Hi,
A request to install a program on the desktop should open a change request or can be considered only a request?
What do you think?
Change or Incident
I believe installation of a program would fall under the category of a standard change(Pre-approved).
However if the program does not fall under standard change and you are not aware of the risk linked to it ,Ideally it should go through Change order , which you are refrring as change request.
However if the program does not fall under standard change and you are not aware of the risk linked to it ,Ideally it should go through Change order , which you are refrring as change request.
The answer to the question is as follows
What does your Change management policy state about applications being loaded on the desktop ?
The policy should define what types of changes and examples
the other issues about installation of files on desktop are as follows
policy rights to the machines - user restricted access or what
is application authorized and supported by IT
is it licensed software - seat or blanket license
Now for some detail
A user asking - hey i would like MS Project 2003 installed to my machines
- is a Service Request
The service request will spawn a specific set of actions ./ tasks
If MS project is a limited license s/w - ie only 50 seats / installations, then the actions / task would include some one like that person's manager who would confirm / verify that the individual needs the s/w
this may or may not spawn a change request - depending on what the corp IT change policy is - or the work may merely be a set of tasks to install the work as this is a) a standard change (ITIL) or b) out of scope for Chaneg management
The prime condition is
WHAT THE POLICY DOCUMENT SAYS
What does your Change management policy state about applications being loaded on the desktop ?
The policy should define what types of changes and examples
the other issues about installation of files on desktop are as follows
policy rights to the machines - user restricted access or what
is application authorized and supported by IT
is it licensed software - seat or blanket license
Now for some detail
A user asking - hey i would like MS Project 2003 installed to my machines
- is a Service Request
The service request will spawn a specific set of actions ./ tasks
If MS project is a limited license s/w - ie only 50 seats / installations, then the actions / task would include some one like that person's manager who would confirm / verify that the individual needs the s/w
this may or may not spawn a change request - depending on what the corp IT change policy is - or the work may merely be a set of tasks to install the work as this is a) a standard change (ITIL) or b) out of scope for Chaneg management
The prime condition is
WHAT THE POLICY DOCUMENT SAYS
John Hardesty
ITSM Manager's Certificate (Red Badge)
Change Management is POWER & CONTROL. /....evil laughter
ITSM Manager's Certificate (Red Badge)
Change Management is POWER & CONTROL. /....evil laughter