Abstract: Consistent with an aspect of the present disclosure, customer IT-related requests are used to identify and prioritize standardized IT processes, such as those specified in the ITIL. In particular, based on the customer requests and associated correlation values, defined customer requirements are ranked, and those with the highest ranking are assigned corresponding metrics. Based on the metrics and additional correlation values, standardized IT processes, such as ITIL sub-functions, are assigned priority values and ranked accordingly. Those IT processes having the highest rankings, i.e., those that are most closely aligned with the customer's requests, are preferentially carried out.