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Candidate syllabus and index
Sample papers
Glossary
Candidate syllabus and index 3. Question Types
All 40 questions are Objective Test Questions (OTQs), which present four options from which one
option is selected. Distractors (wrong answers) are options that candidates with incomplete
knowledge or skill would be likely to choose. These are generally plausible responses relating to
1. Introduction the syllabus area being examined. Question styles used within this type are: ‘Standard’, ‘Missing
word’, ‘List’(2 correct items), and, exceptionally, ‘Negative’ standard OTQ.
The ITIL 4 Foundation qualification is intended to introduce candidates to the management of
modern IT-enabled services, to provide them with an understanding of the common language
Example ‘Standard’ OTQ: Example ‘Missing word’ OTQ
and key concepts, and to show them how they can improve their work and the work of their
Which is a source of best practice? Identify the missing word(s) in the following
organization with ITIL 4 guidance. Furthermore, the qualification will provide the candidate with
A. Q sentence.
an understanding of the ITIL 4 service management framework and how it has evolved to adopt
B. P
modern technologies and ways of working. A [?] defines requirements for services and
C. R
takes responsibility for outcomes from
The ITIL 4 Foundation examination is intended to assess whether the candidate can demonstrate D. S
service consumption.
sufficient recall and understanding of the ITIL 4 service management framework, as described in
the syllabus below, to be awarded the ITIL 4 Foundation qualification. The ITIL 4 Foundation Example ‘List’ OTQ: A. Role Q
qualification is a prerequisite for the ITIL 4 higher level qualifications, which assess the Which statement about service asset and B. Role P
candidate’s ability to apply their understanding of the relevant parts of the ITIL framework in configuration management is CORRECT? C. Role R
context. D. Role S
1. It does Q
2. Exam Overview 2. It does P
Example ‘Negative’ standard OTQ:
3. It does R
Material None This is a ‘closed book’ exam. The ITIL Foundation Official Which is NOT a defined area of value?
4. It does S
allowed Book, ITIL 4 edition, should be used for study, but is NOT A. Q
permitted to be used in the exam. B. P
E. 1 and 2
Exam 60 Candidates taking the exam in a language that is not their C. R
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F. 2 and 3
D. S
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duration minutes native or working language may be awarded 25% extra G. 3 and 4
time, i.e. 75 minutes in total. H. 1 and 4
NOTE: Negative questions are only used, as
Number of 40 There are 40 questions, each worth 1 mark. There is no
an exception, where part of the learning
marks marks negative marking. NOTE: Two of the list items are correct. List
outcome is to know that something is not
Provisional 26 You will need to get 26 questions correct (65%) to pass the style questions are never negative.
done or should not occur.
Pass mark marks exam.
Level of Bloom’s “Bloom’s level” describes the type of thinking needed to Please see the sample paper for an example of the exam format and content.
thinking levels 1 answer the question. For Bloom’s level 1 questions, you
&2 need to recall information about the ITIL 4 service
management framework. For Bloom’s 2 questions, you
need to show understanding of these concepts.
Question Classic, The questions are all ‘multiple choice’.
types Negative, For the ‘standard’ questions, you have a question and four
Missing answer options.
word, & ‘Negative’ questions are ‘standard’ question in which the
List stem is negatively worded.
For the ‘missing word’ questions, there is a sentence with a
word missing and you have to select the missing word from
four options.
For the ‘list’ questions, there is a list of four statements and
you have to select two correct statements from the list.
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4. Syllabus Learning Assessment Criteria Bloom’s No. Learner
The table below specifies the learning outcomes of the ITIL 4 Foundation qualification, and the Outcome Level marks Workbook
page no.
assessment criteria used to assess a candidate’s achievement of these learning outcomes,
subsequent to a course of study. feedback (4.3.3 – 4.3.3.3)
d) Collaborate and promote
Note: Official Book references are in parentheses. These refer to the section, but not the
visibility (4.3.4 – 4.3.4.4)
subsections within it. The verb for each assessment criterion indicates the Bloom’s level (BL):
e) Think and work holistically
‘Recall’/‘Define’ indicates Level 1 basic recall and recognition, ‘Describe’/‘Explain’, indicates Level 2
(4.3.5 – 4.3.5.1)
understanding/comprehension.
f) Keep it simple and practical
Learning Assessment Criteria Bloom’s No. Learner (4.3.6 – 4.3.6.3)
