From the course: IT Service Desk: Service Management

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Establish a process

Establish a process

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Establish a process

- Prioritization is the next key activity. It measure business impact, the number of users and business processes affected. Prioritization is the result of impact and urgency and it can be changed as the urgency or impact changes. Remember, prioritization is only important when the issues is sent to a queue, where the backlog is addressed in the order priority. If the issue can be resolved on first contact, prioritization isn't critical as the issue was resolved, not put into backlog. A few key items to keep in mind when establishing and managing priority levels are: first, provide clear guidance with practical examples to enable the service desk to accurately determine correct urgency and impact levels. This should not be left up to guessing by the service desk or being self-determined by customers. Second, if a customer or user is adamant that their incident is deviating from normal guidelines, ensure there is a process in…

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