Global Support Organization: Training Presentation
A training presentation for the presentation and communications skills training. The assignment was to prepare a high level strategy to build a global support organization in a global company.
Complex Supply Chain • Risks vs. Door Opener • Different systems from different vendors • Decentralized • Different goals, policies and tactics • Our Support Centers are cost-bound not profit-bound • in the world where people make money on services
• Move from participation to total outsourcing of the entire IT Supply Chain • Increase value of our services by introducing single Global Support • Implement Follow-The-Sun Operation to deliver 24x7 Response
• SLAs which are local-bound shall be part of the catalogue • Single set of Operational Policies (OPLs) • Provide local contact points • Global Escalation Paths
not WHAT, not HOW, not WHY • We need single methodology for • designing response to incidents and problems • Delivering recovery solutions • Maintaining our knowledge
buy productivity increase • Productivity decreases with reliability of IT • Key Performance Indicators • SLA Grade of Service • Profitability • Reliability (Annual Breakdown Time in %)
and Reporting in Areas • Quality Management and Quality Assurance Practices • Reporting to Quality Manager • Risk Management Team • Area-based Risk Managers reporting to Global Risk Manager
creating and managing GSO. • Quality Manager • Responsible for quality assurance and management • Process Manager • Responsible for global support methodology and processes • Risk Manager • Responsible for identifying and monitoring risks during implementation of GSO and its operation • Area Managers • Responsible for managing support regions • Owners of KPIs
Managers • Basic Operational Package (short term) and 2 year operational strategy • To have a sound starting process portfolio • Selection of ITIL Processes • To achieve process excellence in two years • ITIL, ISO 20000, ISO 9001, ISO 14000
Quality of Responses, Customer Satisfaction, Processes and Profitability • Bi-annual audit in all areas • Managed by Quality Manager • The goal is to achieve external auditability in two years by Big4
Agreed „Fake“ incidents reported by real customers • Driven from the GSO Excecutive Team • In cooperation with us • The goal of the fire drill is to give us opportunity to observe our responses • Managed by Global Risk Manager
Candidate peformed initial audit • M1: Designated Implementation Team and Area Managers • Initial Risk Analysis • M2: Implemented Single Organizational Structure • Basic Operational Processes Package Created • Quality Management Policies Created • M3: Framework for Basic Operational Processes implemented • Communication Paths • Escalation Paths • M4: Staffing and Training Completed • Existing staff reorganized into new teams • M5: GSO Operation Start