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Utility can be summarized as 'what the service does' and can be used to determine whether a service is 'fit for purpose'. To have utility, a service must either support the performance of the consumer or remove constraints from the consumer. Many services do both \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 13) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Warranty & the assurance that a product or service will meet agreed requirements. Warranty can be summarized as 'how the service performs' and can be used to determine whether a service is 'fit for use'. Warranty often relates to service levels aligned with the needs of service consumers. This may be based on a formal agreement, or it may be a marketing message or brand image. Warranty typically addresses such areas as the availability of the service, its capacity, levels of security and continuity. 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They are universal and enduring.}}} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Focus on value & know who is being served \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Start where you are & accurate data to allow decisions \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Progress iteratively with feedback & smaller outputs completed sooner \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Collaborate and promote visibility & make work visible \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Think and work holistically & see the big picture e.g. on value \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Keep it simple and practical & eliminate waste \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Optimize and automate & optimize before automating \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.2 cm} x{4.8 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{The 4 Dimensions of Service Management}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Organizations and people & culture, structure, governance \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Information and technology & for IT Services, information management is the primary means of delivering value \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Partners and suppliers & differing levels of integration and formality across different sets of partners and suppliers \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Value streams and processes & Value Streams - steps to create and deliver products and services to consumers. ~ Processes - activities that transform inputs into outputs \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.56 cm} x{5.44 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Service Value Chain}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Plan & ensure a shared understanding of the vision, current status and improvement direction for all four dimensions and all products and services across the organization \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 7) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Improve & ensure continual improvement of products, services and practices across all value chain activities and the four dimensions of service management \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Engage & provide a good understanding of stakeholder needs, transparency, and continual engagement and good relationships with all stakeholders \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Design \& transition & ensure that products and services continually meet stakeholder expectations for quality, costs and time-to-market \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 5) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Obtain/build} & ensure that service components are available when and where they are needed, and meet agreed specifications \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 4) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Deliver \& support & ensure that services are delivered and supported according to agreed specifications and stakeholders' expectations \tn % Row Count 32 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Service Value Streams}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Service Value Streams are specific instances of the generic value chain \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) Service Value Streams are created to respond to particular situations, or to carry out a certain task \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 3) Service Value Streams therefore are specific combinations of activities and practices \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 2) Once designed, Service Value Streams should be continually improved% Row Count 9 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}