Service Delivery Manager meeting
Named · Accountable · Strategic

Service Delivery
Management

One person who owns your account completely. Knows your environment, chairs your reviews, escalates with authority, and is reachable on their mobile — not a ticket queue.

Named individual, not a team
Direct mobile access
Pre-agreed escalation authority
Monthly & quarterly reviews

1

Named SDM per account

Consistent, always

< 1hr

SDM response time

For escalated issues

100%

Accounts with active SDM

No shared or pooled SDMs

QBR

Every quarter

Chaired by your SDM

SDM Responsibilities

Everything Your SDM Owns

Not a relationship manager. Not a glorified account executive. A technically capable, decision-making partner who is accountable for your service outcome.

Your SLA — personally

Your SDM's name is on every SLA commitment. They're accountable — not a team, not a ticket queue. When something's at risk, they know before it breaches.

Monthly & quarterly reviews

Chairs your monthly service review and quarterly business review — with prepared data, trend analysis, and a clear agenda. No meetings for the sake of meetings.

Escalation authority

When something goes wrong, your SDM has authority to pull in senior engineers, engage vendors, and make decisions — without waiting for approval chains.

Proactive risk flagging

Identifies patterns before they become problems — rising ticket volumes in one location, hardware reaching end-of-life, an SLA trend heading the wrong direction.

Vendor liaison

Manages OEM support cases, renewal conversations, and third-party supplier relationships on your behalf. You deal with one person, not a dozen vendors.

Strategic roadmap input

Contributes to your IT planning — refresh cycles, capacity planning, budget forecasting — with data from your actual service history, not guesswork.

Review Cadence

Structured Reviews.
No Surprises.

Weekly Review

· Open ticket review

· SLA status check

· Upcoming planned work

· Any at-risk items flagged

Monthly Review

· Performance vs SLA

· Ticket trend analysis

· CSAT scores & themes

· Change & incident summary

Quarterly Review

· Strategic alignment review

· Capacity & growth planning

· Contract & scope review

· 12-month roadmap update

Annual Review

· Full service benchmark

· Technology roadmap

· Pricing & contract renewal

· Relationship health-check

What's Included

Everything Your SDM
Brings to the Table

  • A named individual — not a team inbox
  • Direct mobile number — not a helpdesk queue
  • Pre-agreed escalation authority
  • Prepared agendas for every review
  • Proactive alerts before SLA breach
  • Vendor management on your behalf
  • Monthly trend reports with commentary
  • Budget and capacity input on request

One Person Who Owns
Your Service Completely.

Tell us about your current service model and the gaps you're experiencing. Your SDM is introduced in week one.