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AI use cases across ITIL practices, each with a generic pattern for talking to AI: context, task, output format, review step.

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IT asset management

Dependency description

Describe what this asset supports in business terms to support the IT asset management practice.

Value: highRisk: mediumEffort: highscaled~9 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a IT asset management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Describe what this asset supports in business terms.
Output format
Short dependency summary.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

IT asset management

Asset record cleanup

Flag incomplete or inconsistent asset records to support the IT asset management practice.

Value: lowRisk: lowEffort: mediumpilot~32 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a IT asset management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Flag incomplete or inconsistent asset records.
Output format
Records with missing fields.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

IT asset management

Licence reconciliation notes

Explain differences between licence records and usage data to support the IT asset management practice.

Value: mediumRisk: highEffort: lowidea~25 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a IT asset management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Explain differences between licence records and usage data.
Output format
Discrepancy list with likely causes.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

IT asset management

End-of-life exposure

Identify assets approaching end of support to support the IT asset management practice.

Value: highRisk: mediumEffort: highscaled~18 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a IT asset management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Identify assets approaching end of support.
Output format
List with dates and affected services.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

change enablement

Change risk summary

Summarise the risk of this change from its plan and history to support the change enablement practice.

Value: highRisk: mediumEffort: highscaled~30 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a change enablement process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Summarise the risk of this change from its plan and history.
Output format
Risk rating, key risks, missing controls.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

change enablement

Back-out plan check

Check the back-out plan for gaps to support the change enablement practice.

Value: mediumRisk: highEffort: lowidea~7 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a change enablement process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Check the back-out plan for gaps.
Output format
List of gaps and questions for the implementer.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

change enablement

Change collision detection

Find conflicts between changes in the same window to support the change enablement practice.

Value: lowRisk: lowEffort: mediumpilot~14 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a change enablement process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Find conflicts between changes in the same window.
Output format
Conflicting change pairs with shared components.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

change enablement

CAB briefing pack

Draft a one-page briefing for the change advisory board to support the change enablement practice.

Value: highRisk: mediumEffort: highscaled~21 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a change enablement process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Draft a one-page briefing for the change advisory board.
Output format
Change list with risk, owner, decision needed.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

continual improvement

Benefit tracking summary

Summarise realised benefits of completed improvements to support the continual improvement practice.

Value: mediumRisk: lowEffort: lowidea~7 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a continual improvement process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Summarise realised benefits of completed improvements.
Output format
Table: initiative, expected, realised.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

continual improvement

Metric trend commentary

Explain trends in key operational metrics to support the continual improvement practice.

Value: highRisk: highEffort: highscaled~30 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a continual improvement process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Explain trends in key operational metrics.
Output format
Commentary per metric with possible causes.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

continual improvement

Retrospective synthesis

Summarise themes from team retrospectives to support the continual improvement practice.

Value: lowRisk: mediumEffort: mediumpilot~23 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a continual improvement process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Summarise themes from team retrospectives.
Output format
Top themes with supporting quotes.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

continual improvement

Improvement idea triage

Score improvement ideas by value and effort to support the continual improvement practice.

Value: mediumRisk: lowEffort: lowidea~16 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a continual improvement process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Score improvement ideas by value and effort.
Output format
Ranked list with value, effort, owner suggestion.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

incident management

Incident summary drafting

Summarise the incident timeline and current status for stakeholders to support the incident management practice.

Value: mediumRisk: lowEffort: lowidea~4 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a incident management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Summarise the incident timeline and current status for stakeholders.
Output format
A 5-line status update: impact, actions, next update time.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

incident management

Similar incident finder

Compare this incident's symptoms with past resolved incidents to support the incident management practice.

Value: lowRisk: mediumEffort: mediumpilot~11 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a incident management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Compare this incident's symptoms with past resolved incidents.
Output format
Top 3 similar incidents with resolution and confidence.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

incident management

Priority suggestion

Suggest a priority based on impact and urgency descriptions to support the incident management practice.

Value: highRisk: highEffort: highscaled~18 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a incident management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Suggest a priority based on impact and urgency descriptions.
Output format
Suggested priority with one-line rationale.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

incident management

Post-incident review draft

Draft a blameless post-incident review from the timeline to support the incident management practice.

Value: mediumRisk: lowEffort: lowidea~25 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a incident management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Draft a blameless post-incident review from the timeline.
Output format
Sections: summary, timeline, contributing factors, actions.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

knowledge management

Stale article detection

Flag knowledge articles likely to be out of date to support the knowledge management practice.

Value: lowRisk: mediumEffort: mediumpilot~5 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a knowledge management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Flag knowledge articles likely to be out of date.
Output format
List of articles with reason and suggested owner.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

knowledge management

Runbook from resolution notes

Turn resolution notes into a structured runbook to support the knowledge management practice.

Value: mediumRisk: lowEffort: lowidea~28 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a knowledge management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Turn resolution notes into a structured runbook.
Output format
Runbook: symptoms, diagnosis, steps, rollback, escalation.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

knowledge management

Plain-language rewrite

Rewrite this article for first-line analysts to support the knowledge management practice.

Value: highRisk: highEffort: highscaled~12 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a knowledge management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Rewrite this article for first-line analysts.
Output format
Simplified article under 300 words.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

knowledge management

Knowledge gap finder

Identify frequent incidents with no knowledge article to support the knowledge management practice.

Value: mediumRisk: lowEffort: lowidea~19 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a knowledge management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Identify frequent incidents with no knowledge article.
Output format
Gap list with incident counts.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

monitoring and event management

Alert noise reduction

Identify alerts that rarely lead to action to support the monitoring and event management practice.

