Objectives
CSI has the following objectives:
• To review, analyse and make recommendations on where improvements could be made at any point throughout the lifecycle.
• To review and analyse service level achievements against targets.
• To identify and implement individual activities to improve service quality and the efficiency and effectiveness of service management processes.
• To improve the cost-effectiveness of delivering IT services without impacting customer satisfaction.
• To apply quality management methods to support continual improvement
activities.
CSI must be an objective for everyone in the organisation, but improvement activities will only happen if they are properly managed. A senior responsible owner must be appointed and they must possess the appropriate authority to make things happen. This is not a trivial role, since improvements may mean
significant disruption of current work patterns.
Improvement activities need to be planned and scheduled on an ongoing
basis and their effects monitored to ensure that the desired improvement is achieved. Ideally, the culture of ‘improvement’ will become embedded within the organisation.