1. Agutter, C., England, R., et al. (2017). VeriSM™: A Service Management Approach for the Digital Age. Van Haren Publishing.
Section 2.1, 'Governance': This section explains that governance "overarches every activity" and includes setting the strategic direction for the organization. This establishes strategy as the highest-level driver. (p. 31).
Section 2.3, 'The Management Mesh': This section describes the Mesh as being "unique to an organization" and "tailored to the product or service being developed or provided." This tailoring process is directly informed by the strategic goals that the product or service must meet. (p. 41).
2. IFDC (International Foundation for Digital Competences). (2017). VeriSM™ Foundation Body of Knowledge (BoK).
Chapter 2, 'The VeriSM model': The diagram and description of the model clearly show Governance (which includes strategy) as the starting point, which then informs the Service Management Principles and the subsequent construction of the Management Mesh. This flow demonstrates that strategy precedes the Mesh.