Which statement about SLA targets is correct?
A) Use of a single target can result in the “watermelon effect”
B) Use of a single target is ideal
C) Use of multiple targets is desirable, the more the better
D) In line with the Guiding Principle “Keep it simple and practical”, SLAs should never have more than one target
What is defined as the “ability of an IT service or other configuration item to perform its agreed function when required?”
A) Performance
B) Availability
C) Security
D) IT Asset
What of the following is NOT an element of the Service Value System?
A) Start where you are
B) Guiding principles
C) Governance
D) Service value chain
What is this the Purpose of?
"To capture demand for incident resolution and service requests. It should also be the entry point and single point of contact for the service provider with all of its users.”
A) Workforce & talent management practice
B) Problem management practice
C) Incident management practice
D) Service desk practice
The Purpose of the Service Desk ...?
A) “is to capture demand for incident resolution and problems"
B) “is to capture demand for incident resolution and service requests"
C) “is to capture demand for incident resolution and changes"
D) “is to capture demand for changes and problems"
What are the factors that can affect multiple dimensions?
A) Positional, equitable, sociable, testable, legal, essential
B) Political, economical, social, technological, legal, environmental
C) Practical, ergonomically, social, technological, lethal, essential
D) Problematical, economical, societal, traceable, legitimate, environmental.
A CIR is a …?
A) Continual Improvement Resource
B) Continual Integration Resource
C) Continual Improvement Register
D) Continuous Integration Register
What are the three types of change referred to by ITIL?
A) Standard – Retrospective – Emergency
B) Normal – Retrospective – Emergency
C) Standard – Normal – Emergency
D) Emergency – Planned - Normal
How are Value Streams created?
A) Value Streams are created by specific combinations of Value Chain activities & Practices
B) Value Streams are created by a combination of Assets & Capabilities.
C) Value Streams are created by a combination of Incidents & Problems.
D) Value Streams are created by a combination of defined inputs & outputs.
Service Requests should …?
A) Not be automated, as they are all different
B) Should all be automated
C) Be automated to the greatest degree possible
D) Should be automated only if they trigger other processes, such as Change Control
Which is the correct set of statements about the Change Authority?
1. The Change Authority is always the chairperson of the CAB
2. The Change Authority can be embedded into automation
3. The Change Authority should be assigned for each type of Change
4. The Change Authority for each type of Change should be regularly be reviewed
A) Items 1, 2 and 3
B) Items 1, 2 and 4
C) Items 2, 3 and 4
D) Items 1, 3 and 4
Service desk staff require training and competency in several areas, especially which customer service skills?
A) Empathy, Incident analysis, Incident prioritization, Effective communications, Emotional intelligence
B) Socialising, categorisation, prioritisation, conflict analysis, root cause analysis
C) Change assessment, major problem reviews, customer service review meetings, supplier management.
D) Metrics analysis, time management skills, negotiation skills, team leadership skills.
Which of the following are outputs of Obtain/Build?
1. Service components for deliver and support
2. Service components for design and transition
3. Knowledge and information about new and changed service components to all value chain activities
4. Improvement status reports from improve
A) Items 1, 2 and 4
B) Items 2, 3 and 4
C) Items 1, 2 and 4
D) Items 1, 2 and 3
What type of model is the Service Value System (SVS)?
A) Sense-Making Model
B) Operational Model
C) Organisational Model
D) Resource Model
What is this a definition of?
"The assurance that a product or service will meet agreed requirements."
A) Utility
B) Warranty
C) Service offering
D) IT Asset Management
What is this a description of?
"A tangible or intangible deliverable of an activity”.
A) Outcome
B) Output
C) Utility
D) Warranty
What is the best definition of Utility?
A) The functionality offered by a product or service to meet a particular need
B) The amount of capacity available
C) The network bandwidth available
D) A company that supplies gas or electricity
The practice that is responsible for management of interactions with Suppliers is named?
A) Relationship Management
B) Stakeholder Management
C) Supplier Management
D) Service Configuration Management
What are the three phases of Problem Management?
A) Problem Resolution, Problem Solving, Problem Eradication
B) Problem Identification, Problem Control, Error Control
C) Problem Resistance, Problem Recovery, Problem Fixing
D) Problem Review, Problem identification, Problem analysis
The purpose of the _____________ practice is to move new or changed hardware, software, documentation, processes, or any other component to live environments. It may also be involved in deploying components to other environments for testing or staging.
