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Course 1 - BMC Service Desk Express 9.X: Administering Part 1

Who Should Attend This Class:

New Users - This course is an introductory course designed to teach basic concepts and familiarize the student with the functionality of the product.

Course Abstract:

In this course, participants learn how to effectively navigate through BMC Service Desk Express (SDE) and discover how to use SDE’s Customization Wizard, view and create basic Business Rules, and use the System Administration tool to tailor the application to general and specific business needs.
This course material is technical and designed as an introduction to SDE for system administrators, group administrators, implementation staff, and other key personnel. It is not suitable for end-users of the application.

Course Objectives

  • Describe the components and architecture of BMC SDE
  • Create new incident requests
  • Search for and modify existing incident requests
  • Use SDE tools, such as Incident Monitor, QuickViews, and Knowledge Search
  • Describe and use SDE’s Crisis Management tool (Whiteboard)
  • Describe and use Work Orders
  • Describe SDE’s Asset Management modules and their relationships
  • Add and maintain SDE users and access control groups
  • Build forms that meet business process data requirements
  • Use the Customization Wizard to tailor the application’s user interface
  • Describe the purpose of business automation
  • Learn the basics of Business Automation and how they are used to automate tasks, such as notifications
  • Configure the Knowledge Manager
  • Configure and use SDE’s Self Service portal

Required Knowledge:

  • Working knowledge of the Microsoft Windows user interface
  • Working knowledge of Internet Explorer
  • Basic understanding of relational database concepts preferred

Course 2 - BMC Service Desk Express 9.X: Administering Part 2

Who Should Attend This Class:

Intermediate Users - This course is designed for users who are comfortable with the basics of the product, but are ready to delve into advanced features and customization of the product. More than 6 months of experience with the product is assumed.

Course Abstract:

In this course, participants learn how to use SDE’s Customization Wizard, Business Automation engine, and Database Administration tool to tailor the application to specific business needs.
This course is intermediate in complexity and is designed as the next step for system administrators, group administrators, and implementation staff. It is not suitable for end-users of the application.

Course Objectives

  • Create color-coded QuickViews
  • Use the QuickViews Calendaring and Charting features
  • Create multiple Dashboards and assign them to staff
  • Create and administer surveys using the Surveyor module
  • Use the Service Level Management module
  • Use Self Service Attachments
  • Identify and use Preventive Maintenance procedures
  • Use the Collaborative Workspace feature
  • Perform database customizations

Required Knowledge:

  • Familiarity with Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 system administration basics
  • Basic understanding of relational database concepts

Course 3 - BMC Service Desk Express 9.X: Administering Part 3

Who Should Attend This Class:

Advanced Users - This course is designed for the product's power user who has 2 + years of experience in a production environment.

Course Abstract:

In this course, experienced BMC Service Desk Express (SDE) administrators expand their knowledge of business automation and learn how to maximize their return on investment in the BMC Service Desk Express solution. This course imparts the skills necessary to customize and automate tasks throughout SDE.

This is an advanced course designed specifically for experienced system administrators, group administrators, and implementation staff. It is not suitable for end-users of the application.

Course Objectives

  • Review the BMC SDE Database architecture
  • Perform database customizations
  • Design custom modules
  • Configure Business Automation
  • Understand business automation syntax
  • Create rules that perform multiple tasks
  • Create escalation notifications
  • Understand and manage the Job Queue
  • Troubleshoot rules using the System Message Monitor
  • Design and apply Business Rules templates
  • Use Email on Demand (notifications)
  • Design Business Rules for custom modules
  • Create forms using the Dynamic Form Transformation feature
  • Use the Condition Builder (Filtered Pick Lists)
  • Describe the features and capabilities of the Integration Engine for SDE 9.1

Required Knowledge:

  • Familiarity with Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 system administration basics
  • Basic understanding of relational database concepts

Prerequisite Courses:

  • BMC Service Desk Express 9.x: Administering – Part
  • BMC Service Desk Express 9.x: Administering - Part 2

 
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At BayCare, automatic notifications and self-service incident reporting have slashed call volumes nearly in half, resulting in a dramatic reduction in workload and the cost of support,

Patrick Cook, Manager of the IT Help Center and Training, BayCare Health System

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Howard Rubin, Director of IS Technical Services at Care New England

As we expand our usage of Service Desk Express, we continue to build on our knowledge and technical expertise. The more we learn about the product, the more opportunities we see to use it.

Colleen Herrin, Help Desk Operations Manager at ClubCorp

With self-service incident reporting, our help desk staff spends a lot less time answering the phone and a lot more time resolving issues,

Patrick Cook, Manager of the IT Help Center and Training, BayCare Health System

One of the things we liked most about the BMC solution is that we could implement it quickly, and then modify the configuration as we went along,

Howard Rubin, Director of IS Technical Services at Care New England

Service Desk Express products give us comprehensive service desk, asset tracking, and change management functionality.

Jimmy Arrington, supervisor of the IA Support Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Customer wait time has dropped from five minutes to an average of just about 45 seconds. Instead of waiting on hold, listening to annoying prompts, and so on, the doctor or nurse can type in the information, click Submit, and go right back to working with patients. It improves the quality of care by letting medical professionals focus on patient needs, not technology.

Patrick Cook, Manager of the IT Help Center and Training, BayCare Health System

In addition to using BMC Service Desk Express Suite for typical break/fix activity, we’ve customized screens to allow us to track the status of projects, such as installing a new PC. That means we can view our workload from a break/fix perspective as well as a project perspective.

Howard Rubin, Director of IS Technical Services at Care New England

By centralizing our operations around Service Desk Express, we have been able to reduce our call volume by 50 percent in 2003.

Colleen Herrin, Help Desk Operations Manager at ClubCorp

We reduced response times by 85% by leveraging the BMC IT Service Support Express capabilities to automate the recording and tracking of incidents, implement self-service incident reporting through the Web, and initiate automatic notifications to users to communicate changes in issue status.

Patrick Cook, Manager of the IT Help Center and Training, BayCare Health System

We use the reports to assess how many calls come in at any given time. We can determine if we have enough calls to justify keeping a help desk agent available until, say 7:00 p.m., or if it’s more cost effective to have the help desk calls roll over to our computer operators who are available 24x7.

Howard Rubin, Director of IS Technical Services at Care New England

Service Desk Express has lowered costs, increased end-user satisfaction, and improved productivity for our support staff.

Jimmy Arrington, supervisor of the IA Support Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

I can make changes [to my Service Desk system] right away, on the fly, from any location, anywhere in our network, in any city — from anywhere I can get to a browser.

Patrick Cook, Manager of the IT Help Center and Training, BayCare Health System

It has helped us streamline our help desk department. We need to respond to our clients’ requests quickly, as customers who stay at our private clubs expect nothing less than the most professional, speedy service.

Colleen Herrin, Help Desk Operations Manager at ClubCorp

The system gives us a better view into what kind of training our clinical and other support staff need. If we see that we’re getting a high volume of calls related to performing certain functions, we can recommend additional instruction that addresses the problem proactively and eliminates those calls.

Howard Rubin, Director of IS Technical Services at Care New England

I was able to modify every screen to include instructions that guide people through reporting and submitting a ticket on their own. With 16,000 employees, we’re talking about nearly 16,000 hours of training time that we saved. It was a first for our company.

Patrick Cook, Manager of the IT Help Center and Training, BayCare Health System