Foundations Flashcards
Service Management
A set of specialized organizational capabilities for enabling value to customers in the form of services.
Value
The perceived benefits, usefulness, and importance of something.
Service Providers
Organizations who deliver services.
Consumers
Those to whom services are delivered.
Organization
A person or a group of people that has its own functions with responsibilities, authorities, and relationships to achieve its objectives.
Customer
A person who defines requirements for services and takes responsibility for outcomes from services consumption.
User
A person who uses services
Sponsor
A person who authorizes the budget for service consumption.
Service
A service is a means of enabling value co-creation by facilitating outcomes that customers want to achieve, without the customer having to manage specific costs and risks.
Product
A product is a configuration of resources, created by the organization, the will be potentially valuable for their customers.
Service Offering
A service offering is a description of one or more services, designed to address the needs of a target consumer group. A service offering may include goods, access to resources, and service actions.
Goods
Ownership is transferred to the consumer. Consumer takes responsibility for future use.
Access to Resources
Ownership is not transferred to the consumer. Access is granted/licensed under agreed terms or conditions.
Service Actions
Performed by the provider to address a consumer need. Performed according to agreement with the consumer.
Service Provisioning
Activities performed by a service provider to provide services.
Service Consumption
Activities performed by a service consumer to consume services.
Service Relationship Management
Joint activities performed by a service provider and a service consumer to ensure continual value co-creation based on agreed and available service offerings.
Output
A tangible or intangible delivery of an activity. Reports, Bills, Emails
Outcome
A result for a stakeholder enabled by one or more outputs. Being able to collaborate with remote coworkers (outcome of using an email service).
Costs
The amount of money spent on a specific activity or resource.
Risks
Possible events that could cause harm or loss, or make it more difficult to achieve objectives.
Utility
The functionality offered by a product or service to meet a particular need. “Fit for purpose”
Warranty
The assurance that a product or service will meet agreed requirements. “Fit for use”. Availability, capacity, security levels, continuity.
Four Dimensions of Service Management
1) Organizations and People
2) Information and Technology
3) Partners and Suppliers
4) Value Streams and Processes
Organizations and People
First dimension of service management. Formal organizational structure Culture Required staffing and competencies Roles and responsibilites
Information and Technology
Second dimension of service management
Information and knowledge
Technologies
Relationships between the components
Partners and Suppliers
Third dimension of service management
Service provider/service consumer relationships
Organization’s partner and supplier strategy
Service integration and management
Factors that influence supplier strategies
Value Streams and Processes
Fourth dimension of service management
Define activities, workflows, controls, and procedures needed to achieve agreed objectives.
PESTLE
Model describing external factors that constrain or influence how a service provider operates.
Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, Environmental.
Service Value System (SVS)
Describes how all the components and activities of the organization work together as a system to enable value creation.