Information Systems Frontiers ( IF 5.9 ) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 , DOI: 10.1007/s10796-024-10483-0 Muralidharan Ramakrishnan , Shirley Gregor , Anup Shrestha , Jeffrey Soar
Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) constitutes a suite of specialized organizational capabilities aimed at optimizing the value derived from IT services. The practice of ITSM encompasses a range of complementary frameworks. However, the practitioner community lacks a comprehensive, holistic understanding of the knowledge embedded within these frameworks.
Addressing this gap, we developed Service-Symphony, an instance of a Learning Digital Commons (LEDICO) designed to empower the ITSM community with a holistic knowledge-learning experience, with design principles based on epistemic logic, cognitive constructivist learning theory and cognitive schema theory. Leveraging the Design Science Research (DSR) paradigm, we systematically constructed and assessed Service-Symphony. Evaluation tools included surveys and web analytics. Survey responses revealed a consensus among participants, with the majority expressing alignment with the four design principles underpinning Service-Symphony. Web analytics data further indicated significant engagement, with 148,796 users accessing Service-Symphony between April 2019 and September 2022.
This paper contributes both to theory and practice. Theoretical contributions include the establishment of a conceptual model and a multi-grounded design theory based on cognitive constructivist learning, cognitive schema and epistemic logic. The practical contributions include e the deployment of a public domain ITSM digital commons tailored to the specific needs of the ITSM community, which is also used as supplementary learning resource for ITSM students.
中文翻译:
通过“学习数字共享”解决 ITSM 实践中的知识差距:案例研究
信息技术服务管理 (ITSM) 构成了一套专门的组织能力,旨在优化 IT 服务带来的价值。 ITSM 的实践包含一系列补充框架。然而,从业者社区对这些框架中嵌入的知识缺乏全面、整体的理解。
为了解决这一差距,我们开发了Service-Symphony,这是学习数字共享 (LEDICO) 的一个实例,旨在为 ITSM 社区提供全面的知识学习体验,其设计原则基于认知逻辑、认知建构主义学习理论和认知图式理论。利用设计科学研究(DSR)范式,我们系统地构建和评估了Service-Symphony。评估工具包括调查和网络分析。调查反馈显示参与者达成了共识,大多数人表示赞同支撑 Service-Symphony 的四项设计原则。网络分析数据进一步表明参与度很高,2019 年 4 月至 2022 年 9 月期间有 148,796 名用户访问 Service-Symphony。
本文既有理论贡献又有实践贡献。理论贡献包括建立了基于认知建构主义学习、认知图式和认知逻辑的概念模型和多基础设计理论。实际贡献包括部署适合 ITSM 社区特定需求的公共领域 ITSM 数字共享资源,该共享资源也用作 ITSM 学生的补充学习资源。