The Advicio Service Workbench assembles second-generation IT service catalogues, creating a basis for distributed development of component-based service architectures. The tool’s deliverables are detailed IT service specifications in Advicio’s Service Specification and Configuration Language (SSCL). As well as delivering added value to clients – who benefit from clear-cut definitions of the content and scope of services – the specifications are also valuable for service providers to document workflows or in contract agreements with outsourcing partners.