Evaluating management support elements in relation to the success of lean implementation in information technology service management / Sharifah Roziah Syed Hashim

The primary focus of the research is the evaluation of management support elements in relation to the success of lean implementation in ITSM reference to the new development of management support to lean success conceptual framework. The success of lean implementation in the organization is embarked...

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Main Author: Syed Hashim, Sharifah Roziah
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/62904/1/62904.pdf
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Summary:The primary focus of the research is the evaluation of management support elements in relation to the success of lean implementation in ITSM reference to the new development of management support to lean success conceptual framework. The success of lean implementation in the organization is embarked by the management support as the major factor influencing the implementation stage. The success of lean implementation in IT Service Management (ITSM) organizations is significant to improve the IT service management process and increased the quality of the IT service to achieve the customer satisfaction and demands. As a result, it will encourage the IT service provider to compete with others competitors in the global IT service business environment as the objective of ITSM processes is to contribute the quality of the IT service. From the literature of management support elements, a conceptual framework is established for lean success implementation. The management support to lean success conceptual framework consist of six management support elements which are quality leadership and ownership, group problem solving, training, worker empowerment, communications, and establish strategy and plan. The evaluation has shown that there is strong positive relation between management support elements and lean success implementation. Conclusively, the management support to lean success conceptual framework can be used as a guideline for the new information technology organization that wishes to implement the lean approach as one of the business management philosophy into their company. As for future study, it is possible to enhance the generalize ability of these management support elements in deep by individually and verify the transportability of the findings.