Service-level agreement (SLA)
A management tool primarily to manage expectations for service delivery. It is a partnership agreement between an internal service provider (global business services) and its customers (business units, function or corporate). It is a two-way agreement used to identify requirements, targets, billing methods and levels of service.
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