Speed, Safety, and Scale:

Servicenow Technical Governance for Manufacturing Excellence

The Challenge

Why leading manufacturers are rethinking how they govern ServiceNow

30–70% of ServiceNow capabilities go unused each year—not because of the platform, but because governance is broken.
Manufacturers deploying built-in governance see 5× faster releases and 75% less audit prep time.
A governance “control plane” eliminates instance drift, admin sprawl, and deployment failures—turning ServiceNow into a strategic accelerant.
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The Challenge of Scaling ServiceNow in Manufacturing

Manufacturers rely on ServiceNow for quality, compliance, supplier management, and plant operations, but as the platform grows, traditional governance can’t keep up. The result: delayed releases, compliance exposure, backlogs, and unused modules that drain ROI. This guide shows why leaders are adopting built-in technical governance, a real-time control plane that delivers visibility, policy enforcement, and immutable audit trails across every environment. By embedding governance directly into delivery, manufacturers finally get speed and safety, without compromise.
30–70% of purchased ServiceNow capabilities never reach production
75% of manufacturing enterprises grant admin access beyond development
70% reduction in instance drift when technical governance is implemented

Why Governance Can’t Be Optional for Manufacturers

As ServiceNow becomes the enterprise operating system, governance gaps shift from inconvenient to mission-critical. A technical governance control plane delivers:


✔ Real-time visibility across all instances
✔ Enforced separation of duties and no admin sprawl
✔ Consistent, compliant deployments
✔ Automatic, immutable audit evidence
✔ Synchronized environments ready for rapid change

Learn from experts


“The governance that you have is crippling your entire ServiceNow investment—it’s handicapping the supplier portals and quality workflows you bought.”
Ron Gidron, Founder & CEO, xtype
“ServiceNow has become the operating system for the enterprise… but there’s a massive backlog manufacturing companies can’t keep up with.”
Scott Willson, xtype
“This misalignment heightens cyber risk and can disrupt critical business services, leading to operational damage.”
Eduardo Nicolás Greco NSAM Group Information Security Officer, Nissan Motor Corporation

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