376 ITU‐T's Technical Reports and Specifications ▪ Buying decisions are simpler because the information governing procurement is readily available in a coherent plan ▪ The procurement process is faster, maximizing procurement speed and flexibility without sacrificing architectural coherence d) Establish flexibility for business growth and restructuring: it is much easier to ensure access to integrated information across the SSC: ▪ Maximum flexibility for SSC organization growth and restructuring ▪ Real savings when reengineering business processes following internal consolidations, mergers, and acquisitions e) Shorten time‐to‐market: an ICT infrastructure much better equipped to support the rapid deployment of mission‐critical SSC applications leads to: ▪ Faster time‐to‐market for new SSC services.