Foundations Exam Flashcards

1
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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.

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Service

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2
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The perceived benefits, usefulness, and importance of something.

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Value

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3
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A result for a stakeholder enabled by one or more outputs.

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Outcome

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4
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Tangible or intangible deliverable of an activity.

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Output

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5
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The amount of money spent on a specific activity or resource (can be expressed in non-monetary terms, such as time spent, people allocated, etc).

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Cost

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6
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A possible event that could cause harm or loss or make it more difficult to achieve objectives.

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Risk

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7
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Uncertainty of outcome and can be used in the context of measuring the probability of positive outcomes as well as negative outcomes.

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Risk (alternate definition)

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8
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The functionality offered by a product or service to meet a particular need (Fit for purpose).

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Utility

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9
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Assurance that a product or service will meet agreed requirements (Fit for use).

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Warranty

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10
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A cooperation between a service provider and service consumer. Includes service provision, service consumption, and service relationship management.

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Service Relationship

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11
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An organization that delivers services to consumers within its own organization or external to its own organization.

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Service Provider

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12
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An organization that uses the services provided to them by another organization within their own organization or external to their organization.

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Service Consumer

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13
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Activities performed by an organization to provide services and/or goods.

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Service Provision

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14
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Activities performed by an organization to consume services and/or goods.

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Service Consumption

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15
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Joint activities performed by a service provider and a service consumer to ensure continual value co-creation based on agreed and available service offerings.

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Service Relationship Management

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16
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A person or group of people that has its own functions with responsibilities, authorities, and relationships to achieve its objectives.

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Organization

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17
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What are the three types of Service Consumer?

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  1. Customer
  2. User
  3. Sponsor
18
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A role that defines the requirements of a service and takes responsibility for the outcomes of service consumption.

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Customer

19
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A role that uses services.

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User

20
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A role that authorizes budget for service consumption.

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Sponsor

21
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A person or organization that has an interest or involvement in an organization, product, service, practice, or other entity.

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Stakeholder

22
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A configuration of an organization’s resources designed to offer value for a consumer.

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Product

23
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Something you own or have access to.

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Resource

24
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A formal description of one or more services, designed to address the needs of a target consumer group. This can include goods, access to resources, and service actions.

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Service Offering

25
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A set of specialized organizational capabilities for enabling value for customers in the form of services.

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Service Management

26
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A model representing how all the components and activities of an organization work together to facilitate value creation.

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Service Value System (SVS)

27
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Recommendations that can guide an organization in all circumstances, regardless of changes in its goals, strategies, type of work, or management structure.

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The 7 Guiding Principles

28
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The means by which an organization is directed and controlled.

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Governance

29
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A set of organizational resources designed for performing work or accomplishing an objective.

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Practices

30
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An operating model for service providers that covers all the key activities required to effectively manage product and services.

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Service Value Chain

31
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What are the Four Dimensions of Service Management?

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  1. Organizations & People
  2. Information & Technology
  3. Partners & Suppliers
  4. Value Streams & Processes
32
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What are the 7 Guiding Principles?

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  1. Focus on Value
  2. Start Where You Are
  3. Progress Iteratively with Feedback
  4. Collaborate & Promote Visibility
  5. Think & Work Holistically
  6. Keep it Simple & Practical
  7. Optimize & Automate
33
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A model providing a structured approach for implementing improvements.

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Continual Improvement Model (CIM)

34
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What are the activities in the Service Value Chain?

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  1. Plan
  2. Engage
  3. Design & Transition
  4. Obtain/Build
  5. Deliver & Support
  6. Improve
35
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Service Value Chain:

Ensure a shared understanding of the vision, current status, and improvement direction.

Creates plans, policies, architectures, standards to be used in all other activities.

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Plan

36
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Service Value Chain:

Focuses on stakeholder needs and communication with the stakeholders.

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Engage

37
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Service Value Chain:

Focuses on meeting expectations on deliverable requirements including: Quality, Cost, and Time.

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Design & Transition

38
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Service Value Chain:

Focuses on procurement or building of service components. Ensures that service components are available when and where they are needed and meet agreed expectations.

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Obtain & Build

39
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Service Value Chain:

Focuses on delivery of services and ongoing support and improvement of services.

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Deliver & Support

40
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Service Value Chain:

Focuses on continuous improvement of:

  • Products and Services
  • Practices in the Service Value Chain
  • Practices in the Four Dimensions of Service Management.
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Improve