Service hours
Message
Switchboard
Yes
Operator
request
Yes
No
Labo Telecom
Refer to
No
No
No
service desk
77777
case in scope
(SEM Helpdesk)
of service
7:30 18:30
Yes
78888
No
(IT Helpdesk)
Message
Service Desk
Refer to 75011
Yes
Urgent IT
Fulfil
No
Yes
request with
switchboard
Refer to 72201
Yes
Urgent
Yes
Infrastructure
Yes
No
Urgent Medical/
Refer to 74444
Yes
Fire/Accident/
Pollution
No
Register/Classify
Register/Classify
Register/Classify
in service-now
in service-now
in service-now
Request fulfilled,
Service restored
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What'People'
Resources)(#)of)people))
Based on the volume of tickets handled by the current IT service desk, and other
service desks
(77777), based on the number of people assigned to 1 st line support in these service
desks, we
estimate that 6$people will be necessary to man the service desk during working
80000 Tickets
FTE
Average1Time
"""""""""""""""3
""""""""""""""""""""""""4
Tickets
Average0Time
$$$$$$$$$30,000$
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$21
"""""""""""""""4
""""""""""""""""""""""""5
$$$$$$$$$40,000$
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$16
"""""""""""""""5
""""""""""""""""""""""""7
per year (ref SERCO). To the right tables showing the number
$$$$$$$$$50,000$
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$12
"""""""""""""""6
""""""""""""""""""""""""8
$$$$$$$$$60,000$
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$10
"""""""""""""""7
""""""""""""""""""""""""9
$$$$$$$$$70,000$
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$9
"""""""""""""""8
""""""""""""""""""""""10
$$$$$$$$$80,000$
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$8
"""""""""""""""9
""""""""""""""""""""""12
$$$$$$$$$90,000$
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$7
""""""""""""10
""""""""""""""""""""""13
$$$$$$$$100,000
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$6
Capabilities)(knowledge))
Annex 1 describes the tasks and qualifications of the service desk. Grosso modo, we require a
service oriented attitude, and excellent communication skills including
high$level$of$proficiency$in$English$ and$French,$plus$a$3rd$language. Other
knowledge will be teached on the spot.
Annex 2 and 3 describe the other roles in the service desk area.
Coverage)(time)planning))
Based on the current coverage in IT and GS, we plan to have the service desk manned from
7:30$to$ 18:30$during$working$days. Beyond these hours other services will take over
reception and initial classification of requests (phone, web, email). Classification is necessary
to enabling correct dispatching. Outside Service Desk Contract working hours there is no 1 st
line resolution.
Below a possible scenario where green reflects the primary location a call will be
routed. These
schemes need to be discussed with the people concerned when we know a bit more
about the
workload and the available tools. The possible role of the IT operators should also be
clarified.
07:30
08:00
08:30
Working(days
09:00
09:30
Service'Desk'Contr
act
10:00
10:30
11:00
Hostel'Reception
11:30
12:00
Fire'Brigade
12:30
13:00
13:30
14:00
00:00
14:30
00:30
15:00
01:00
15:30
01:30
16:00
02:00
16:30
02:30
17:00
03:00
17:30
03:30
18:00
04:00
04:30
05:00
05:30
06:00
06:30
18:30
19:00
19:30
20:00
20:30
21:00
21:30
07:00
22:00
22:30
23:00
23:30
04:00
1st'contact
2nd'contact
04:30
05:00
Saturday(/(Sunday(/(
00:00
Official(Holida
ys
00:30
01:00
01:30
02:00
02:30
03:00
03:30
Service'Desk'Contract
05:30
06:00
06:30
07:00
07:30
08:00
08:30
09:00
1st'contact
Hostel'Reception
2nd'contact
)
Fire'Brigade
3rd'contact
09:30
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
12:00
12:30
3rd'contact
13:00
13:30
14:00
14:30
15:00
15:30
16:00
16:30
17:00
17:30
18:00
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20:00
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23:30
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Training)
Once the tools are in place, and the service catalogue information is of sufficient quality, it
is planned to conduct training for the 1st line support team. Specialized training covering
communication skills, call coaching, and team building targeted at service desks, is
readily available from various providers. (e.g. www.sdi`e.com). Training on the CERN
organization and services supported will also be necessary. Service desk agents will also
be enriching the knowledge base, and the quality of the information in the service
catalog, the month of January can be used to perform a quality review of the service
descriptions, and the start of building a knowledge base.
