SERVICE ORGANISATION MATURITY
From cost centre. To profit centre. Score each dimension as your operation is today — not as you'd like it to be. Toggle off any dimension that doesn't apply to exclude it from your profile.
WHERE MANY START
Reactive delivery arm
THE SHIFT
Driving the business
THE GOAL
Transformative engine
01 Strategic role of service
Confront the brutal facts
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Remove service tomorrow — would the business lose revenue, or only lose cost?
Self assessment (0–20)
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Benchmark band
Reactive
Contained cost, purely reactive
Managed
Managed function, still overhead
Driving business
Measured contributor to results
Driving market
Shapes contracts and upsell
Transformative
Primary profit engine
02 Decisions and data
Confront the brutal facts
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In a performance debate, do you reach for evidence or opinion?
Self assessment (0–20)
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Benchmark band
Reactive
Gut feel and spreadsheets
Managed
Reported after the fact
Driving business
Live drill-down dashboards
Driving market
Leading indicators shape strategy
Transformative
Predictive, self-steering models
03 Connectedness and flow
Build to last
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Does a job flow quote-to-invoice without anyone re-keying it?
Self assessment (0–20)
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Benchmark band
Reactive
Siloed, paper and re-entry
Managed
Field digitised, back office not
Driving business
Integrated CRM and finance
Driving market
Service data feeds the business
Transformative
Wholly connected intelligence
04 Technician experience
First who, then what
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Would your best technician recommend this job to a peer?
Self assessment (0–20)
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Benchmark band
Reactive
Chases info, underprepared
Managed
Mobile tool, patchy detail
Driving business
Smart schedule, info on hand
Driving market
Enhanced role, strong retention
Transformative
Top talent chooses to stay
05 Customer value created
Hedgehog concept
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Is your service a fault-fix, or a reason customers renew and expand?
Self assessment (0–20)
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Benchmark band
Reactive
Incidental break-fix value
Managed
Reliable but reactive
Driving business
Measurable value drives retention
Driving market
Customised, drives expansion
Transformative
Innovation they can't replace
06 Continuous improvement
The flywheel
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When you fix a recurring problem, does the lesson compound or evaporate?
Self assessment (0–20)
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Benchmark band
Reactive
Firefighting, problems recur
Managed
Documented, push-dependent
Driving business
Regular measured gains
Driving market
Each gain funds the next
Transformative
Self-reinforcing value engine
07 Leadership and ambition
Level 5 / BHAG
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Does leadership optimise service, or transform the company through it?
Self assessment (0–20)
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Benchmark band
Reactive
Cost to tolerate, no mandate
Managed
Improve, but stops at the edge
Driving business
Backs and tracks investment
Driving market
Champions a strategic lever
Transformative
Bold long-term vision