Overview

service management is a core business practice focused on delivering and supporting services that meet the needs of the organisation while traditionally associated with it, its principles extend to any service that employees or customers rely on—whether that’s software access, hardware provisioning, facilities requests, or other operational needs organisations use service management to bring structure and consistency to how services are requested, approved, and delivered by standardising processes and providing clear accountability, it helps reduce delays, improve communication, and ensure resources are allocated efficiently this not only improves the user experience but also helps the business operate smoothly and at scale modern service management frameworks, such as itil, offer best practices for managing these processes across their lifecycle—from initial request through fulfilment and ongoing support they enable teams to handle everything from technology related issues to business service requests in a controlled and predictable way however, implementing and maintaining these processes—especially in complex environments or where multiple service types are involved—can be challenging and time consuming activate simplifies and automates key aspects of service management, reducing manual effort and complexity while improving efficiency, governance, and user satisfaction activate access hub allows the management of the service catalogue items to be delegated to users and application owners activate manages the service for the entire service lifecycle from provisioning the service, through to service updates and finally de provisioning the service the shopping cart style interface means that users can quickly and easily request the access they require all service requests follow the organizations approval processes so that the correct approvals are received before the service is provisioned where possible, activate will attempt to automate the provisioning of the service item, for example requesting access to an application, activate would add the user’s computer to the correct sccm collection so that the software is deployed to the user’s pc upon approval by using self service concepts activate allows business users to perform the following tasks order (request) new services – once approved this would start a provisioning process update a service such as access to a system removal of a service – this would start a de provisioning process create and edit service catalogue items (services) from the activate web portal create and edit workflows for the service items from the activate administrator application assign service owners to services that require additional management examples of activate services access to software and or applications – these could be controlled by active directory groups or deployment engines such as microsoft sccm or altiris computer or laptop purchase requests mobile device requests access to line of business applications business requests such as leave requests, travel requests or purchase order requests key benefits the key benefits of the activate access hub are provide a service catalogue for users to request services using a self service web portal improve business service levels by automating processes increase security, auditing and compliance provide the ability for business people to approve or decline the user’s request and not the it department reduce the load on the service desk as business owners can decide who should get access to new services allow business owners to view what services users have access to