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" ITIL is considered a best practice methodology , along with other best practice frameworks such as CMMi, a methodology that guarantees the development of quality in computer systems and COBIT methodology, related to IT government systems."
The need for service management
The management of services in information systems has become
one of the main objectives of system managers and CIO (Chief Information
Officer).
At present, giving a good service in the systems department
can be decisive for the company to be competitive in the market . Advances in
new information and technology systems have made the systems department the
engine on which companies depend; Although it does not produce the final
product of the company, it supports all its processes, providing a good service
from information systems has become vital.
Simple outages such as a delay in billing systems can cause the company not to collect its invoices on time, as well as a bad image in front of customers, although the company does not stop serving its product. These types of errors are the ones to avoid, which is why the management of services is becoming more and more important for companies and individually for the IT department.
Depending on the company, the dependence they have on the IT
departments may be to a greater or lesser extent; depending on the degree of
dependence, service management must provide greater security, system
performance, quality, etc .
Systems departments must be aligned with the business. To
maintain the systems and not get involved in the business, the information
systems and the business must be aligned; Information systems must work for the
business and not the other way around.
For this reason, the management of the services of the
information departments is one of the objectives of the information systems and
technology departments of the companies .
In the current economic context, it is essential to have
good managers in information systems. The efficiency of systems departments has
become a cornerstone in companies . It is necessary to know the customer /
supplier relationship models that allow continuous improvement in
organizations. All the strategic components are very important, but the
management that is done in the implementation of the different models is more
important.
Contracting of services: outsourcing, offshoring,
multisourcing
• Outsourcing
: subcontracting of internal company services to third parties. It is done
through a contract with the third party and the vast majority of times by a
monetary exchange.
• Offshoring
: subcontracting of internal company services to third parties in another
country. It is done through a contract with the third party and the vast
majority of times by a monetary exchange.
• Multisourcing
: discipline that takes the best internal services and the best services that
the outside can provide for business requirements. Look for methodologies in
service management such as ITIL.
It is very difficult to know what services a company has
outsourced, when we use the services or products of that company. This concept
is fundamental in IT service management. The management of the service must be
in such a way that the clients or the suppliers themselves who work for a
certain company, are not detected when they are coming into contact with the
company's subcontractor or with the same company with which they are working.
The tasks embedded within an IT service management
outsourcing process can be innumerable . Basically all the processes and IT
needs of a company can be outsourced; Here are some examples:
• Software
development.
• Communications
and telephony services.
• Hardware
services.
• External
data centers.
• Customer
service centers.
• User
service centers.
• Maintenance
of hardware and software equipment.
Most companies practice this type of outsourcing of services
to a greater or lesser extent; Companies such as Telefónica, Amazon, JP Morgan
Chase, have used outsourcing :
• Telephone
. In its customer service centers, offshoring has been practiced in countries
such as Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, etc., trying to find economic savings in
services and trying to improve its centers with greater competitiveness.
It was the pioneer company in Spain in outsourcing services,
becoming one of the leading multinationals in telecommunications worldwide,
thanks to the great international coverage it obtained with offshoring
processes worldwide.