Week$starting:
24/Jan
07/Feb
15/Nov22/Nov29/Nov06/Dec13/Dec20/Dec27/Dec03/Jan10/Jan17/Jan
Induction)SERCO
General)introduction)to)CERN
go$live
))CERN)structure/organization)()CERN)Admin)e<guide))
))CERN)Service)Catalogue))
Introduction)CERN)facilities)in)scope
Process)and)Concepts)training
Team)building)and)service)orientation
Tool)training
Testing)tool
Contacts)with)2nd)level)support)groups
Field)test)for)couple)of)groups
Improving)catalog)and)tool)info
Production
Registration,$cars$stickers
GS/SMS$group$introduction
Official$visit$of$CERN$+$Globe$+$visit$service$presentation
Learning$by$visiting$CERN$facilities:
Mail)support
Keys)service
Medical)service
Fire)brigade
Stores)area
Shipping)request
Learning$by$visiting$CERN$facilities:
Hotel
Standard)+)labo)telecom
Library)+)bookshop
CERN)Reception)+)registration)visitors
Car)pool
Registration/access)cards/cars)stickers)+)dosimetry
Goods)reception)+)Stores
Users)office
Training)service
SEM)support
Help)desk
Induction$SERCO
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Where'
Sizing)and)location)
Ideally it would be desirable to locate all 1st line user facing services (including the
cards service, film badge service, users office, etc..) in one location; the most logical
location would be the reception area around building 33.
intermediate was found by locating visitor services around in building 33, and
services for users with
1.
Service manager office (ca. 12m2), this person being staff can not share the office
with the
2.
3.
Front office counter and reception area (minimum 15 m2; people need to be able to
queue
4.
Service Manager on Duty with reception area (minimal 15m2).
area
Service desk
November 2010).
1.
There is no presence at the entry
2.
There is no elevator in building 55,
registration service).
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Technical'requirements'and'tools'
A service management tool will be purchased, installed and integrated with existing request
fulfilment systems (EDH, InforEAM, Service Catalogue, etc..). This is a project in itself which is
ongoing.
The tool will integrate to the telephone exchange and the CERN corporate databases to
optimize
efficiency of the service desk. Call centre facilities provided by the current telephone
infrastructure
will be used to support the service desk. Contacts with the IT/CS team have been
established, and
feasibility confirmed. A flowchart below shows the behaviour from a user perspective.
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Annex'1'Service'Desk'Mandate'
Duties'&'Responsibilities'
Provide 1st Line support. Service Desk carries responsibility for establishing
the first line of contact between IT/GS and users wishing to register or submit
Incidents or Service Requests.
The main responsibility of Service Desk staff is the detection and recording of all
requests, ensuring that all information necessary for successful handling and
resolution is obtained, recorded and updated throughout the request lifecycle.
Tasks'
The$following$tasks$are$assigned$to$the$service$desk:
Skills,'Experience'&'Knowledge'
To be able to fulfil this role the following range of skills, experience & knowledge
is required
Assignment'
During$normal$service$hours$(e.g.$7:30$$18:30$during$CERN$working$days)
$dedicated$trained$staff$ will$man$the$service$desk. We expect (currently GS
services handle ca. 25000 tickets per year, IT ca 100000) that we can cover this service with
a minimum of 6 FTEs.
