<p>Copyright TM Forum 2005<br/></p><p><br/></p><p><b>Extended Description</b><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>The Develop Service Partnership Requirements processes identify the requirements for service aspects sourced from partners or suppliers, and the service aspects to be delivered internally to the enterprise.  The processes determine the extent to which service aspects need to be sourced externally or delivered from internal capabilities, they scan external availability, and make recommendations about the specific external partners or suppliers who should be used to provide the service aspects.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>Note that the processes used to actually source any external suppliers occur with the Supply Chain Development & Management processes.<br/></p>