F4SD Training

The success of a service desk is measured by its responsiveness, first-resolution rate, and the quality of escalated tickets. To achieve this, it is essential to be able to analyze, assess, and accurately categorize incoming issues as quickly as possible. As IT infrastructures become increasingly complex and the variety of IT systems and applications grows, it is becoming more and more difficult for service desk staff to meet these goals.

F4SD provides service desk staff with all the information needed to analyze a client’s issue in real time and at a glance. This often makes the root causes of problems immediately apparent. If the first-level support agent cannot resolve the issue directly, they are at least able to effectively escalate it to the appropriate team within second-level support or to the relevant specialist department. Unnecessary ticket ping-pong is avoided, and downtime for the end user is minimized.

In addition, the first-level support agent has access to quick actions that provide active solutions for common issues. Based on predefined PowerShell scripts, these issues can be resolved with a single click—whether it’s simply emptying the Recycle Bin or installing a long-overdue update.

Our training covers, among other things, technical fundamentals, integration options with existing service management solutions, and the methodological approach to preparing and executing a deployment project. The following questions are central to this: How should collaboration with the service desk be structured? Which features actually make work at the Service Desk easier? What information is needed to assess a client’s status? Which Quick Actions are required, and how are new ones added? How should all this information be communicated so that Service Desk staff can use it effectively?

This training is designed for service desk managers and first- and second-level support staff.

No prior knowledge is required for this training.

Basics

  • Architecture
  • Installation, configuration, and basic customization
  • Installation and Deployment of the Status Monitor
  • Installation and Deployment of the F4SD Agent

Interfaces

  • Integration with the ticketing tool
  • Integration of Third-Party Tools
  • Integration of Quick Actions
  • Detailed descriptions

Status Monitor Adjustments

  • Display options
  • Static and historical information
  • Structuring and presenting the information provided
  • Threshold adjustments

Daily use

  • PC/User Search
  • PC Health Check
  • Creating new Quick Actions
  • Real-world examples

Project Planning

  • Methodology for Planning and Preparing the Operation
  • Recording Service Desk Requests
  • Identification of technical and procedural requirements

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