Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-08 Thread Terje Moglestue
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy ** I agree with you on the patches, Shawn. It may be easier to use, but I can't imagine telling a customer (or my manager) that I want to install a patch, though I have no idea what effect that patch will have because I don't know the contents

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-08 Thread Jennifer Meyer
Sent: Thu 08-May-08 04:45 To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy The ITSM 7 generation of Remedy have made several senior Remedy = developers to rethink if they want to continue working in the ARS = Environment. Senior account managers, sales and pre-sales people are = selling

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-08 Thread Robert Molenda
THANKS - Friday humor a day early :) Goats Middle Management - if Scott Adams monitors this list, he just got some additional inspiration! Thanks for the great laugh - I really needed it today :) Robert On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 12:03 PM, Jennifer Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ** You can

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-07 Thread Jennifer Meyer
Norm, Don't make me cry this early in the week. From: Kaiser Norm E CIV USAF 96 CS/SCCE Sent: Tue 06-May-08 13:15 To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy Anyway, this is just my two cents on this topic. Working in I.T. requires more of us than it used to. We can't be bearded

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread Kaiser Norm E CIV USAF 96 CS/SCCE
8:57 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy ** One issue many organizations face is taking ITIL for gospel. ITIL is just a framework/guide for organizations to use to define their own best practices. When you tag positions like Owner or Manager to the process it leads people

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread Scott Parrish
www.itprophets.com -Original Message- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaiser Norm E CIV USAF 96 CS/SCCE Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 10:19 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy Just a few observations on this point...please

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread William Rentfrow
of Scott Parrish Sent: Tue 5/6/2008 9:28 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy Norm, Have you run into this situation: . . . But then when you challenge those decisions by asking, Why are we doing XYZ? you get a very vocal and forceful, BECAUSE ITIL SAYS SO! If so, how did you handle

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread Kevin Pulsen
-Original Message- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaiser Norm E CIV USAF 96 CS/SCCE Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 10:19 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy Just a few observations on this point...please forgive me

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread Scott Parrish
: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaiser Norm E CIV USAF 96 CS/SCCE Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 10:45 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy Yes I have, many times...and not only about ITIL. I've been down this road with ITIL, CMM

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread Brian Pancia
Message- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Rentfrow Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 10:44 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy Isn't that generally a people issue? Not to start a flamewar but you'll find those

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread Kaiser Norm E CIV USAF 96 CS/SCCE
Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy Norm, So is your issue with ITIL or is it with those who drink the ITIL cool-aid? Along with ITIL you also rattled off CMM, CMMI, Six Sigma and TQM. Does a set of standards, best practices or framework exist that you agree with (ISO maybe?)? One of the things that I've

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread Scott Parrish
list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaiser Norm E CIV USAF 96 CS/SCCE Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 11:13 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy One need only to click on the SERVICES link on the IT Prophets website to understand your perspective. -Original Message

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread Pierson, Shawn
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 10:10 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy William hit the nail on the head. Most of these issues are people related. Either there was no buy in at levels, all levels were not involved in the decision/definition/implementation process, or the appropriate

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread McManus Michael A SSgt HQ 754 ELSG/DOMH
(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Pulsen Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 10:00 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy ** The original question was asked about ITIL and ITSM 7. BMC is suppose to have ITSM 7 extremely ITIL compliant... how can one use ITSM 7

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread Gary Opela (Corporate)
:2000 Certified, CMMI(r) Level 3 Rated Company -Original Message- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McManus Michael A SSgt HQ 754 ELSG/DOMH Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 10:54 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy AR

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread Kevin Pulsen
There seems to be a smoldering issue here. In previous versions, you could customize the dickens out of the ootb applications (To fit your business needs). However now with ITSM 7, customization is a four letter word. You are allowed to configure it, but if want to customize it you are

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread Rick Cook
Well, it's really about to what level companies are willing to buy into ITIL. If they want full ITIL, customization of ITSM will reflect that by being minimal. If they want some hybrid of the old and the new, customizations can be extensive, and therefore practically non-upgradeable. Not saying

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread Kaiser Norm E CIV USAF 96 CS/SCCE
@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy I would add that not only do most organizations not hire someone as only a do as you are told resource, if you adopt that mindset you can get into a lot of trouble. I've been on site at places where people did exactly what management told them to do, which was flawed

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread Scott Parrish
] On Behalf Of Kevin Pulsen Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 12:55 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy ** There seems to be a smoldering issue here. In previous versions, you could customize the dickens out of the ootb applications (To fit your business needs). However now with ITSM 7

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread Thad K Esser
, they're yours.-- Richard Bach Pierson, Shawn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) arslist@ARSLIST.ORG 05/06/2008 08:49 AM Please respond to arslist@ARSLIST.ORG To arslist@ARSLIST.ORG cc Subject Re: ITIL Remedy I would add that not only do most

