---
sourceType: framework
title: "IT4IT Standard, Version 3.0"
authors:
  - The Open Group
publishedAt: 2022-10-01
url: https://www.opengroup.org/it4it
license: third-party
abstract: |
  The Open Group's IT4IT standard, v3.0. Significantly refactored around
  Digital Product — Mark was a major contributor. Replaces the prior 4 value
  streams with 7; renames the Service Model Backbone to the Digital Product
  Backbone. The substrate that DPF treats as canonical for IT operations.
  Open Group standard; abstract + locator per RAW-SOURCES-LICENSE.md.
---

## Why it's cited

Defines the seven value streams (Evaluate, Explore, Integrate, Deploy, Release, Operate, Consume) that DPF's portfolio routing and lifecycle reference throughout. The "hub-of-frameworks" framing Mark uses everywhere is anchored on this standard.

## Key claims

- Seven value streams replace the prior four; Digital Product is the spine.
- IT4IT integrates ITIL, COBIT, TOGAF, DevOps, SAFe at the operating-model layer.
- The standard is intentionally a substrate, not a delivery methodology.

## See also

- Stance: `[[stances/it4it-is-substrate]]`
- Entity: `[[entities/it4it]]`
- Entity: `[[entities/value-stream]]`
