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The 2025 Service Lifecycle Management Maturity Model™ (SLM³™) is SPI’s ground-breaking framework combining service lifecycle and productization fundamentals, first established in 2012, to help Professional Services organizations (PSOs) productize, scale, and manage their service offerings across the full lifecycle — from ideation through delivery to retirement - with maturity measurement at the core of how to measure progress.

Survey Launch: Help Shape the 2025 Service Lifecycle & Productization Benchmark

Each year, SPI delivers the most comprehensive performance benchmark in Professional Services. If you’ve received the 2025 PS Maturity Benchmark™ Report and your Pillar Maturity Overview (no cost to survey contributors), you’re not just informed — you’re equipped.

You’ve Got the PS Maturity Benchmark™. Now What?

AI AGENTS ARE COMING TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. HERE’S WHAT THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE.

AI Agents Are Coming to Professional Services. Here’s What the Future Looks Like.

Professional Services Billable Utilization

Beyond Utilization: Building a Smarter Impact Model

Billable utilization has long been a key metric for PS firms, but is it still the best path to profitability? SPI's latest data uncovers a shift in the industry.

The Truth About Billable Utilization: What Works and What Doesn’t

Professional Services Maturity Model, shows how PS organizations require a balanced approach to improving productivity and profit.

How PSA Was Codified: The Evolution of Professional Services Automation