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ITIL 4 · pillar 2 of 5

The service value system

How demand becomes value, and why the chain is not a process.

  1. 4 The service value system The service value system describes how all the components of an organisation work together to create value. Its parts…
  2. 5 Six activities, no fixed order The service value chain has six activities: plan, improve, engage, design and transition, obtain/build, and deliver and…
  3. 6 A value stream is an instance of the chain The value chain is the generic operating model — the same six activities for every organisation. A value stream is a…

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