SLA Management Overview
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This course is complementary to the Service Quality Management Overview. The course  has a brief introduction to the concept of Service Quality Management and then goes on to consider why we need SLA Management. SLA Management Handbook is considered, the concept of Key Quality Indicators introduced and the methodology for determining KQIs explained. The course then goes on to explore the best practices associated with Service Level Management.
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Level  Introductory

Who should attend? Pre-requisites
Management and operational staff who are responsible for the development and implementation of metrics associated with SLAs. These include: Business managers, business analysts, legal staff, solution architects, operations managers, and process practitioners from network operators, service providers, solution vendors, and systems integrators.

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Technology covered
This course is technology neutral.

Highlights
This course explores the need for SLAs, why they are important and the move towards SLAs that move beyond simply reporting on performance indicators. The concept of the Key Quality Indicator is introduced and the use of and methodology for determining KQIs, investigated. The course is interactive and attendees will have ample opportunity to “get involved”.

Upon completion, you will be able to:

  • Understand how SLAs can be implemented in any environment
  • Appreciate the metrics that support customers in their quest for optimum service
  • Understand how business processes can represented in SLAs
  • Determine KQIs from first principles
Agenda:
  • Overview;
  • Business processes related to SLAs
  • The SLA Handbook
  • KPIs and KQI
As with all official TM Forum courses, certificates of achievement will be issued.

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Last updated Friday, July 04, 2008