Value: highRisk: mediumEffort: highscaled~24 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a monitoring and event management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Identify alerts that rarely lead to action.
Output format
Alert list with action rate and suggested change.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

monitoring and event management

Event correlation

Correlate these events into probable incidents to support the monitoring and event management practice.

Value: mediumRisk: highEffort: lowidea~31 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a monitoring and event management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Correlate these events into probable incidents.
Output format
Grouped events with likely source.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

monitoring and event management

Alert description enrichment

Write clear alert descriptions with first actions to support the monitoring and event management practice.

Value: lowRisk: lowEffort: mediumpilot~8 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a monitoring and event management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Write clear alert descriptions with first actions.
Output format
Alert text: meaning, impact, first 3 checks.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

monitoring and event management

Threshold tuning ideas

Suggest threshold changes from past alert patterns to support the monitoring and event management practice.

Value: highRisk: mediumEffort: highscaled~15 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a monitoring and event management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Suggest threshold changes from past alert patterns.
Output format
Proposed thresholds with expected effect.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

problem management

Recurring incident clustering

Group these incidents by likely common cause to support the problem management practice.

Value: lowRisk: highEffort: mediumpilot~32 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a problem management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Group these incidents by likely common cause.
Output format
Clusters with incident references and suspected cause.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

problem management

Root cause hypothesis

Propose root cause hypotheses from the evidence to support the problem management practice.

Value: highRisk: lowEffort: highscaled~9 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a problem management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Propose root cause hypotheses from the evidence.
Output format
Ranked hypotheses with supporting and missing evidence.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

problem management

Known error write-up

Draft a known error record with workaround to support the problem management practice.

Value: mediumRisk: mediumEffort: lowidea~16 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a problem management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Draft a known error record with workaround.
Output format
Known error: symptom, cause, workaround, permanent fix.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

problem management

Problem backlog prioritisation

Rank open problems by customer impact and recurrence to support the problem management practice.

Value: lowRisk: highEffort: mediumpilot~23 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a problem management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Rank open problems by customer impact and recurrence.
Output format
Ranked table with rationale.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

service desk

Self-service article suggestion

Suggest self-service content for common requests to support the service desk practice.

Value: mediumRisk: lowEffort: lowidea~13 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a service desk process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Suggest self-service content for common requests.
Output format
Top requests with proposed article titles.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

service desk

Shift handover summary

Summarise open tickets for shift handover to support the service desk practice.

Value: highRisk: highEffort: highscaled~6 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a service desk process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Summarise open tickets for shift handover.
Output format
Bullet list by priority with owner.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

service desk

Reply drafting

Draft a polite reply to the user with next steps to support the service desk practice.

Value: lowRisk: mediumEffort: mediumpilot~29 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a service desk process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Draft a polite reply to the user with next steps.
Output format
Reply under 120 words.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

service desk

Ticket categorisation

Suggest category and assignment group for this ticket to support the service desk practice.

Value: mediumRisk: lowEffort: lowidea~22 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a service desk process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Suggest category and assignment group for this ticket.
Output format
Category, group, confidence.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

service level management

SLA breach explanation

Explain why this SLA was missed using the incident data to support the service level management practice.

Value: lowRisk: highEffort: mediumpilot~26 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a service level management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Explain why this SLA was missed using the incident data.
Output format
Short narrative with contributing incidents.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

service level management

Customer-facing summary

Turn technical service data into a customer summary to support the service level management practice.

Value: lowRisk: highEffort: mediumpilot~17 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a service level management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Turn technical service data into a customer summary.
Output format
Plain-language summary under 150 words.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

service level management

SLO target review

Assess whether current SLO targets match observed performance to support the service level management practice.

Value: mediumRisk: mediumEffort: lowidea~10 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a service level management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Assess whether current SLO targets match observed performance.
Output format
Per-SLO recommendation: keep, tighten, relax.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

service level management

Monthly service report draft

Draft the monthly service report commentary to support the service level management practice.

Value: highRisk: lowEffort: highscaled~33 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a service level management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Draft the monthly service report commentary.
Output format
Commentary per service: performance, issues, actions.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

supplier management

Vendor performance narrative

Summarise supplier performance against contract to support the supplier management practice.

Value: lowRisk: highEffort: mediumpilot~20 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a supplier management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Summarise supplier performance against contract.
Output format
Narrative: SLA, incidents, credits, concerns.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

supplier management

Contract clause comparison

Compare service levels across supplier contracts to support the supplier management practice.

Value: highRisk: lowEffort: highscaled~27 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a supplier management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Compare service levels across supplier contracts.
Output format
Table of clauses by supplier.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

supplier management

Exit plan gap review

Review an exit plan against stressed and non-stressed scenarios to support the supplier management practice.

Value: mediumRisk: mediumEffort: lowidea~4 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a supplier management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Review an exit plan against stressed and non-stressed scenarios.
Output format
Gaps per scenario with owner.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.

supplier management

QBR question prep

Prepare questions for a supplier quarterly review to support the supplier management practice.

Value: lowRisk: highEffort: mediumpilot~11 h/mo
How to talk to AI about it
Context
You support a supplier management process at a bank. Share only sanitised, non-personal details relevant to the case.
Task
Prepare questions for a supplier quarterly review.
Output format
10 questions ranked by importance.
Review step
A named analyst checks facts against source records, edits, and approves before anything is shared or actioned.
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