3.7 What Can The Staff Support?

You already have a list of 'stuff' that the business is asking to be supported. Rationalise this list so that all duplicates are removed. Now you need to discuss with the support staff what skills they have. You should create a list showing each support staff with the 'stuff' they can support.

Support staff

Category

Item

Keith RichardsRichard JonesRon Hipcock

Hardware

Lenovo W500

Robert MillerDaniel Porter

Hardware

Dell R710

Keith RichardsRichard JonesRon Hipcock

Printers

HP LaserJet P4015DN

Keith RichardsRichard JonesRon Hipcock

Software

Salesforce

Robert MillerDaniel Porter

Software

Email

When compared with what the business is asking for, it is likely that there will be differences. Investigate how these gaps can be filled and the cost of doing so. For example, online training can be used to skill up support staff. Put those items on the exception list for discussion.