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Kalumi
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 Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:22 pm Post subject: FSC Examples ? |
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Hi
Just found this site whilst surfing for any online info / examples of a Forward Schedule of Change - what a find !!
I'm currently doing some service improvement work on change / release processes and my client keeps saying they don't like the current FSC, but can't articulate why - only that it isn't that easy to read. I think what they really want is a second version destined for the user community rather than the IT community, so I'm trying to accommodate both.
I use a simple Excel spreadsheet - some colour coding, with keys at the bottom of the page but nothing fancy.
I'm looking for inspiration really - any ideas or examples of how other people format and present the information.
Many thanks !!
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Ed
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Jools
As posted previously we use Sharepoint - it has benefits and drawbacks - take a look - we have in the past used the calendar in Outlook - if you have Exchange then you can share the calendar with whoever.
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pac666
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Try using:
Easy Resource Planner (patrena.com/)
It's cheap, easy to use and provides basic functionality that can be used to construct a FSC. Export can be to HTML, PDF etc so it's easy to distribute to intranet or email etc. |
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Ed
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Hi pac
That looks quite a good bit of software on the face of it - must get one of my techies to delve a bit deeper - Thanks for the info
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Timo
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One way to get what your clients need Jools is to get them involved in designing/modifying an existing schedule. Not necessarily form technical stand point, but spend an hour or two with them going over stuff like elements to be included, layout, colors, etc...
Most likely then not they will like what they themselves designed. |
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TintinHerge
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Hi
What tool are you using to log and monitor Incidents and RFCs ? Most of the Service Management tools provide this functionality by default - So look around and see if this helps ?
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Skinnera
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 4:55 am Post subject: Re: FSC Examples ? |
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| Kalumi wrote: | | I use a simple Excel spreadsheet - some colour coding, with keys at the bottom of the page but nothing fancy. |
My orgaisation uses the same format, extracted directly from our tool via a reporting engine and squirted into Excel; our tool has no inbuilt functionality to deliver this view.
Just now working with the reporting guys to see if we can make this look more like a MS Project Plan layout with serviecs/platforms etc down the side and dates/times across the top.
Changes would be represented by blocks colour coded for type and impact, and any potential conflicts or dependencies (based on a knowledge matrix we maintain) would be highlighted by a linking line (or similar). |
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