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number of Support Assistance hours from your balance, rounded up to the nearest hour, to cover the value of a daily <br /> rate or the fixed fee for the service If you order one type of Support Assistance service and wish to exchange it for <br /> another, you may apply the hours already purchased to that alternative service, where available and agreed upon with <br /> your Service Delivery Manager. <br /> 2.2 Service Delivery Management. Service Delivery Management (Support Account Management) activities help to <br /> build and maintain relationships with Customer management and service delivery staff as well as to oversee escalation <br /> management and managing the elements of Customer's support offering to meet Customer business requirements. <br /> Premier Support packages are coordinated and initiated by a Service Delivery Manager("SDM"). In certain geographies, <br /> this role is also called a Technical Account Manager ("TAM") or Support Account Manager ("SAM"). Service Delivery <br /> Management includes planning to assess Customer's current state of IT, building a plan to address improvement points <br /> and working with Customer in furtherance of attaining the desired state of Customer's IT operations. Service Delivery <br /> Management also incorporates monitoring and managing the quality and timeliness of other Premier Support. Service <br /> Delivery Management resources also serve as the consolidation point for Customer feedback regarding the Services to <br /> other Microsoft groups. Service Delivery Management resources can be Pooled, Designated or Dedicated determined by <br /> the level of Customer's engagement with Microsoft."Pooled"refers to services performed by a group of individuals located <br /> remotely, "Designated" refers to on a part-time basis, either onsite or remotely, by a named individual who also services <br /> other Microsoft Premier Support customers, and "Dedicated" refers to services provided, either onsite or remotely, by a <br /> named individual who is solely focused on a single Microsoft Premier Support customer. The following services are <br /> available to customers who purchase Service Delivery Management. <br /> a. Service Introduction. An overview of Premier Support services, including an explanation of how to select and <br /> plan proactive services and a demonstration of how to log assisted reactive support requests and utilize available <br /> tools. <br /> b Service Delivery Plan. The Service Delivery Plan("SDP") is the basis of Customer's Premier Support services <br /> that includes a customized service plan created in collaboration with Customer's team to determine how and when <br /> services are to be applied. Microsoft will monitor and adjust Customer's SDP based on Customer's needs <br /> throughout the term. <br /> c. Service Reviews. On an ongoing basis, Microsoft will review the past period's services, report to Customer on <br /> what has been delivered and improved, review Customer feedback, and discuss any actions or adjustments, <br /> which may be required.These reviews may consist of standard status reports and virtual or onsite status meetings <br /> (if onsite travel is authorized). Customization of the service review is also available, but this may require an <br /> additional purchase, depending on the level of service delivery management included in Customer's purchased <br /> Services. <br /> d Critical Security Support Advice. Notification of critical Microsoft Security Bulletins. If Customer has a <br /> Designated or Dedicated Service Delivery Management resource, the Service Delivery Management resource <br /> will help Customer assess the effect of this information on Customer's IT infrastructure. <br /> e. Incident Management. Oversight by Microsoft's service delivery team of support incidents to drive timely <br /> resolution and a high quality of support delivery. This may include the development of incident response plans, <br /> identification of a primary contact for status updates during incidents and facilitating root cause analysis after an <br /> incident has occurred. <br /> f Crisis Management. Around-the-clock issue ownership and communication to Customer from the Microsoft <br /> service delivery team and Critical Situation Managers during situations in which Customer experiences critical <br /> business impacts. <br /> g. Initial Assessment. A discovery assessment for identifying service needs within Customer's IT operations <br /> environment that helps build an actionable plan to reach the desired state of Customer's IT operations.In addition, <br /> the Service Delivery Management resources will work with Customer's staff to document risks,which may impact <br /> Customer's connectivity and suggest potential mitigations. <br /> h. Remediation Planning. A consolidation of actions for improvement prompted by the findings of proactive <br /> assessments. These findings will be documented as improvement advice with associated remediation within <br /> Customer's SDP. Follow-up takes place through scheduled service reviews. <br /> i Microsoft Product/Online Services Lifecycle Awareness Microsoft may provide Customer with regular <br /> reports on developments within the Microsoft organization and shall advise Customer on any updates around <br /> Microsoft product lifecycles or roadmaps which may be applicable to Customer's organization and may provide <br /> benefits for Customer's organization. This service may be available to Customer if Customer has a Designated <br /> or Dedicated Service Delivery Management resource. <br /> j. Incident Trend Analysis&Advice Microsoft may provide one or more reviews of Customer's incident history. <br /> The focus of the Service Delivery Management resource in this review will be on people, process and technology <br /> 9.1 SLGE Premier Services Description(NOV2019) Page 4 of 9 <br />