Business Services Strategy and Implementation
Business services are activities that support companies without delivering a physical product. This category includes IT, HR and marketing services as well as consulting, staffing, facility management and even waste removal. These companies provide a benefit to their clients through improved productivity and reduced costs. Unlike products, which can be stored for future use, business services are consumed as they are delivered.
The benefits of starting a service business include the ability to set prices for your specialized offerings and the potential for recurring revenue through long-term contracts. However, there are many challenges associated with this type of business, including the need to manage risk and deliver a high level of customer satisfaction. Additionally, you must be able to quickly scale up or down your operations to meet demand.
Service businesses are one of the fastest paths to generating revenue and can be efficiently managed to reduce overhead costs and boost profitability. However, a successful service business requires a comprehensive strategy, the right people and systems to support it. This article provides an overview of the components of a service strategy and tips on how to implement them effectively.
Managing the relationship between service models and line managers can be a challenge for some organizations. As a result, it’s important to have strong leadership that can overcome these conflicts. The best way to do this is to create a governance structure that balances the autonomy of the service model with the value created by the service team.
A service model is an intangible asset that represents the functions and tasks performed by a team of people. It’s typically used by an organization to define the activities required to deliver a service and ensure that the team delivers on its promises. A service model is also a key component of a service catalog, which enables you to manage the lifecycle of a service and its dependencies.
A service model should be documented and shared with all stakeholders, including the business, IT and end users. It should include information like the service name, description, contact person and other relevant details. The model should also include an image, a list of service levels and their associated metrics, as well as the current health, availability and risk values. It should also include any service policies that apply to the service. The service model should be updated when changes occur and should be synchronized between ServiceNow and SL1. This is done through the service mapping process in SL1 or in the ServiceMapper tool in ServiceNow.