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Which process would be used to compare the value that newer services have offered over those they have replaced?

The correct answer is C. Service portfolio management. Service portfolio management tracks the complete lifecycle of all services - including retired ones - making it the only process capable of comparing the value delivered by a new service against the legacy service it replaced.

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Question

Which process would be used to compare the value that newer services have offered over those they have replaced?

Options

  • AAvailability management
  • BCapacity management
  • CService portfolio management
  • DService catalogue management

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    8% (3)
  • C
    86% (32)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Service portfolio management tracks the complete lifecycle of all services - including retired ones - making it the only process capable of comparing the value delivered by a new service against the legacy service it replaced.

AAvailability management

Availability management focuses specifically on ensuring services meet agreed availability targets and does not perform comparative value assessments across service generations.

BCapacity management

Capacity management is concerned with ensuring sufficient capacity exists to meet current and future service demands and does not evaluate relative business value between services.

CService portfolio managementCorrect

Service portfolio management maintains visibility across the full service lifecycle, encompassing pipeline services, the active service catalogue, and retired services. This comprehensive view enables organizations to formally evaluate and compare whether newer services have delivered greater value than the services they replaced - a function no other process provides.

DService catalogue management

Service catalogue management only tracks services that are currently active and available to customers, so it has no visibility into retired services and cannot support this type of comparison.

Concept tested: Service portfolio management lifecycle value comparison

Topics

#service portfolio management#service value#portfolio analysis#service retirement

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