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Understanding & Developing Service Level Agreements (Code 807SLA)

9th July 2008 (9:00AM)

Location Central London
Contact Teresa Mulligan
Email info@bifm-training.co.uk
Tel 020 7404 4440
Website www.bifm-training.com
Details Developing A Service Level Agreement

Aim

This course provides the knowledge and techniques to devise and develop effective Service Level Agreements

Objectives

By the end of this course you will be able to describe:

How to evaluate customer requirements in order to develop SLA’s
How to structure and write service level agreements
The differences between service level agreements, specifications and contracts
The key parties to a service level agreement and how to achieve their buy-in
How to implement SLAs in an organization
Performance objectives, measures and comparables including the use of KPIs
How to use SLA’s to monitor staff and contractors to ensure service levels are achieved
How to use SLA’s to change and improve

Course description

Service Level Agreements are the heart of a client-focused service. Facilities Managers need to be able to evaluate customer requirements, working within them to develop SLA’s, and then monitor staff and contractors to ensure that the required service levels are achieved.

THE COURSE COVERS:

BACKGROUND AND DEFINITIONS:
Service Level Agreements, service specifications and contracts
Why we need service level agreements
The key parties to a service level agreement

PLANNING THE PROJECT:
Achieving buy-in from the key parties
Reviewing existing service provision
Identifying client/user needs
Being realistic about resources
Developing the programme

STRUCTURING THE SLA:
Service groupings – the options
Audience and medium
Organising the information

WRITING THE SLA:
Service requirements
What we aim to achieve
The key headings

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND BENCHMARKING:
Performance objectives
Measures and comparables
Demonstrating value for money

LAUNCHING THE SLA:
Strategies for getting started

A CATALYST FOR CHANGE:
Using the SLA service to change and improve
 

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