A life cycle workflow is
able to provide logical as well as procedural and chronological descriptions of planned service
behavior during the run-time season. This can be achieved by illustrating a number of possible
scenarios that may occur while a service provides business value to its consumers. Moreover,
a life cycle workflow can be a viable tool for business and technology planners to orchestrate
service execution when unpredictable or random events occur as well as to assist forecasting
capricious business and technological conditions. Ultimately, the service workflow can be a vital
mechanism for organizations that are seeking to embrace a proactive strategy to reduce the impact
of business volatility.
What kind of scenarios can workflows describe during the run-time season? Would one
not like to know how services fulfill their SLA obligations? Do they stumble when they come
Service Life Cycle Timeline
Start End
Service Life Cycle Seasons and Disciplines
Service Life Cycle Events
Design-Time Season Run-Time Season
Disciplines Disciplines
Service Life Cycle Continuous Disciplines
Service Life Cycle Workflow
Equity Trading Service
Fixed-Income Service
M&A Recession
EXHIBIT 3.3 SERVICE LIFE CYCLE WITH RUN-TIME SEASON EVENTS WORKFLOWS
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across hardships? Do consumption rates decline if consumer transaction volumes increase? And
what about the influence of unpredictable events on service execution? Services may undergo
various alterations during the life cycle run-time season.
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