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Service Design
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Service Design

by Debra Paul, Jonathan Hunsley
July 2026
Intermediate
338 pages
8h 12m
English
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
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1 The service design mindset

Introduction

Everyone has been a customer of an organisation, whether purchasing a tangible ‘product’ or an intangible ‘service’. When engaging with an organisation, all customers have expectations regarding the way in which this engagement is conducted and how they will feel as a result. They may expect to receive transactional elements such as efficiency and accuracy and to have the required features provided. Depending on the context, they may prefer to engage with an organisation by email, telephone online platforms or in person, or by using a combination of channels. Where contact with a person is required, customers may feel that the organisation should meet behavioural expectations, such as offering ...

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ISBN: 9781780177298