Virtualising process assessments to facilitate continual service improvement in IT service management
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Paper/Presentation Title | Virtualising process assessments to facilitate continual service improvement in IT service management |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Shrestha, Anup (Author), Cater-Steel, Aileen (Author) and Toleman, Mark (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 26th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2015) |
Year | 2015 |
Place of Publication | Adelaide, South Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2015/139/ |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2015/ |
Conference/Event | 26th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2015) |
Event Details | Rank A A A A A A A A A A A A A A |
Event Details | 26th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2015) Parent Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS) Delivery In person Event Date 30 Nov 2015 to end of 04 Dec 2015 Event Location Adelaide, Australia |
Abstract | The IT Service Management (ITSM) industry has defined processes as best practices in the widely accepted IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework. However, studies on the measurement of ITSM process improvement are scant. Our research addressed the dual problems of the lack of transparency and the need for efficiency in ITSM process assessment. Using the Design Science Research methodology, we developed a Software-mediated Process Assessment (SMPA) approach that enables assessment of ITSM processes. The SMPA approach includes process selection; an online survey to collect assessment data; measurement of process capability; and reporting of process improvement recommendations. We implemented a decision support system (DSS) to automate the SMPA approach and evaluated it at two IT service providers. The evaluations indicated that the SMPA approach supports decision-making on process improvements. The findings provided design knowledge of virtualisation in ITSM process assessment and how this may facilitate continual service improvement. |
Keywords | process virtualisation theory; IT service management; process assessment; decision support system; international standards |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 460999. Information systems not elsewhere classified |
460908. Information systems organisation and management | |
Public Notes | Copyright: © 2015 Shrestha, Cater-Steel and Toleman. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 Australia License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and ACIS are credited. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Management and Enterprise |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Funding source | Australian Research Council (ARC) Grant ID LP100200227 |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q34y7/virtualising-process-assessments-to-facilitate-continual-service-improvement-in-it-service-management
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