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1. J O H N B O R W I C K
V I R G I N I A T E C H U N I V E R S I T Y L I B R A R I E S
J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 5
Iterative IT service management
implementation using
TeamDynamix
2. Virginia Tech
Located in Blacksburg,
Virginia
31,000 full-time students
16:1 student-faculty ratio
Main campus includes
more than 125 buildings,
2,600 acres, and an
airport
3. Virginia Tech University Libraries
Growing since ~2012
150+ employees
~10 IT Services FTE
Client-side computing
Systems administration
Web application
development
4. John Borwick
University Libraries IT
Services Director
ITIL® Expert, PMP®,
CGEIT®
5+ years full-time
experience conducting and
consulting on IT process
improvement
Experience with ITSM tools
My career goal is to make
people’s lives easier through
improved IT management.
5. Agenda
Waterfall vs. iterative implementations
Preparing for TeamDynamix
Improvement #1: Bare-bones implementation
Improvement #2: Surveys
Improvement #3: Verification reports
Improvement #4: New employee form
Improvement #5: Service level targets
Improvement #6: Takedown notices
Improvement #7: Major incident notifications
Wrap-up
Q&A
8. Iterative implementations
(oriented around time rather than scope)
Plan/Design/Build/Test/Implement
#1
Plan/Design/Build/Test/Implement
#2
Plan/Design/Build/Test/Implement
#3
9. One huge change vs. many smaller changes
Time
Improvement
Value
10. One huge change vs. many smaller changes
Time
Improvement
Value
Value
Value
Value
Value
14. IT service management goals
Users log in
Tickets assigned to IT staff
Work made visible: work log entries, status
Services can be measured and improved
18. TeamDynamix admin categories
o Overall admin stuff
o Authentication
o Roles
o Resource Pools
o Accounts
o Users
o Client Access
o Service Catalog
o Projects
o Workspaces
o Portfolios
o Tickets
o Questions
o Knowledge Base
o Tags
o Assets
o Configuration Management
o Attributes
o CRM
o Portfolio Planning
o Expenses
o Time Reports
o Workflows
o Desktops
o News/RSS
o Notifications
o Days Off
o Saved Reports
o Custom Pages
19. TeamDynamix admin categories
Overall admin stuff
o Authentication
Roles
o Resource Pools
Accounts
Users
o Client Access
Service Catalog
o Projects
o Workspaces
o Portfolios
Tickets
o Questions
o Knowledge Base
o Tags
o Assets
o Configuration Management
o Attributes
o CRM
o Portfolio Planning
o Expenses
o Time Reports
o Workflows
Desktops
o News/RSS
o Notifications
o Days Off
o Saved Reports
o Custom Pages
20. Required admin categories, in order
Roles
Accounts
Tickets
Service Catalog
Desktops
Overall admin stuff
Users
*
means significant
work
26. TeamDynamix default desktop module
Roles
Accounts
Tickets
Service Catalog
Desktops
Overall admin stuff
Users Hello! Welcome to IT Services' tool for
recording and tracking requests and
issues.
Please use the service catalog to submit
new issues and to track your requests.
28. TeamDynamix user importer
Roles
Accounts
Tickets
Service Catalog
Desktops
Overall admin stuff
Users
“Converter” Excel file
that needs
vtpid (Think: Virginia
Tech account name)
First name
Last name
Title
Phone number
Fields then mapped to
TeamDynamix import
sheet
40. Verification: On hold but no date
Status is “On Hold”
Order by “Goes Off Hold” ascending
41. Verification: Not modified in 3 days
Status class is not “On Hold”, “Completed”, or
“Cancelled”
Modified is less than the run date minus 3 days
Sorted by last modified date, ascending
43. Ticket type -> Attributes -> Request Form
Type “New Employee”
Attributes
Employee classification
VT PID
First and last name
Job title
Primary supervisor
How to contact the new employee
Role
Start date
Requested software
Office phone
Special instructions
Request Form
44. New employee tasks
Order computer hardware
Verify VT PID
Add to library directory
…
Employee has arrived on site
Mark employee as active in directory
Add to TeamDynamix
…
45. Implementation and outcomes
HR manager sends link to hiring manager
Fewer forgotten steps
Future improvements identified
Figured out how tasks work