Easily Customized Service Management Solution
Updated November 03, 2023
Easily Customized Service Management Solution
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Ivanti Neurons for ITSM
We use Ivanti's Service Manager to provide a self-service solution for internal customers, record Incidents and Requests, manage our Change process, and are looking into additional options provided by the product such as Knowledge Management, Problem Management, and Project Management. Self Service is used company-wide, with Incident/Request/Change Management used by multiple Information Services teams, both within and outside of the IT portfolio.
- Customization - can't find a workspace that does what you want, build your own! Don't like the page layout, update it to look just how you want it!
- Automation - build workflows and let the system handle tedious or long processes. No need to have constant manual intervention to move the process along. Workflows can do everything from sending emails to generating tickets, get approvals, update objects, and more.
- Self-Service is user-friendly and can be customized to provide alerts, show announcements, provide self-help articles in addition to allowing customers to perform standard incident or request creation.
- Visual reporting - no need to spend hours writing and rewriting SRSS reports that are outdated by the time your staff look at them and are difficult to interact with. The Analytic Metrics workspace is easy to use to create graphs/charts, is interactive, and self-updates so you're always looking at recent data.
- The Analytic Metrics workspace is a great easy-to-use alternative to standard SQL reporting, and is a relatively new feature that still has room for improvement and growth.
- The Project Management workspace is relatively new and still has room for improvement and growth. It does not replace Microsoft Project, but if you spend some time customizing it, you can come close.
- I'd love to see more ITIL framework built into the product. You can build ITIL practices into the product, however it would be nice to have more of ITIL prebuilt.
- Request processes are now documented as a workflow, which is executed by the system. Service Desk staff no longer need to move requests through the process manually as the workflow handles team assignments, emails, etc. This allows our Service Desk to dedicate more resources to first call resolution issues.
- Change process is now documented as a workflow, which is executed by the system. The Change Manager no longer needs to move requests through the process manually as the workflow handles notifications, approvals, etc.
- Staff can enter requests via Self Service at at time, with no need to reach out to Service Desk staff. Each request prompts the staff member to ensure the receiving technician receives all information they need to complete that specific request. This has enabled technicians to react faster to requests as they received all required information upfront.
Ivanti Service Manager really takes the idea of customizing the space - fully - to meet your individual needs to a new level. The system comes pre-built with a lot of useful workspaces and functionality, with the ability to fully customize everything from the look/feel to the triggered actions and scheduled actions that run the workspace. And if it's not there, simply build it!
Do you think Ivanti Neurons for ITSM delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Ivanti Neurons for ITSM's feature set?
Yes
Did Ivanti Neurons for ITSM live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Ivanti Neurons for ITSM go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Ivanti Neurons for ITSM again?
Yes
Ivanti Neurons for ITSM Feature Ratings
Using Ivanti Neurons for ITSM
2 - Programming skills and ability to quickly understand programming logic for organizations who wish to expand and deeply customize; detail oriented; ability to think outside the box to design new objects/actions for organizations who wish to expand/deeply customize their instance; decent sense of graphic design
- Change Management
- Incident Management
- Service Management
- Self Service
Evaluating Ivanti Neurons for ITSM and Competitors
Yes - We replace FrontRange Solution's ITSM product as it was outdated at the time. We needed a more modern, customizable solution than what FRS ITSM offered.
- Cloud Solutions
- Scalability
- Ease of Use
Ivanti Neurons for ITSM Support
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Quick Resolution Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed No escalation required Immediate help available Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response | None |
We purchased a 24/7 support package to ensure we're always supported regardless of when the issue occurs in our timezone. Without the enhanced support, we're limited both in being able to call in for issues and when we can expect support to respond to our logged case.
Yes - Ivanti resolves bugs based how many customers are reporting a bug, or if you're a sufficiently large enough account they'll prioritize fixes for you. Unfortunately, even if a bug is affecting multiple customers, if those customers aren't reporting it this means the bug won't get fixed as quickly. I've been part of both sides of the "number of customers reporting" - both an issue affecting everyone that went unreported for the majority as they didn't notice it happening, and issues with large numbers of reports. The former does not usually get a bug fix in a timely manner while the latter will.
Using Ivanti Neurons for ITSM
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Feel confident using | None |
Yes, but I don't use it