Key concepts of the  Service Lifecycle:  
  Managing Services and Service Management 
  The Service Lifecycle 
  Service value across the different stages of the service  lifecycle 
  Other  key concepts. 
Communication and Stakeholder Management: 
  Co-ordination of business relationship management across  the service lifecycle, and the role of business relationship management in  communication 
  Stakeholder management and communication 
The  value of good communication and ensuring its flow across the service lifecycle. 
Integrating Service Management Processes across the Service  Lifecycle:  
  The  integration of service management processes through the service lifecycle 
  The  impact of service strategy on other service lifecycle stages 
  The  value of a service lifecycle perspective when designing service solutions 
  The  inputs and outputs of processes and stages in the service lifecycle 
The  value to business and the interfaces of all processes in the ITIL service  lifecycle. 
Managing Services Across the Service Lifecycle: 
  Identification and assessment of customer and stakeholder  needs and requirements across all service lifecycle stages, and ensuring  appropriate priority is given to them 
  How the service design package provides a link between  service design, service transition and service operation 
  Managing cross-lifecycle processes to ensure appropriate  impact and involvement at all required service lifecycle stages 
  Implementing and improving services, using key sources of  information for identifying the need for improvement 
The  challenges, critical success factors and risks of the service lifecycle stages,  and potential conflicts and competing issues across the service lifecycle. 
Governance and Organization  
  Governance 
  Organizational structure, skills and competence 
Service  provider types and service strategies. 
Measurement  
  Measuring and demonstrating business value 
  Determining and using metrics 
  Design and development of measurement frameworks and  methods 
  Monitoring and control systems 
Use of  event management tools to increase visibility of the infrastructure and IT  service delivery. 
Implementing and improving Service Management Capability  
  Implementing service management 
  Assessing service management 
  Improving service management 
  Key considerations for the implementation and improvement  of both the service management 
  Practice and the services themselves 
Key  considerations when planning and implementing service management technologies.