Services
The process landscape of a service company, from enquiry through delivery to invoicing.
MANAGEMENT PROCESSES
2 groups · 8 processesSteering, quality and compliance.
Strategic planning
Company strategy, annual planning & objectives.
- Develop company strategy
- Annual planning & budgeting
- Management review
0/3Quality management
ISO 9001, audits & improvement.
- Internal audit
- Complaint handling
- Corrective action management
- Document control
- Management review
2/5
CORE PROCESSES
4 groups · 14 processesValue created directly for the customer.
Lead to Contract
From inquiry to signed contract.
- Qualify inquiry
- Create proposal
- Contract closing
0/3Service delivery
Planning, execution and acceptance of the service.
- Engagement clarification
- Staffing & resource planning
- Deliver the service
- Service quality assurance
- Customer acceptance
0/5Billing & Cash
From time recording to incoming payment.
- Time & service recording
- Invoicing
- Payment & dunning
0/3Customer care
Maintain relationships, use feedback, renew contracts.
- Collect customer feedback
- Complaint management
- Contract renewal
1/3
SUPPORT PROCESSES
4 groups · 19 processesFunctions that carry every area.
Hire to Retire
People management from recruiting to offboarding.
5/6Finance & controlling
Accounting, closings & liquidity.
- Day-to-day accounting
- Monthly closing
- Annual closing
- Liquidity planning
0/4IT operations
Infrastructure, system operations & IT service.
- IT incident management
- Change management
- User & access management
- Backup & recovery
- IT procurement
3/5Procure to Pay
Purchasing, supplier management & invoice handling.
- Purchase requisition
- Supplier selection & ordering
- Goods receipt & inspection
- Invoice verification & payment
2/4
The map lands in a new project with every process. You then tell the AI what is named differently or missing at your company.
Four levels, from overview to single step
The map
Three categories with 10 groups, each described.
Shown above41 processes
Named, described, with maturity and group assignment.
Shown above13 BPMN diagrams
Complete flows with lanes, decisions and events.
After unlockingProcess record per diagram
Goal, trigger, inputs and outputs, metrics, risks, standards.
After unlockingWhy the map comes before the first diagram
The most common mistake at the start
Service companies sell time, and time cannot be produced later. That makes the handover between sales and delivery decisive for the margin, and that is usually where the process is described most thinly. The map lays the four core strands side by side and makes visible where a promise is made that somebody else has to keep later.
Why planned processes belong on the map
Most processes on this map carry only a name and a description. That is deliberate. A map where everything looks finished is either polished up or the result of two years of work. Start with the processes causing trouble today and leave the rest as placeholders until somebody needs them.