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Designing a Service Design Package

I was recently asked what the compliance requirements, architectural constraints and interface requirements are in designing the service design package for a new app. The short answer is that the Service Design Package (SDP) would have ALL of the documents and information related to how the app was designed and developed including any policies or known compliance or other constraints.  The purpose of the SDP is to provide a living set of knowledge assets that can be passed around the lifecycle for use in each stage (e.g. deployment, operations, support, updating, etc.). For more information the the SDP please use this link:  http://www.itsmacademy.com/itil-sd/

The Service Design Package (SDP)

I was recently asked by one of my followers if I might have an example of a Service Design Package (SDP).  When seeking to implement ITSM and ITIL, we often seek to find examples and models we can use to give us more guidance. This is no less true of the SDP.  Unfortunately when we try to seek out specific examples of a SDP it can often be difficult, if not near impossible. So why is it hard to find actual examples of a SDP? It goes to the very nature of the guidance of what we call best practices. ITIL is not prescriptive as to what should go into a SDP or what one might look like. It provides best practice guidance on the types of items contained, but not the exact look and feel of the content. Therefore each SDP will be unique to the organization that creates it. The organization, type of content, what the content says, and how it is managed are all decisions made by each organization to meet the needs of their customers and users. Just like a Service Catalog or a set of Service L