Service Operation
Execution and delivery of services
Relationships
Related Elements
Main Description
Service Strategy
Service Design
Service Transition
Service Operation
Continual Service Improvement
Service Life Cycle Stages

The Service Operation book describes the delivery of services.  Topics include:

  • Operation of services from end-to-end
  • Monitoring and management of events
  • Fulfillment of service requests

The following processes are involved in Service Operation.

ITIL® process

Equivalent ITUP Process / Activity

Event Management
Incident Management
Request Fulfillment
Problem Management
Access Management

Other common activities are also identified in the Service Operation book that map to ITUP processes and activities, as shown in the following table.

Common Service Operation Activity

Equivalent ITUP Process / Activity

Monitoring and Control
IT Operations
Mainframe Management
Server Management and Support
Network Management
Storage and Archive
Database Administration
Directory Services Management
Desktop Support
Middleware Management
Internet/Web Management
Facilities and Data Centre Management
Information Security Management and Service Operation
Improvement of operational activities
  • This is a part of every process. 
    • In the Evaluate <process> Performance activity in every process, see the Produce Process Measurements task.


A number of functions are identified in the Service Design book as well, as shown in the following table.



ITIL function

Equivalent ITUP Process/Activity

Service Desk
Technical Management
IT Operations Control
Facilities Management
Application Management