• BS 7373-3:2005

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    Product specifications Guide to identifying criteria for specifying a service offering

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    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  21-12-2005

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Terms and definitions
    3 Rationale for preparing a specification
      3.1 Overview
      3.2 The service process
      3.3 Commercial considerations
      3.4 Technical and infrastructure considerations
      3.5 Consumer expectation considerations
      3.6 Regulatory and ethical considerations
    4 Identifying the criteria
      4.1 Overview of the criteria to be gathered
      4.2 Researching and understanding consumer needs and
          expectations
      4.3 Understanding the characteristics of the service offering
      4.4 Researching and understanding the market
      4.5 Devising the infrastructure and identifying legislation and
          standards
      4.6 Understanding requirements for marketing and selling
      4.7 Understanding the operation and delivery of the service
      4.8 Understanding the outcome of providing the service
      4.9 Understanding the exit strategy or termination of the service
    5 Recording the criteria and writing the specification
      5.1 General
      5.2 Some practical tips for writing the specification
      5.3 Use of the specification template
    6 Reviewing the criteria
    7 Verifying the service offering against chosen criteria
      7.1 General
      7.2 Preparing a verification plan
      7.3 Verifying the service and producing a verification record
      7.4 Declaration of conformity
    8 Service Level Agreement (SLA)
      8.1 General
      8.2 Purpose of an SLA
      8.3 Contents of the SLA
    Annex A (informative) Service documentation
    Annex B (informative) Quality function deployment (QFD)
    Annex C (informative) Related standards and guidance publications
    Annex D (informative) Specification template
    Annex E (informative) Example verification record
    Annex F (informative) Example of declaration of conformity in
                          accordance with BS EN ISO/IEC 17050-1
    Annex G (informative) Sources of information
    Bibliography
    Figures
    Tables

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Provides guidance on identifying the criteria necessary for producing a specification for a service.

    Scope - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    This British Standard gives guidance on identifying the criteria necessary for producing a specification for a service. The service that is the subject of the specification might be complete in its own right or be a component of a larger service, e.g. an airline service or the catering service component.

    NOTE1 This standard deals with the core features of the service and does not directly tackle some ethical aspects such as high-pressure selling/marketing, misleading advertisements, advertising aimed at children or corporate social responsibility.

    NOTE2 Guidance relating to meeting legislative and statutory requirements, e.g. health and safety, liability, employment law, etc. (see Annex G and Bibliography) is not comprehensive and reference should be made to other sources of information as appropriate.

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    Committee TPR/1/7
    Development Note Supersedes 05/30106092 DC. (01/2006) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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