Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Service Quality
Service Quality
Expected Service
Gap 5
Perceived Service
Customer
Company Gap 4
External
Service delivery
communications to
customers
Gap 1 Gap 3
Translation of perceptions
into service quality
specifications
Gap 2
Management perceptions
of consumer expectations
Knowledge Gap
Expected Service
Company
Gap 1
Management perceptions
of consumer expectations
Standards Gap
Gap 2: Not having the right service
designs and standards
Customer
Company
Translation of perceptions
into service quality
specifications
Gap 2
Management perceptions
of consumer expectations
Delivery Gap
Gap 3: Not delivering to service
standards
Customer
Company
Service delivery
Gap 3
Translation of perceptions
into service quality
specifications
Communication Gap
Gap 4: Not matching performance to
promises
Customer
Company Gap 4
External
Service delivery
communications to
customers
Customer Gap
Expected Service
Gap 5
Perceived Service
Customer
Company
Gap 5: Difference between customer
expectations and perceptions
Closing the Gaps
Expected Service
Gap 5
Perceived Service
Customer
Company Gap 4
External
Service delivery
communications to
customers
Gap 1 Gap 3
Translation of perceptions
into service quality
specifications
Gap 2
Management perceptions
of consumer expectations
Closing Gap 1: Learn what customers expect
Empathy Reliability
Service Quality
Assurance Responsiveness