Establish service component criteria

Trigger: An IT service design initiative or new technology strategy dictates the need for standardized selection parameters.

1. Identify IT service requirements and capability gaps
2. Review existing enterprise architecture and technology guidelines
3. Define technical, performance, and security baseline requirements
4. Incorporate cost, compatibility, and compliance parameters
5. Draft the service component evaluation criteria
6. Secure approval from IT architecture and service management stakeholders
7. Publish the criteria for procurement and component selection

Outcome: A formalized set of technical, operational, and security standards is approved and published for evaluating potential IT service components.