During extended service hours (e.g. 18:307:30 and outside CERN working days) other
staff present at CERN should take on some of the Service Desk tasks:
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Annex'2'Service'Manager'on'Duty'(SMoD)'job'description'
Duties'&'Responsibilities'
The SMoD does not inherit any responsibilities from Service Owners or Service
Managers. Although the SMoDs main goal is the improvement of customers
and users satisfaction, he/she is responsible neither for the quality of the services
nor for the quality of the described processes.
Tasks'
The following tasks are assigned to the role of a Service Manager on Duty:'
Skills,'Experience'&'Knowledge'
To be able to fulfill this role the following range of skills, experience & knowledge
is required:
Assignment'
The role of Service Manager on Duty is assigned to a small number of staff members
from different
departments. A minimum of one person should represent the role within the opening
hours of the Service Desk at any time. '
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Annex'3'Service'Desk'Manager'job'description'
Duties'&'Responsibilities'
The SDM caries the operational responsibility for the Service Desk.
He/she will closely monitor the workload and performance against agreed
targets (Service Level Agreements (SLAs)) and intervene when thresholds are
exceeded.
He/she will closely monitor the quality of the responses of the Service
Desk, and monitor if the correct balance of skills and capacities are on
duty at appropriate times so that consistency is maintained.
Tasks'
The following tasks are assigned to the role of a Service Desk Manager:'
Provide feedback to the Service Desk Contract manager for him/her take
corrective action whenever necessary
Skills,'Experience'&'Knowledge'
To be able to fulfil this role the following range of skills, experience & knowledge
is required:
Assignment'
The role of Service Desk Manager should be filled during the opening hours of
the Service Desk at any time.
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Annex'4'Assessment'of'options'for'evolution'of'current'serv
ice'desks'
Current)areas)where)customer)service)desk)like)functions)are)currently)p
resent)
Within IT and GS there are several units that provide customer facing support (or 1 st line
support). These units have either a physical desk or service counter where users can
address themselves with request or problems, and/or they have resources dedicated to
1st line support activities. For the sake of simplicity we have excluded services that
have highly specialized (assimilated to 2nd line) support activities (like shipping service,
or medical service) which can for practical reasons not be combined with a central
service desk.
The following table shows some of these existing services indicating the types of
synergies. (certain
services could benefit from a newly created service desk to provide a partial service
outside
dedicated support hours e.g. recover a key outside opening hours of keys service;
other services could provide 1st line support outside during nights and weekends, like
computer centre operators, hostel service and fire brigade).
Basic.service.description
Integration.
Relevance./.Synergies.for.CERN.service.desk.phase.1
Provision.and.cost
into.new.
Respon
Service.Description
Service.Level
service.desk
Synergy
Provider
Beneficiary
Comments
.#.People
Type.Staff
Yearly.Cost
IT
Computer+Center+Operators+
24+by+7
No
Yes
Yes
No
Coverage+outside+normal+support+hours
~6
Contract+(ISS)
505k+CHF
IT
Grid+support
?
?
?
?
?
Info+impossible+to+find
IT
Telephone+Operators
8:00M18:00
?
Maybe
Maybe
Yes
Service+desk+could+extend+coverage
~5
Contract+(ISS)
?
IT
Network+and+Communications+support
Working+Hours
No
?
?
?
Info+impossible+to+find
+2+or+3
Contract+(ISS)
?
IT
IT+Help+Desk
8:30+M+17:30+++++++
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Should+be+integral+part
3?
