Problem Manager responsible for ownership of problem actions and process improvement at Methods. Focusing on ITIL and ServiceNow with a public sector emphasis.
Responsibilities
Responsible for Ownership and Coordination of actions of all problems and act as a Single Point of Contact for one or more problems.
To analyse root cause, identify Known Error and coordinating actions to fix the error
To review the Problem Trends and Planning and Driving Improvement Plan
To be proactive in identifying problems, analyse and recommend Service Improvement plans with the possible solutions obtained from technical teams for department or business unit
Develop and establish Problem Management processes and procedures in ServiceNow that meet the requirements of existing services and the agile development and deployment of new services
Establish points of contact for service Problem Management reporting utilising ITSM Solution
Establish the Known Error database (fed by live services Problem Management and the development Defect Management processes) and work with Service Transition to develop processes that maintain it in line with development sprints and changing business requirements
Provide assistance and advice to Incident Management staff on best available work around for incidents related to Problems and Known Errors
Review incident and change data to identify, analyse trends, identify and assign problems to suitable delivery or support owners
Provide advice and information to Service Managers, Business Product Owners and other key stakeholders to enable the prioritisation of Problem resolution with planned future development within sprints
Own the co-ordination of actions and drive the analysis and activities to establish the root cause, work around and development actions to remove errors through the agile development lifecycle
Stabilise Problem Management capability whilst familiarising and mentoring permanent staff
Identifies trends and potential Problem sources (by reviewing Incident and Problem analysis)
Reviews the efficiency and effectiveness of the Problem control process
Monitors the effectiveness of error control and makes recommendations for improvements
Maintains inventory of problems under analysis and their current progress and status
Follows up issues and progress with problem owners where necessary
Produces Problem Management reports and management information
Coordinates meetings to resolve problems
Prevents recurrence of issues by identifying root cause and implementing fix
Work with all internal technical teams, Service Management and external stakeholders like customer and 3rd party
Drive all problems towards root cause identification and permanent fix
Need to have innovative approach as problems are unique and need to use different RCA techniques
Providing SME advice during the service transition/acceptance into service of new services
Requirements
This role would best suit an individual who has a proven track record in delivery in a similar role
Experience of working in a high-pressured environment
ITIL Foundation Certificate (minimum) or Service Operations Lifecycle module (preferable)
Experience of SLA reporting, Key Performance Indicators, Dashboard reporting and Trend Analysis
Supplier management experience
Experience in case management toolsets – preferably ServiceNow
Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office – particularly Excel
Proven experience in communicating with a variety of stakeholders at different levels
Strong Team working skills
Able to work without supervision
Strong inter-personal skills
Good communication and negotiation skills
Benefits
**By joining us you can expect: **
Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience
Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society
Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership
A supportive and collaborative environment.
**As well as this, we offer: **
Development access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme and training
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