Course Details

Service Desk Analyst provides first level support through taking calls and handling the resulting incidents or Service Requests, using the incident management and request fulfillment processes, in line with Service Desk objectives.

Service Desk Analyst Training Curriculum

Roles and Responsibilities

To identify and understand the role and responsibilities of the professional Service Desk Analyst, To identify and understand the role and responsibilities of the Service Desk, To determine the attributes, skills and knowledge of a successful Service Desk Analyst, To develop an understanding of Relationship Management from the Service Desk perspective, To identify and agree the key requirements for delivering customer satisfaction.

Effective Communication

To identify and understand the principles of effective communication in customer support, To understand the differences between face to face, telephone and written communication, To identify ways to enable us to communicate more effectively, To understand how our attitude and approach can influence and affect others.

Customer Service Skills and Competencies

To understand how to ask questions skilfully, To determine the importance of good listening skills, To understand the importance of customer service skills in the IT environment.

Determine the importance of effective cross-cultural communication

To understand that assertiveness and confidence are necessary qualities for the SDA, To determine methods of dealing with conflict, To determine the causes, symptoms and ways to manage stress.

The Service Desk Environment

Examine issues, both internal and external, that can affect our motivation, Understand the importance and relevance of ethics within the workplace, Determine the importance and benefits of effective teamwork.

Process Management

To understand the ITSM processes most closely linked to the Service Desk, To identify the responsibilities the Service Desk has within those processes, To understand the importance of effective incident, problem, change, escalation and asset management processes.

Managing, Meeting and Maintaining Service Levels

Determine the value and benefits of Service Level Agreements, Determine the need for and benefits of metrics and objectives within the support environment, Understand the importance of effective Customer Satisfaction surveys.

Problem Solving

To determine the steps taken during the problem solving process, To understand the benefits of using a creative problem solving approach, To identify techniques for creative problem solving, To practice some problem solving techniques.

Tools and Technologies used in Customer Support

Develop a clear understanding of the support tools and technologies available to Service Desk Analysts, To understand and use the terminology of the support industry, Determine the benefits of the tools and technologies we use, To determine methods for implementing Self-Help and Self Service for end-users.