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ITSM Operating Model Design

Define who owns what, who makes which decisions and how the service-management organization should work as a whole.

Why it matters

As organizations grow, ITSM responsibilities become fragmented.

Service Desk, infrastructure, application teams, product teams, suppliers and management often share responsibility without a common model for ownership and decision-making.

PracticePraxis helps design an operating model that connects service ownership, practice governance, decision rights, reporting and continual improvement.

Typical duration

6–10 weeks

Scope depends on organization size, number of teams, suppliers and governance complexity.

Outcome: clarity on ownership, decision rights and how teams work together.

What we define

The operating logic behind effective service management.

OWNERSHIP

Services and practices

Who owns service outcomes, who governs each practice and how those responsibilities connect.

GOVERNANCE

Decision rights and forums

Which decisions are made where, who has authority and which governance forums are genuinely needed.

INTERACTION

Teams and suppliers

How Service Desk, infrastructure, application, product teams and suppliers work together to manage services.

How it works

From strategic intent to a workable governance model.

01

Current organization review

We review structures, roles, current governance, service model and the main pain points.

02

Interviews and design principles

We engage management and key teams and align on the principles for the future model.

03

Operating model design

We design ownership, RACI, decision rights, governance forums, escalation and reporting.

04

Transition roadmap

We validate the model with stakeholders and prepare a realistic path to implement it.

What you receive

A documented operating model and transition path.

  • ITSM Operating Model document
  • Service and practice ownership model
  • Role definitions and RACI matrices
  • Governance structure, decision rights and escalation model
  • Team and supplier interaction principles
  • Metrics, reporting and continual improvement governance
  • Transition roadmap and executive presentation

Unclear who really owns ITSM outcomes?

Create an operating model that gives management, owners and teams a common way of working.

Discuss an operating model