Problem Management for Newbies (Part 2 of 2) In part one of “Problem Management for Newbies” we looked at reactive Problem management and how Problem Management can serve as a pillar of support to incident management. Problem Management prevents, minimizes and eliminates future incidents and problems from occurring. There will always be a need for reactive problem management. IT support can never guarantee that there will not be outages and will always need clearly defined roles, skilled staff and governance for the resolution of incidents and problems when they occur. Added value to the business is via proactive problem management! Proactive Problem Management Proactive problem management will glean management information from the function of the service desk, and others across the organization. By viewing and analyzing reports on frequency of incidents, types of incidents, noting the times that incidents and problems occur and most importantly understanding the bu