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Continual Improvement Management roles

Roles are added with installation of Continual Improvement Management.

RoleDescriptionContains roles
Improvement Requester\[sn\_cim.improvement\_requester\]Can perform the following application functions:- Create improvement initiative - View and track improvement initiatives they've submitted - View all CIM requests within the organization - Follow and monitor improvements by adding them to the Watched CIM Initiatives listNone
Improvement Coordinator\[sn\_cim.improvement\_coordinator\]Can perform Improvement Manager functions for improvements that they’re assigned to as Improvement Coordinator. - Coordinate improvements within their area of expertise at the process or service level - Access the Continual Improvement Workbench Improvement Coordinators can’t perform these functions: - Create enterprise strategies - Delete improvement- sn\_cim.improvement\_requester - app\_service\_user - certification - cmdb\_query\_builder - dependency\_views - approver\_user - cmdb\_read - knowledge - pa\_analyst - pa\_contributor - pa\_power\_user Can assess existing Performance Analytics indicators and create new ones. - pa\_target\_admin - pa\_threshold\_admin - pa\_viewer - sn\_bm\_client.benchmark\_data\_viewer - sn\_bm\_client.benchmark\_recommendation\_viewer Can view Benchmarks data and recommendations and create improvement initiatives from Benchmarks recommendations. - template\_editor - view\_changer - sn\_coaching.admin - scrum\_story\_creator
Improvement Manager\[sn\_cim.improvement\_manager\]Can perform all application functions and is responsible for all improvements.- Accept new improvement requests - Assign improvements to Improvement Coordinators for implementation - Access the Continual Improvement Workbench - Monitor the progress of improvements - Review and close improvementssn\_cim.improvement\_coordinator

Automatic assignment of the Improvement Requester role

The Improvement Requester (sn_cim.improvement_requester) role is automatically assigned to the roles listed in the following table when CIM is activated.

ApplicationRole
Strategic Portfolio Management \(only if SPM plugins are active\)
Agile Developmentscrum\_master
Demand Managementit\_demand\_manager
Portfolio Managementit\_portfolio manager
Program Managementit\_program\_manager
Project Managementit\_project\_manager
Test Managementtm\_test\_manager
ITSM
Benchmarks- sn\_bm\_client.benchmark\_admin - sn\_bm\_client.benchmark\_recommendation\_viewer
Change Managementchange\_manager
Coachingsn\_coaching.admin
Incident Managementincident\_manager
ITSMitil
Survey ManagementAssessments- survey\_admin - survey\_reader
Performance Analytics and Reporting
Performance Analytics- pa\_admin - pa\_power\_user - pa\_viewer

Email notifications by role

Email notifications are sent when the state of the improvement request changes or when the target date is breached based on the user role.

Improvement actionImprovement ManagerImprovement CoordinatorImprovement RequesterWatch listTask assignee
CanceledNoYesYesYesNo
ApprovedYesYesNoYesNo
ClosedYesYesYesYesNo
Target review date is breachedYesYesNoYesNo
CIM task assignedNoNoNoNoYes
CIM task closedNoYesNoNoYes

Parent Topic:Continual Improvement Management reference