Help Desk Technical Support Your complete passport to resources . Prepared, By  Leon Blum
Purpose To provide an organizational structure that will effectively support our employees, and to ensure orderly reporting of problem resolutions .
Objectives   Provide one central point of contact for problem resolution and inquiry. Provide one centralized problem management system. Provide high level of technical expertise to support our employees . Centralized Problem   Management
Service .  Provide  day-to-day  support that will include problem receipt:  date, time, description of the problem, and its resolution. Maintain a database history. This database will provide us with information to measure the service level .
Contact Information   Available 24 x 7   Direct  phone contact
Goals .   Quickly and efficiently resolve problems.  .   To have effective communication between employees and  support groups, thus eliminating calling the help desk. .  System  will provide us with the ability to escalate problems  automatically, if necessary .
Structure   Help Desk  (Level 1) Tech Support specialists  (Level 2 ) Vendor Tech Support  (Level 3 )
Severity Definitions Call back response  -Will Vary- High  - System down or application is inoperative  Medium  -  High impact condition associated with an application or an hardware problem. Low   -   Application performance, or an intermittent low-impact condition associated with software problem or  user question .
Escalation Process Help Desk   Tech Support  Application Help  Desk Tech Support Mgr Application Mgr Chief Info Officer
  Gathering Information Name , Phone,  Location and  computer name .  Hardware and software. Screen shots of the error message . Information required
Gathering Information. ( cont’d.) Name of the operating system Name of the application Detailed description of the problem Was a change made ?
Help Desk   Insure that all the information is accurately recorded. Perform level-1 problem resolution within 20 minutes time frame.  Escalate to management , if the problem impacts the bank’s business. Track tickets to insure that they are resolved on time . Perform level-2 problem resolution for selected applications. Perform on-site services in case of  an emergency .
Support Tools   Knowledge base for employees to resolve their own problems Internet Support Web pages.  “Google” In-house troubleshooting database.
Communication Keys Work to establish accurate expectations with employess and technical support groups. Forward  escalations  to technical support managers, if  business is affected .
Features and Benefits Questions and problems will be logged on-line. Cost control, by not waiting on the phone . Notification of employees by email when tickets require additional information, and also, when tickets are resolved. Multiple screens will provide employees with history of  opened and closed tickets. Ticket activity will be viewable work progresses.
Features and Benefits (cont’d) Will provide audit trail of problems and resolutions  System will be used to track and monitor recurring problems. Employees will be able to communicate electronically via email to inquire about the status, and to see the progress as the ticket is  updated.
Bank Hapoalim, Accomplishment The success of the project was an accomplishment of team effort with IT Management , and  development group . The help desk system was officially opened in February  2001 for the United States and  Rep’s offices in  April 2002 .  Leon Blum. Project Manager.

Help Desk Presentation 09202009

  • 1.
    Help Desk TechnicalSupport Your complete passport to resources . Prepared, By Leon Blum
  • 2.
    Purpose To providean organizational structure that will effectively support our employees, and to ensure orderly reporting of problem resolutions .
  • 3.
    Objectives Provide one central point of contact for problem resolution and inquiry. Provide one centralized problem management system. Provide high level of technical expertise to support our employees . Centralized Problem Management
  • 4.
    Service . Provide day-to-day support that will include problem receipt: date, time, description of the problem, and its resolution. Maintain a database history. This database will provide us with information to measure the service level .
  • 5.
    Contact Information Available 24 x 7 Direct phone contact
  • 6.
    Goals . Quickly and efficiently resolve problems. . To have effective communication between employees and support groups, thus eliminating calling the help desk. . System will provide us with the ability to escalate problems automatically, if necessary .
  • 7.
    Structure Help Desk (Level 1) Tech Support specialists (Level 2 ) Vendor Tech Support (Level 3 )
  • 8.
    Severity Definitions Callback response -Will Vary- High - System down or application is inoperative Medium - High impact condition associated with an application or an hardware problem. Low - Application performance, or an intermittent low-impact condition associated with software problem or user question .
  • 9.
    Escalation Process HelpDesk Tech Support Application Help Desk Tech Support Mgr Application Mgr Chief Info Officer
  • 10.
    GatheringInformation Name , Phone, Location and computer name . Hardware and software. Screen shots of the error message . Information required
  • 11.
    Gathering Information. (cont’d.) Name of the operating system Name of the application Detailed description of the problem Was a change made ?
  • 12.
    Help Desk Insure that all the information is accurately recorded. Perform level-1 problem resolution within 20 minutes time frame. Escalate to management , if the problem impacts the bank’s business. Track tickets to insure that they are resolved on time . Perform level-2 problem resolution for selected applications. Perform on-site services in case of an emergency .
  • 13.
    Support Tools Knowledge base for employees to resolve their own problems Internet Support Web pages. “Google” In-house troubleshooting database.
  • 14.
    Communication Keys Workto establish accurate expectations with employess and technical support groups. Forward escalations to technical support managers, if business is affected .
  • 15.
    Features and BenefitsQuestions and problems will be logged on-line. Cost control, by not waiting on the phone . Notification of employees by email when tickets require additional information, and also, when tickets are resolved. Multiple screens will provide employees with history of opened and closed tickets. Ticket activity will be viewable work progresses.
  • 16.
    Features and Benefits(cont’d) Will provide audit trail of problems and resolutions System will be used to track and monitor recurring problems. Employees will be able to communicate electronically via email to inquire about the status, and to see the progress as the ticket is updated.
  • 17.
    Bank Hapoalim, AccomplishmentThe success of the project was an accomplishment of team effort with IT Management , and development group . The help desk system was officially opened in February 2001 for the United States and Rep’s offices in April 2002 . Leon Blum. Project Manager.

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