A) Incident Management Practice
B) Problem Management Practice
C) Service Request Management Practice
D) Deployment Management Practice
"To set clear business-based targets for service performance, so that the delivery of a service can be properly assessed, monitored, and managed against these targets.”
A) Service Strategy Practice
B) Service Level Management Practice
C) Information Security Management Practice
D) Workforce & Talent Management Practice
Which statement about the relationship of Service Request Management to Value Chain Activities is correct?
A) Service Request Management has no involvement with Obtain/Build
B) Service request Management may contribute Incident causes to Design and Transition
C) Service request Management may contribute Incident causes to Improvement
D) Service Request Management’s involvement with Obtain/Build is that service requests may require acquisition of pre-approved service components
Match the following roles with the correct description
1) User
2) Service Consumer
3) Sponsor
4) Customer
W) What is described as a “generic role that is used to simplify the definition and description of the structure of service relationships”.
X) Who is defined as a “person who authorizes budget for service consumption.”
Y) Who is defined as a “person who defines the requirements for a service”.
Z) Who is defined a “person who uses services.”
A. 1Y, 2X, 3Z, 4W
B. 1Y, 2W, 3Y, 4X
C. 1Z, 2W, 3X, 4Y
D. 1Z, 2X, 3Y, 4W
Which Value Chain Activity has the purpose of ensuring “a shared understanding of the vision, current status and improvement direction for all four dimensions and all products and services across the organization”?
A) Plan
B) Improve
C) Engage
D) Design and transition
"A possible event that could cause harm or loss or make it more difficult to achieve objectives".
A) Event Management
B) Risks
C) Outcomes
D) Result
Which of these is NOT a guiding principle?
A) Focus On Value
B) Start Where You Are
C) Adopt An Agile Mentality
D) Progress Iteratively With Feedback
Which phrase is missing from the following statement?
“The purpose of the [...] practice is to protect the information needed by the organization to conduct its business”
A) Service configuration management
B) Obtain/Build
C) IT asset management
D) Information security management
What is true of the Guiding Principle “Optimize and automate”
A) Before an activity is automated, it should be simplified and optimized
B) Before an activity is optimized, it should be simplified and automated
C) All activities should be automated
D) All activities with which we have difficulties should be automated
The statement "the addition, modification, or removal of anything that could have a direct or indirect effect on services" is…?
A) The purpose of Change Control
B) The definition of a Change
C) The purpose of Release Management
D) The definition of a Release
Risks …?
A) Cannot be avoided
B) Should be avoided
C) Are always negative
D) Can represent the possibility of something good happening
What are the 7 Steps of the Continual Improvement Model?
A) Where are we now, what’s the vision, did we get there, how do we keep the momentum going, take action, how do we get there, where do we want to be.
B) How do we keep the momentum going, what’s the vision, did we get there, how do we get there, where are we now, take action, where do we want to be
C) Did we get there, how do we keep the momentum going, take action, where are we now, how do we get there, what’s the vision, where do we want to be
D) What’s the vision, where are we now, where do we want to be, how do we get there, take action, did we get there, how do we keep the momentum going
Service Consumption is defined as?
A) Activities performed by an organization to provide services
B) Activities performed by an organization to construct services
C) Activities performed by an organization to consume services
D) Activities performed by an organization to produce services
Who can close an Incident record?
A) Senior Management
B) Technical Team Leaders
C) The Consumer
D) The Service Desk
"A means of enabling value co-creation by facilitating outcomes that customers want to achieve, without the customer having to manage specific costs and risks.”
A) A Service
B) Service Management
D) Service Continuity Management
What document should be ‘widely published and produced’ so everyone is aware of changes that have been logged, and are coming up for discussion?
A) Project Plan
B) Release Plan
C) Deployment Plan
D) Change Schedule
Name the Four dimensions of Service Management.
A) Organisations & people, Information & technology, partners & suppliers, value streams & processes.
B) Value streams & processes, organizations & technology, partners & resources, costs & benefits.
C) Value, outcomes, costs & risks.
D) Budgeting, accounting, charging & value on investment
"The perceived benefits, usefulness and importance of something.”
A) Costs
C) Value
D) Governance
Which of the following is a correct name of one of the Guiding Principles?
A) Start where you arrive
B) Progress iteratively with feedback
C) Collaborate and predict visibility
D) Keep it simple and precise
Which word is missing from the following purpose of a practice?
“minimize the negative impact of [...] by restoring normal service operation as quickly as possible”
A) Problems
B) Incidents
C) CIs
D) Security
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