ITSM Enterprise Architecture: Guiding Change and Implementation

 

As businesses develop, their need for organization and consistency grows. A larger ship takes longer to turn, and the same principle applies to large firms that require buy-in from numerous departments to properly implement change. As a result, standard practices and concepts have emerged to help business leaders better organize their operations. Enterprise architecture represents one of these concepts, and ITSM provides a comprehensive set of best practices and procedures.

Enterprise architecture refers to the blueprint for a business’s service management systems. This blueprint outlines the framework that enables business departments to serve common goals. ITSM describes the specific practices and procedures that a quality framework will include. Together, they comprise an ITSM enterprise architecture.

How Do ITSM and Enterprise Architecture Complement Each Other?

Enterprise architecture frameworks target many of the same goals that ITSM was designed to handle. This is because EA frameworks seek to achieve efficient multi-departmental workflows and more organized and automated logistics to help businesses adapt to new problems and opportunities. 

 

The image above displays how ITSM software platforms provide functionality that helps businesses deploy multiple departments’ staff and assets toward the same goal. Essentially, EA covers the strategy and planning, and ITSM handles the actual operations required to implement the strategy. 

ITSM Functions	Enterprise Architecture Application
Incident Management	Resolution of support tickets for one-time issues, both internal and external
Problem Management	Identification of larger root causes to clusters of similar incidents, and their resolution
Asset/Configuration Management	The observation and management of IT assets and hardware configuration across multiple networks in the same firm
Self-Service Portals	The provision of portals that provides internal and external users access to a library of support functionality and a comprehensive knowledge base

 

These are just a few of the basic service management practices that work hand-in-hand with quality enterprise architecture and make ITSM enterprise management a concept worth adopting.

How to Guide Change Through ITSM Enterprise Architecture

From what we have described so far, the order of operations between ITSM and enterprise architecture is clear.

The first step in guiding change is to identify the overarching goal. Next, business owners should develop a strategy to accomplish that goal across multiple departments. After that, businesses can identify the ITSM functions for executing the EA strategy. 

The final key step is to adopt an ITSM software platform that provides the tools and apps necessary to align multiple departments within the same virtual pipeline. Quality software will allow each department to operate efficiently on its own, combining its operations when necessary without needless clutter or limitations.

Implement ITSM Enterprise Architecture With Vivantio

To leverage the benefits outlined in this article, managers must choose a platform with the right feature set. Vivantio provides a cutting-edge customer service software platform that offers all of the benefits listed above and more, including:

• White-label service portals so businesses can maintain a cohesive brand throughout the service process
• Comprehensive analytics with customizable dashboards
• Automatic ticket routing to ensure every ticket reaches the proper agent
• Workflow designer tool that allows managers without technical knowledge to customize the framework of their CS operations
• A holistic view of each client to ensure that no agent is left without vital information

For businesses that are ready to level up their customer experience, Vivantio’s highly configurable solutions deliver.

 

 

For more than two decades, Vivantio has been helping clients optimize their service organizations by utilizing ITSM enterprise architecture. To find out how Vivantio can help you improve ticket lifecycle management, contact our team today or register for a free demo.