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RiO - Rigor in Operations.
RiO - Rigor in Operations.
Broad Definition: This competency refers to the ability of an associate to learn and apply the knowledge of Application
Operations (AO) in delivery.
Criteria E0 E1 E2
I Criteria for defining proficiency
vis-à-vis knowledge & skills
1.Precondition Should have acquired E0 Should have acquired E0 Should have acquired E1 proficiency
[ Expressed as a prerequisite - in proficiency in Quality proficiency in Rigor in in Rigor in Operations (RiO)
terms of academic qualification Management for Delivery Operations (RiO) competency competency
AND / OR industry experience competency (iQMS)
(whichever is applicable) AND / OR
relevant knowledge in any other
competency
2. Knowledge Should have the knowledge of: Should know how to: Should have the knowledge
[Expressed as Area of knowledge applicable for Managers / Leaders of
and not skill, includes knowledge of (Example: ServiceNow) production support projects like:
process, methodologies, concepts
and tools.] conference call with
stakeholders
Improvement effectively
effectively
3. Experience
[Expressed as duration in months /
years wrt exposure, including
breadth & the depth of assignments;
also beyond project experience]
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3.1 Type of project experience NA Should have the experience of Should have experience of working in
[Includes 'type' in the form of working in a production a production support project for at
implementation, end-to-end project, support project for at least 1 least 3 years covering the following:
support, roll outs, upgrades, year covering the following:
professional services, consulting SME in a particular technology /
engagements AND / OR the Incident Resolution: domain
Number of projects AND / OR Time Resolved 10% of Sev-1 issues
spent on the project ( for e.g.., 3 Resolved 20% of Sev-2 issues Incident Resolution:
consulting projects of minimum 6 Resolved 20% of Sev-1 issues
months duration ; 1 roll out project Problem Management: Resolved 40% of Sev-2 issues
of at least 18 months] Tag incidents to problems and Led Incident Management Team
performed minor fixes resolving all types of incidents
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3.2 Beyond project development NA Should have conducted at Should have been a prime contributor
experience [Includes least 3 peer reviews of critical in at least 1 proposal towards
[1) Solutioning of proposals production support activities in solutioning and estimation of
2) Reviews done a quarter production support projects /
3) No. of contributions made to programs
trainings/training material]
Should have conducted more than 3
peer reviews of critical production
support activities (IQA or EQA)
4. Asset Creation
[Expressed as any reusable and
deployable assets created in the
knowledge management system of
the organization]
4.1 Process frameworks defined NA NA NA
[Articulated as the process
improvement designed OR a new
process framework designed]
OR NA NA
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No. of training material created NA NA NA
[Expressed as the number of
relevant training material created
towards development of a particular
body of knowledge or skill]
5. Industry contribution
[Expressed as the contributions
made to the industry. This criteria
should be measured by
mechanisms for e.g.: TCS GEMS]
5.1 Recognized by Peers NA N/A N/A
[Expressed as the recognition given
by the peer community and should
be measured by appropriate
mechanism such as TCS GEMS]
AND/OR
Recognized by a Parent Body NA NA NA
[Expressed as the contribution
recognized by a renowned and
recognized parent body]
AND/OR
Invited as Speakers NA NA NA
[Expressed as recognition from an
external body when it extends an
invitation to the speaker to address
a recognized forum]
II Assessment / Evaluation
Methodology vis-à-vis
Proficiency Level
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1. Certification Recommended Learning: Recommended Learning: 1. Any ITIL External Certification
[Expressed as achievement of 1. RiO-AO-Competency 1. Softskill for RiO-AO Team (Foundation or above)
external programs - certifying a part Members
of the proficiency level, Recommended Learning:
Achievement of internal programs - 1. Softskill for RiO-AO Team Leaders
internal trainings attended]
Improvement
Management tools
2. RiO-AO-Induction
Version History
Project Details: #DEG
Unit: Delivery Excellence Group
Parent Project :Delivery Excellence Group1-Parent
Project Owner/GL: K Subramanian (30104)
Amendment History:
Version Defined By - Role & Group Approved By - Role & Group Facilitated by
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Jaydeep Chakraborty (127657) K Subramanian (30104) SnehaChowdary Mothkur (534985)
Delivery Excellence Group Head - Delivery Excellence iEvolve Talent Development
1 Krishnaiah Kolluru (153009) 31st Mar, 2016
Royen Fernandes (88749)
Ashley Fernandes (105060)
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