Contract+(SERCO)
275k+EUR
IT
Print+Shop
GS
Fire+Brigade
24+by+7
No
Yes
Yes
No
Coverage+outside+normal+support+hours
GS
Locks+and+Keys
8:30+M+12:30+13:30+M+16:30
No
No
No
Maybe
Too+specialized
GS
Library+&+BookShop
8:30M19:00
No
No
No
No
Too+specialized
GS
Housing
8:30M17:30
No
No
No
Yes
Marginal+activity
~0
GS
Hostel
MonMFri+7:30M19:30+SatMSun+9:00M13:00
No
Yes
Maybe
Yes
Lots+of+synergy+/+Coverage+outside+support+hours
~3
GS
Installation+&+Car+plates
8:30+M+12:30
No
No
No
No
Too+specialized
GS
Shipping
8:00+M+12:00++13:30+M+17:00
No
No
No
No
Too+specialized
GS
Internal+Distribution
7:30+M+11:50+13:00+M+16:15
No
No
No
No
Too+specialized
GS
Medical+Service
8:00+M+12:30+13:30+M+17:30
No
No
No
No
Marginal+activity
GS
Registration
7:30+M+16:00
No
Yes
No
Yes
Service+desk+could+extend+coverage
GS
SEM+Support
7.30+M+18.30
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Should+be+integral+part
2
CERN+Staff
GS
Car+pool
8:00+M+12:00++13:00+M+17:00
No
No
No
No
Marginal+activity
GS
Goods+reception+(Meyrin+and+Prevessin)
8:00+M+12:00++13:00+M+16:00
No
No
No
No
Too+specialized
GS
Removal+Service
7:30M11:50+13:00M16:15
No
No
No
No
Too+specialized+&+Marginal
GS
Safety+Masks
07:30M11:50+13:00M16:20
No
No
No
No
Too+specialized+&+Marginal
GS
Shuttle+Service
8:30+M+17:30
No
No
No
No
Too+specialized
GS
Guards
24+by+7
No
No
No
No
Too+specialized+(No+languages)
GS
Repair+of+standard+material
07:30+M+11:50+13:00+M+16:20
No
No
No
No
Too+specialized+&+Marginal
PH
Reception
MonMFri+8:00M17:45+Sat+8:30M17:15
No
Yes
Maybe
Yes
Coverage+outside+normal+support+hours
PH
Users+Office
08:3012:30+(Not+on+Wed)+14:0016:00+
No
Yes
No
Yes
Many+tasks+too+specialized
IT)
IT has a number of areas where dedicated resources provide user facing 1 st line
support services
A service contract covering 24 hours per day, ca 5 people with one present at any
time.
A service contract covering extended working hours, with 5 or 6 people; several present
at any time. This contract also covers 2nd line support for portable phones and sim cards
(labo telecom).
IT Help Desk
Service contract covering extended working hours, several people (~4) present at any
time, total number of people unknown as the contract covers also 2 nd line support
functions.
IT has also a number of areas where users contact directly the specialists, or have
local help
desks in place. Some of these satellite first line support services dont use the
current
central system, which makes it very complicated to evaluate the resources that IT allocates
to first line support activities. It is estimated that IT 1st line support manages 60k tickets per
year.
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GS)
GS has a lot of user facing services. This list is not exhaustive as many services have
no dedicated
to a central service desk. Highly specialized service desk activities are also
excluded for the same
reason.
Fire Brigade
The fire brigade has a service counter for a lost and found service, and declaration of
theft and incident declarations; and can possibly perform 1st line activities outside
working hours. ca 50 CERN Staff.
Hostel Service Service Contract, open during extended working hours (07:3001:00
and weekends 09:0001:00).
Registration
Service Contract, open reduced working hours. A specialized service under service
contract.
SEM Support Helpdesk Service Contract, 2 Staff, providing 1st line support (ticket
registration), but also perform 2nd line support, administrative support and follow up
on requests. Open 07:3018:30 during working days, outside these hours the TI
Control Room will take urgent requests.
Library
Open 24/7 but staffed during extended working hours. Staffed with students, staff,
fellows, etc..
Others)
only visit CERN very occasionally and are not registered in CERN central systems.
CCC operators BE Department: Staff. TI operators provide 1st line support outside
opening hours of SEM Support Helpdesk for urgent$requests only.
Users Office
PH Department: Staff. The entry point for cern users, mainly physicists
employed by
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