IT service providers are increasingly required to orientate their service portfolio towards the IT support of their consumer’s business processes. This enables diversification as well as transparency in costs andservices vis-à-vis the customer to be achieved. Such services however, appear too...

IT-service providers shall achieve both cost reduction in IT-operations and customer individuality in service agreements. This article suggests applying the well known principle of mass customization to balance individuality and standardization in service agreements. Dependent on the commitment...