SSME (Services Science, Management, and Engineering)

Ronald DatteroInformation Technology Service Management (ITSM) CurriculumMissouri State UniversityCollege of Business AdministrationDepartment of Computer Information Systems

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Presentation Outline Clear Felt Need

Partnering with IBM

Definitions and Frameworks

BS degree in Information Technology Service Management (ITSM)

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Clear Felt Need

# of computer programmers in the USA has decreased by over 20% since 2000 due to offshoring

# of students majoring in CIS and CS has dropped dramatically in the USA (and at Missouri State)

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Contrary Facts

Employment in IT related jobs in the USA has been steadily increasing

In fact, there are more IT jobs in the USA now than in 2000 (Y2K)

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Partnering with IBM: Phase 1

Initial contact made with IBM (Fall 2005)

IBM visits Missouri State (November 2005)

CIS dept. becomes member of the IBM Academic Initiative (December 2005)

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Partnering with IBM: Phase 2

IBM conducts a training course at Missouri State on leading edge technology (January 2006)

IBM tools incorporated in CIS course (Spring 2006)

Strength of partnership grows

IBM and Missouri State announce their partnership (April 2006)

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Partnering with IBM: Phase 3

Discussion of new opportunities (Spring/Summer 2006)

New BS degree in ITSM proposed (Summer 2006)

IBM experts in ITSM come to Missouri State to help create this new degree program (September 2006)

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Information Technology Services Definition

black = current, green = underway & proposed for expansion

An IT service is the business process and function delivered by the IT organization of an enterprise to support business requirements

IT services are a result of applying IT business process to discrete IT functional jobs

IT services examples

– Event, incident, and problem management

– Change and release management

– IT asset control and configuration management

– Capacity, availability, and continuity management

– IT security

– Service level management

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IT Service Management As Defined By ISO/IEC 20000

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ServiceDesign

Service

ITIL

ServiceStrategy

ServiceOperation

ServiceDesign

Continual ServiceImprovement

ServiceTransition

ITIL Version 3

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BS in ITSM Degree: Overview

Will be one of the first (if not the first) BS degree programs in ITSM in USA

Strong emphasis on service, processes, and business (in addition to IT)

Requires internship or co-op

IBM has made a commitment to assist in finding internship, co-op, and jobs

First (new) classes offered this Fall

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BS in ITSM Degree: Requirements

CIS 230 Computer Technology I

CIS 260 Application Development I

CIS 281 Introduction to IT Service Management.

CIS 330 Computer Technology II

CIS 381 Incident and Problem Management

CIS 382 IT Service Level Management

Co-op or Internship

CIS 420 IT Services Project Management

CIS 461 Strategic Management Information Systems

CIS 525 Computer Security

MGT 565 Advanced OM: Business Process Management