Module 4 Flashcards

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*What is the service value system? [4.a]

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It describes how all components & activities of an organisation unite as a system to enable value creation. Interfaces with other organisations & forms an ecosystem that facilitates value for other organisations, their customers & other stakeholders

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*What are the key inputs to the SVS? [4.a]

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Opportunity & demand

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*What are opportunities [4.a]

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Options/possibilities to add value for stakeholders or otherwise improve the organisation

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*What is demand? [4.a]

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The need/desire for products & services among internal & external customers

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*What is the outcome of the SVS? [4.a]

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Value

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*What are the 5 elements of the SVS? [4.a]

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Guiding principles, governance, service value chain, practices & continual improvement

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*What are guiding principles? [4.a]

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Recommendations that can guide an organisation in all circumstances, regardless of changes in its goals, strategies, type of work or management structure. They are universal & enduring

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*What is governance? [4.a]

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The means by which an organisation is directed & controlled

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*How does governance work? [4.a]

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Evaluate - Direct = Monitor (EDM)
Evaluate: Governing body evaluates current organisation state, strategy, portfolios, policies & relationships
Direct: Policies & strategies established & modified
Monitor: Governing body monitors compliance & performance of new policies & strategies

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*What is the service value chain? [4.a]

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A set of interconnected activities that an organisation performs to deliver a valuable product/service to its consumers & facilitate value realisation

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*What are practices? [4.a]

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Sets of organisational resources designed for performing work or accomplishing an objective

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*What is continual improvement? [4.a]

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A recurring organisational activity performed at all levels to ensure an organisation’s performance continually meets stakeholders’ expectations

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What are organisational silos?

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Structures that separate employees into individual groups, so they don’t communicate or collaborate, change is slow and visibility limited

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