ManageEngine's Enhanced ITSM Solution Enables Visual Mapping of Request Management

ServiceDesk Plus Request Life Cycle Feature Simplifies Request Handling to Achieve Consistency of IT Service Delivery

  • Uses drag-and-drop interface to visually design the life cycle of a request
  • Defines custom conditions and actions to dynamically bridge paths that a request can take
  • Helps technicians navigate request paths by providing visibility and clarity to the process flow

PLEASANTON, Calif.--()--ManageEngine, the IT management division of Zoho Corporation, today announced that its flagship ITSM product, ServiceDesk Plus, now enables users to visually map the request management process by creating custom request life cycles (RLCs) that use statuses and transitions. For every request, the associated RLC can be used to define custom statuses and configure criteria required to move from one status to another. While transitioning between statuses, technicians can also trigger notifications, mandate field updates and execute scripts.

ManageEngine is showcasing this unique feature at booth #701 of the HDI Conference, which is being held on April 7-12 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida.

Most IT service desks have statuses to track the progress of requests and bring traceability to request flows. Based on user input, a single request can be serviced in various ways, and custom statuses can be used to indicate the progress of the request. However, that variety often leads to inconsistent service delivery that erodes the efficiency and effectiveness of the service desk team.

“Ensuring consistency of service quality is a top challenge for ITSM teams, especially for enterprises that have many IT functions or technicians who are in different locations. Establishing a comprehensive knowledge base helps, but it doesn’t provide contextual assistance to the technicians,” said Rajesh Ganesan, vice president of product management at ManageEngine. “With this new capability, process owners can easily convert detailed process documents into simple, visual request life cycles. For any request, technicians now have the required process clarity to fulfill the request with minimal lapses in service delivery.”

Simplify request management with request life cycle

Even the most complex request management processes can be reduced to a series of steps (or statuses) that dynamically adapt to user inputs. With an intuitive interface, RLC allows process owners to visually map the life cycle of a request using various statuses. It also allows them to configure the conditions and actions (transitions) required to move from one status to another. Actions such as restrict access, request for information, abort the request processing, send notifications, and invoke custom scripts, provide technicians with more context.

With RLC, IT service desks can integrate process guidance into the day-to-day activities of the technicians. RLC improves the efficiency of the IT service desk, while streamlining the request management process to provide:

  • Process owners with better control of the process, as well as the flexibility to improve the process iteratively.
  • Technicians with the ability to learn processes on-the-go, minimizing the need for external guidance or training.
  • IT service desk teams with visibility over various processes and their KPIs, such as request resolution time, service quality, and cost of service.
  • End users with a consistent service quality for any service requested.

To learn more about implementing RLC in ServiceDesk Plus, visit https://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/request-life-cycle-rlc.html

Pricing and Availability

The ServiceDesk Plus Request Life Cycle feature is available in all editions—Free, Standard, Premium, and Enterprise—in both on-premises and cloud versions. A free, fully functional, 30-day evaluation edition is also available. Pricing is available at https://www.manageengine.com/products/service-desk/pricing.html

About ServiceDesk Plus

ServiceDesk Plus is ITIL-ready service desk software with integrated asset and project management capabilities. With advanced ITSM functionality and easy-to-use capability, ServiceDesk Plus helps IT support teams deliver world-class service to end users with reduced costs and complexity. It comes in three editions and is available in 29 different languages. More than 100,000 organizations across 185 countries trust ServiceDesk Plus to optimize IT service desk performance and achieve high end user satisfaction.

To learn more about ServiceDesk Plus, and its features, please click on the following link:

www.manageengine.com/service-desk.

About ManageEngine

ManageEngine is the enterprise IT management division of Zoho Corporation. Established and emerging enterprises — including more than 60 percent of the Fortune 500 — rely on our real-time IT management tools to ensure optimal performance of their IT infrastructure, including networks, servers, applications, desktops and more. We have offices worldwide, including the United States, the Netherlands, India, Singapore, Japan, China, and Australia as well as a network of 200+ global partners to help organizations tightly align their businesses and IT. For more information, please visit www.manageengine.com; follow the company blog at blogs.manageengine.com and on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/manageengine, Facebook at www.facebook.com/ManageEngine and Twitter @ManageEngine.

Contacts

Ahana Vissa
ManageEngine
(925) 924-9500, ext. 7292
pr@manageengine.com

Sean Welch
PAN Communications
(407) 734-7330
ManageEngine@pancomm.com

Release Summary

ManageEngine, today announced that its flagship ITSM product, ServiceDesk Plus, now enables users to visually map the request management process.

Contacts

Ahana Vissa
ManageEngine
(925) 924-9500, ext. 7292
pr@manageengine.com

Sean Welch
PAN Communications
(407) 734-7330
ManageEngine@pancomm.com