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60MOF40Glossary
Microsoft®OperationsFramework
Version4.0
Glossary
Published:
April2008
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Accountability
AwayoforganizingITworkthatensurestherightworkgetsdonebyassigningsomeonewhoisheldaccountableforwhetheritgetsdoneandhow.Reference:
TeamSMF
Action/Response
Ascript,program,command,applicationstart,oranyotherrequiredremedialresponsethatminimizestheimpactofserviceincidentsorsystemevents.Reference:
ServiceMonitoringandControlSMF
Aggregation
InaServiceMonitoringandControl(SMC)tool,afunctionthatmakesitpossibletotreataseriesofsimilareventsasasingleevent.Reference:
ServiceMonitoringandControlSMF
Alert
AnotificationthatanITserviceeventrequiringattentionhasoccurred.Reference:
ServiceMonitoringandControlSMF
AvailabilityManagement
Theprocessofmanagingaserviceorapplicationsothatitisaccessiblewhenusersneedit.Availabilityistypicallymeasuredinpercentageofuptime;downtimereferstoperiodsofsystemunavailability.Reference:
ReliabilityManagementSMF
Baseline
Aknownstatebywhichsomethingismeasuredorcompared.Baselinesmakemanagingchangeincomplexprojectspossible.References:
BuildSMF,DeploySMF
BenefitManagement
AprocessthatidentifiesthebenefitscontributedbyIT—theirdefinition,monitoring,andrealizationasaresultofabusinesschange.Thisprocessensuresthatabusinesschangeachievesitsoutcomes.Reference:
FinancialManagementSMF
Bottom-upscheduling
Atypeofschedulinginwhichteammembersrepresentingeachrolegeneratetimeestimatesandschedulesfordeliverables.Eachteam’sscheduleisintegratedintoamasterprojectschedule.References:
BuildSMF,ProjectPlanSMF
Bugconvergence
Thepointatwhichthenumberofbugsfixedexceedsthenumberofbugsreported.Bugconvergenceisthefirstindicationthatasolutionisbecomingstable.Reference:
StabilizeSMF
Businesscontinuityplanning
TheprocessforplanningandpracticingtheresponseofITtoadisasterordisruptiveevent.Theseactivitiesspantheorganization,affectingFinance,Operations,andHRfunctions.Reference:
ReliabilityManagementSMF
CapacityManagement
InthecontextofIT,capacityreferstotheprocessingorperformancecapabilityofaserviceorsystem.CapacityManagementistheprocessusedtoensurethatcurrentandfuturebusinessITneedsaremetinacost-effectivemanner.Thisprocessismadeupofthreesub-processes:
business,service,andresourcecapacitymanagement.Reference:
ReliabilityManagementSMF
Change
Theaddition,modification,orremovalofapproved,supported,orbaselinedhardware,network,software,application,environment,system,desktopbuild,orassociateddocumentation.Reference:
ChangeandConfigurationManagementSMF
Changeadvisoryboard(CAB)
Across-functionalgroupsetuptoevaluatechangerequestsforbusinessneed,priority,cost/benefit,andpotentialimpactstoothersystemsorprocesses.Reference:
ChangeandConfigurationManagementSMF
Changecategory
Measurementofachange’sreleaseimpactonITandthebusiness.Thechangecomplexityandresourcesrequired,includingpeople,money,andtime,aremeasuredtodeterminethecategory.Reference:
ChangeandConfigurationManagementSMF
Changelog
Alogofrequestsforchange(RFCs)submittedforallchangesinaservice,whichtrackstheprogressofeachchangefromsubmissionthroughreview,approval,implementation,andclosure.Achangelogcanbemanagedmanually,withadocumentorspreadsheet,oritcanbemanagedautomaticallywithatool.Reference:
ChangeandConfigurationManagementSMF
ChangeManager
TherolethathastheoverallmanagementresponsibilityforthechangemanagementprocessintheITorganization.Reference:
ChangeandConfigurationManagementSMF
Compliance
AnapplicationofriskmanagementthatensuresthatITconformswithgovernmentalregulations,laws,andcompany-specificpolicies—inotherwords,ameanstoensurethattheorganizationisactuallydoingwhatithassaiditwilldo.Reference:
Governance,Risk,andComplianceSMF
Conceptualdesign
Asolutiondesignprocessthatinvolvesunderstandingthebusinessrequirementsanddefiningthefeaturesthatusersneedtodotheirjobs.ProductManagementtakestheleadincreatingtheconceptualdesign,whichbeginsduringEnvisioningandcontinuesthroughProjectPlanning.Reference:
BuildSMF,ProjectPlanSMF
Configurationitem(CI)
AnITcomponentthatisunderconfigurationmanagementcontrol.EachCIcanbecomposedofotherCIs.CIsmayvarywidelyincomplexity,size,andtype,fromanentiresystem(includingallhardware,software,anddocumentation)toasinglesoftwaremoduleoraminorhardwarecomponent.Reference:
ChangeandConfigurationManagementSMF
Configurationmanagementsystem(CMS)
AsetoftoolsthatareusedtomanageITservicemanagementdatasuchaschanges,releases,knownerrors,andincidents.References:
ProblemManagementSMF,ChangeandConfigurationSMF
Contingency
Aprocessthatpreparesanorganizationtorespondcoherentlytounplannedincidents.Reference:
Governance,Risk,andComplianceSMF
Correlation
InaServiceMonitoringandControl(SMC)tool,afunctionthatgroupseventstogetherordefinesanevent’srelationshipwithothereventsthattogetherrepresentanimpact.Reference:
ServiceMonitoringandControlSMF
CSR
SeeCustomerServiceRepresentative.Reference:
CustomerServiceSMF
Customer
Thepersonororganizationthatcommissionsandfundsaproject.References:
BuildSMF,DeploySMF,EnvisionSMF,ProjectPlanSMF
CustomerServiceRepresentative(CSR)
Afront-linecontactpersonontheServiceDeskteam.Reference:
CustomerServiceSMF
Dedicatedteam
Ateamthatexistsforongoingwork,withnospecificendtimeinmind.AnexampleofadedicatedteammightbeanoperationsteamthatsharesongoingmaintenanceforanITserviceorITcomponent.Reference:
TeamSMF
Definitivesoftwarelibrary(DSL)
AsecuresoftwarelibrarywhereallversionsofsoftwareCIsthattheCABhasapprovedfordeploymentareheldintheirdefinitive,quality-controlledform.Reference:
ChangeandConfigurationManagementSMF
Demandmanagement
Theprocessofaligninganorganization’ssupplyofITresourcestomeetservicedemandsforecastedbythebusiness.Reference:
Business/ITAlignmentSMF
Developmentrole
TheroleofDevelopmentistobuildandunit-testthecodeforasolution.Developmentprovidesinputintohigh-leveldesigns,evaluatestechnologies,anddevelopsproof-of-conceptprototypestovalidatepotentialsolutionsandtomitigatedevelopmentrisksearlyinthedevelopmentprocess.Developmentalsoprovideslow-levelproductandfeaturedesign,estimatestheeffortrequiredtodeliveronthatdesign,andthenbuildstheproduct.Reference:
BuildSMF
Error
Afault,bug,orbehaviorissueinanITserviceorsystem.Reference:
ProblemManagementSMF
Event
AnoccurrencewithintheITenvironmentdetectedbyaservicemonitoringtool.Reference:
ServiceMonitoringandControlSMF
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