The service desk, which is the single point of contact for all users dealing with IT, is usually tightly associated with incident management. When a service is disrupted or fails to achieve the promised performance during regular business hours, it's critical to get it back up and running as soon as possible. Any situation that has the potential to cause a breach or degradation of service should be met with a reaction that prevents the actual interruption. The goals of incident management are as follows. The incident management method focuses primarily on handling and escalating events as they occur to restore predetermined service levels. Root cause analysis and problem resolution are not part of incident management.