Your Challenge: CIOs are constantly challenged to prove the value of IT, and a large part of IT’s value comes from the continuous improvement of IT services to satisfy the changing needs of end users. A service metrics monitoring and reporting program enables the continuous improvement of IT services. Our Advice - Critical Insight: IT metrics systems are rarely set up with business goals in mind. Often, the metrics results are not used to identify areas for continuous improvement. Almost always, the amount of effort that goes into producing reports and dashboards is not rewarded with the attention it deserves from its audience. Metrics must be presented in business terms. Collecting and presenting metrics is not difficult; collecting relevant data that is translated into business terms for the right audience is the real challenge. Metrics will drive behavior. Be careful when setting targets; metrics can influence behavior in unexpected ways, resulting in undesired and unexpected consequences. Our Advice - Impact and Result: In order to produce insightful service metrics reports that lead to corrective actions, CIOs must identify key metrics based on business goals and present them in a concise and tailored report for the targeted audience. This project blueprint will walk organizations through the process of monitoring, evaluating, and improving service metrics: - Define the objectives of the metrics program. - Create a metrics plan to meet business needs. - Optimize metrics collection and reporting processes.