Outcome Level marks Workbook g) Optimize and automate (4.3.7
page no. – 4.3.7.3)
1. Understand 1.1 Recall the definition of: BL1 2 3. Understand 3.1 Describe the four dimensions of BL2 2
the key a) Service (2.3.1) the four service management (3):
concepts of b) Utility (2.5.4) dimensions of a) Organizations and people (3.1)
service c) Warranty (2.5.4) service b) Information and technology
management d) Customer (2.2.2) management (3.2)
e) User (2.2.2) c) Partners and suppliers (3.3)
f) Service management (2.0) d) Value streams and processes
g) Sponsor (2.2.2) (3.4-3.4.2)
1.2 Describe the key concepts of BL2 2 4. Understand 4.1 Describe the ITIL service value BL2 1
creating value with services (2.1, the purpose system (4.1)
2.1.1, 2.2 and all subsections of and
2.5):
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a) Cost
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b) Value service value
c) Organization system
d) Outcome
e) Output 5. Understand 5.1 Describe the interconnected BL2 1
f) Risk the activities nature of the service value chain
g) Utility of the service and how this supports value
h) Warranty value chain, streams (4.5)
and how they
1.3 Describe the key concepts of BL2 1 5.2 Describe the purpose of each BL2 1
interconnect
service relationships: (2.3.2, 2.4, value chain activity:
2.4.1): a) Plan (4.5.1)
a) Service offering b) Improve (4.5.2)
b) Service relationship c) Engage (4.5.3)
management d) Design & transition (4.5.4)
c) Service provision e) Obtain/build (4.5.5)
d) Service consumption f) Deliver & support (4.5.6)
2. Understand 2.1 Describe the nature, use and BL2 1 6. Know the 6.1 Recall the purpose of the BL1 5
how the ITIL interaction of the guiding purpose and following ITIL practices:
guiding principles (4.3, 4.3.8) key terms of a) Information security
principles can 15 ITIL management (5.1.3)
2.2 Explain the use of the guiding BL2 5 practices b) Relationship management
help an
principles (4.3): (5.1.9)
organization
a) Focus on value (4.3.1 – 4.3.1.4) c) Supplier management
adopt and
b) Start where you are (4.3.2 – (5.1.13)
adapt service
4.3.2.3) d) IT asset management (5.2.6)
management
c) Progress iteratively with e) Monitoring and event
management (5.2.7)
Learning Assessment Criteria Bloom’s No. Learner
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f) Release management (5.2.9)
g) Service configuration
management (5.2.11)
h) Deployment management
(5.3.1)
i) Continual improvement
(5.1.2)
j) Change enablement (5.2.4)
k) Incident management (5.2.5)
l) Problem management (5.2.8)
m) Service request management
(5.2.16)
n) Service desk (5.2.14)
o) Service level management
(5.2.15)
6.2 Recall definitions of the following BL1 2
ITIL terms:
a) IT asset (5.2.6)
b) Event (5.2.7)
c) Configuration item (5.2.11)
d) Change (5.2.4)
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f) Problem (5.2.8)
g) Known error (5.2.8)
7. Understand 7 7.1 Explain the following ITIL BL2 17
ITIL practices practices in detail, excluding how
they fit within the service value
chain:
a) Continual improvement
(5.1.2) including: t he
continual improvement
model (4.6, fig 4.3)
b) Change enablement (5.2.4)
c) Incident management (5.2.5)
d) Problem management (5.2.8)
e) Service request management
(5.2.16)
f) Service desk (5.2.14)
g) Service level management
(5.2.15 – 5.2.15.1)
Sample Paper 1 1. Which practice is responsible for moving components to live environments?
A. Change enablement
B. Release management
C. IT asset management
D. Deployment management
Question Booklet 2. Which practice includes the classification and ownership of queries and requests from users?
Multiple Choice A. Service desk
B. Incident management
Examination Duration: 1 Hour
C. Change enablement
D. Service level management
Instructions 3. Which practice identifies metrics that reflect the customer’s experience of a service?
1. You should attempt all 40 questions. Each question is worth one mark. A. Continual improvement
2. There is only one correct answer per question. B. Service desk
C. Service level management
3. You need to answer 26 questions correctly to pass the exam. D. Problem management
4. Mark your answers on the answer sheet provided. Use a pencil (NOT pen).
4. What is the PRIMARY use of a change schedule?
5. You have 60 minutes to complete this exam.
A. To support 'incident management' and improvement planning
6. This is a ‘closed book’ exam. No material other than the exam paper is allowed
B. To manage emergency changes
C. To plan changes and help avoid conflicts
D. To manage standard changes
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5. Which service management dimension is focused on activities and how these are
coordinated?
A. Organizations and people
B. Information and technology
C. Partners and suppliers
D. Value streams and processes
6. How does categorization of incidents assist the ‘incident management’ practice?

