114
Views
17
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Is Governance

With Service Level Agreements, Less is More

 

Abstract

Service level agreements (SLAs) are formal negotiated agreements that enable IT organizations and their customers to collaboratively identify, discuss, and manage IT service expectations. Despite their potential, however, not all SLAs are successful. Based on experiences with numerous companies, the author argues that a tendency to “overcomplexify” is a major cause for SLA efforts to fail.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.