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread strauss
Manager University of North Texas Computing IT Center http://itsm.unt.edu/ http://itsm.unt.edu/ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Cook Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 12:03 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy ** Well

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread Pierson, Shawn
, 2008 12:35 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy ** Kevin, I do not think that if you customize ITSM 7 that you are breaking BMC's rules. At the BMC User World in Vancouver, one of the pre-conference tutorials (a tutorial developed and taught by BMC) was title In-depth Analysis

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread Scott Parrish
, 2008 2:29 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy Scott, You are correct, but BMC sales folks often tell you that you either shouldn't customize or that there is no need to. They also like to push for any customizations, even small cosmetic ones, being something you should hire

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-06 Thread Rick Cook
*To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG *Subject:* Re: ITIL Remedy ** Kevin, I do not think that if you customize ITSM 7 that you are breaking BMC's rules. At the BMC User World in Vancouver, one of the pre-conference tutorials (a tutorial developed and taught by BMC) was title In-depth Analysis into Best

ITIL Remedy

2008-05-05 Thread Kathy Morris
Hi, In Remedy ITSM 7.0.1 - who should be the actual Owner of the ticket. Should it be the assigned group or the Help Desk? What are the advantages of one over the other. **Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food.

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-05 Thread Pierson, Shawn
with the application to be able to reassign it when it is accidentally assigned to the wrong group. Shawn Pierson From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kathy Morris Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 11:16 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: ITIL Remedy ** Hi

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-05 Thread Kathy Morris
Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kathy Morris Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 11:16 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: ITIL Remedy ** Hi, In Remedy ITSM 7.0.1 - who should be the actual Owner of the ticket. Should it be the assigned group

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-05 Thread strauss
of North Texas Computing IT Center http://itsm.unt.edu/ _ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kathy Morris Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 11:16 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: ITIL Remedy

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-05 Thread Roger Justice
[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Sent: Mon, 5 May 2008 11:15 am Subject: ITIL Remedy ** Hi, ? In Remedy ITSM 7.0.1 - who should be the actual Owner of the ticket.? Should it be the assigned group or the Help Desk? ? What are the advantages of one over the other. Wondering what's

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-05 Thread Pierson, Shawn
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy ** Normally we assign it to the Help Desk - but who would be the Owner In a message dated 5/5/2008 9:21:53 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ** We automatically assign it to the Helpdesk Group (actually Service

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-05 Thread Kathy Morris
I can see the ticket being assigned to the Service Desk initially - however once the Service Desk assigns the ticket to the Assigned Group - would the Assigned Group be the Owner? or will it remain the Service Desk. Or is it in some cases the Service Desk and some cases the Support Team.

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-05 Thread Kathy Morris
: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kathy Morris Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 11:23 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy ** Normally we assign it to the Help Desk - but who would be the Owner In a message dated 5/5

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-05 Thread Brian Gillock
(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kathy Morris Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 9:23 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy ** Normally we assign it to the Help Desk - but who would be the Owner In a message dated 5/5/2008 9:21:53 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-05 Thread Kevin Pulsen
Hi Kathy, The Helpdesk really should be the owner of any incident. It's best that the customer has only one single point of contact - the helpdesk.. they need to own the incident from cradle to grave.. and they should be able to spawn any change or problem from the given incident. From a

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-05 Thread William Rentfrow
You use the process flow bar? :) From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Pulsen Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 11:42 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy ** Hi Kathy, The Helpdesk really

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-05 Thread Kaiser Norm E CIV USAF 96 CS/SCCE
Aren't you, maybe, mixing the concepts of assignment and ownership? -Original Message- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Pulsen Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 11:42 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy ** Hi Kathy

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-05 Thread Rick Cook
Group. *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Kathy Morris *Sent:* Monday, May 05, 2008 11:23 AM *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG *Subject:* Re: ITIL Remedy ** Normally we assign it to the Help Desk - but who would be the Owner

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-05 Thread Kevin Pulsen
System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Pulsen Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 11:42 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy ** Hi Kathy, The Helpdesk really should be the owner of any incident. It's best that the customer has only one single point

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-05 Thread Kathy Morris
- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Pulsen Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 11:42 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy ** Hi Kathy, The Helpdesk really should be the owner of any incident. It's best that the customer has

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-05 Thread Kevin Pulsen
? -Original Message- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Pulsen Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 11:42 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy ** Hi Kathy, The Helpdesk really should be the owner of any incident. It's best

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-05 Thread strauss
discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Pulsen Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 11:54 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy ** No. Owner - Helpdesk Assignment - Level II, III etc

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-05 Thread Rick Cook
? -Original Message- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Pulsen Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 11:42 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy ** Hi Kathy, The Helpdesk really should be the owner of any incident. It's best

Re: ITIL Remedy

2008-05-05 Thread Benedetto Cantatore
the concepts of assignment and ownership? -Original Message- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Pulsen Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 11:42 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ITIL Remedy ** Hi Kathy, The Helpdesk really should