6Managing the Service Lifecycle

“It’s life, Captain, but not as we know it.”

Science Officer Spock

In Chapter 3, “Building the Service Factory,” and Chapter 4, “Governing the Service Factory,” we discussed the concept of setting up a production line for manufacturing and operating services. In Chapter 5, “Governing the Service Factory,” we described the plan, define, enable, and measure flow to governance. This chapter adds additional detail on management of the services and automated processes as they progress along this production line. This will include giving insight into how the production line should work, so the governance specialist can then design their control points in an optimal manner. We also discuss service versioning ...

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