Problem Management

ITIL defines a 'problem' as the cause of one or more incidents.

Problem Management includes the activities required to diagnose the root cause of incidents and to determine the resolution to those problems. It is also responsible for ensuring that the resolution is implemented through the appropriate control procedures, especially Change Management and Release Management.

Problem Management will also maintain information about problems and the appropriate workarounds and resolutions, so that the organization is able to reduce the number and impact of incidents over time. In this respect, Problem Management has a strong interface with Knowledge Management, and tools such as the Known Error Database will be used for both.

Although Incident and Problem Management are separate processes, they are closely related and will typically use the same tools, and may use similar categorization, impact and priority coding systems. This will ensure effective communication when dealing with related incidents and problems.

More on Problem Management

Read more on Problem Management here:

• Problem detection »
• Problem logging »
• Resolving »
• Investication & diagnosing »

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Other ITIL Processes

Operational Layer:

• Configuration Management
• Service Desk Management
• Incident & Problem Management
• Change Management
• Release Management

Tactical Layer:

• Service Level Management
• Availability Management
• Capacity Management
• Continuity Management
• Financial Management