A. It helps direct the incident to the correct support area
B. It determines the priority assigned to the incident
C. It ensures that incidents are resolved in timescales agreed with the customer
D. It determines how the service provider is perceived
7. Identify the missing word(s) in the following sentence.

A service is a means of enabling value co-creation by facilitating [?] that customers want to
achieve.
A. the warranty
B. outcomes
C. the utility
D. outputs
8. Which is a recommendation of the ‘continual improvement’ practice? 15. Identify the missing word in the following sentence.
A. There should at least be a small team dedicated to leading ‘continual improvement’ The purpose of the ‘information security management’ practice is to [?] the organization’s
efforts information.
B. All improvements should be managed as multi-phase projects
A. store
C. ‘Continual improvement' should be isolated from other practices
B. provide
D. External suppliers should be excluded from improvement initiatives
C. audit
D. protect
9. Which is a potential benefit of using an IT service management tool to support the 'incident
management' practice?
16. Which guiding principle recommends collecting data before deciding what can be re-used?
A. It may ensure that the cause of incidents is identified within agreed times
A. Focus on value
B. It may provide automated matching of incidents to problems or known errors
B. Start where you are
C. It may ensure that supplier contracts are aligned with the needs of the service provider
C. Keep it simple and practical
D. It may provide automated resolution and closure of complex incidents
D. Progress iteratively with feedback
10. Which role submits service requests?

17. Which is NOT usually included as part of incident management?
A. The user, or their authorized representative
A. Scripts for collecting initial information about incidents
B. The customer, or their authorized representative
B. Formalized procedures for logging incidents
C. The sponsor, or their authorized representative
C. Detailed procedures for the diagnosis of incidents
D. The supplier, or their authorized representative
D. The use of specialized knowledge for complicated incidents
11. Which practice provides a single point of contact for users?

18. Which describes the nature of the guiding principles?
A. Incident management
A. Guiding principles can guide an organization in all circumstances
B. Change enablement
B. Each guiding principle mandates specific actions and decisions
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C. An organization will select and adopt only one of the seven guiding principles
D. Service request management
D. Guiding principles describe the processes that all organizations must adopt
12. Which guiding principle recommends that the four dimensions of service management are
19. Which statement about a change authority is CORRECT?
considered?
A. A single change authority should be assigned to authorize all types of change and change
A. Think and work holistically
models
B. Progress iteratively with feedback
B. A change authority should be assigned for each type of change and change model
C. Focus on value
C. Normal changes are pre-authorized and do not need a change authority
D. Keep it simple and practical
D. Emergency changes can be implemented without authorization from a change authority
13. Which would be supported by the ‘service request management’ practice?

20. Which practice has the purpose of making new and changed services and features available
A. A request to authorize a change that could have an effect on a service for use?
B. A request from a user for something which is a normal part of service delivery
C. A request to restore service after a service interruption
B. Service request management
D. A request to investigate the cause of multiple related incidents
C. Release management
D. Deployment management
14. Which practice is the responsibility of everyone in the organization?
A. Service level management 21. Which value chain activity ensures people understand the organization’s vision?
B. Change enablement
A. Improve
C. Problem management
B. Plan
D. Continual improvement
C. Deliver and support
D. Obtain/build
22. Which statement about the value chain activities is CORRECT? 29. Which guiding principle recommends organizing work into smaller, manageable sections
that can be executed and completed in a timely manner?
A. Every practice belongs to a specific value chain activity
B. A specific combination of value chain activities and practices forms a service relationship A. Focus on value
C. Service value chain activities form a single workflow that enables value creation B. Start where you are
D. Each value chain activity contributes to the value chain by transforming specific inputs C. Progress iteratively with feedback
into outputs D. Collaborate and promote visibility
23. What is the purpose of the ‘supplier management’ practice? 30. What is a standard change?
A. To ensure that the organization‘s suppliers and their performance are managed A. A change that is well understood, fully documented and pre-authorized
appropriately to support the seamless provision of quality products and services B. A change that needs to be assessed, authorized, and scheduled by a change authority
B. To align the organization's practices and services with changing business needs through C. A change that doesn’t need a risk assessment because it is required to resolve an incident
the ongoing identification and improvement of services D. A change that is assessed, authorized, and scheduled as part of ‘continual improvement’
C. To ensure that the organization’s suppliers and their performance are managed
appropriately at strategic and tactical levels through coordinated marketing, selling, and
delivery activities 31. What happens if a workaround becomes the permanent way of dealing with a problem that
D. To ensure that accurate and reliable information about the configuration of suppliers' cannot be resolved cost-effectively?
services is available when and where it is needed A. A change request is submitted to change enablement
B. Problem management restores the service as soon as possible
24. What are the two types of cost that a service consumer should evaluate? C. The problem remains in the known error status
A. The price of the service, and the cost of creating the service D. The problem record is deleted
B. The costs removed by the service, and the costs imposed by the service
C. The cost of provisioning the service, and the cost of improving the service 32. What is the definition of change?
D. The cost of software, and the cost of hardware A. To add, modify or remove anything that could have a direct or indirect effect on services
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25. Which is a purpose of the ‘service desk’ practice? available
A. To reduce the likelihood and impact of incidents by identifying actual and potential C. To make new and changed services and features available for use
causes of incidents D. To move new or changed hardware, software, or any other component to live
B. To maximize the number of successful IT changes by ensuring risks are properly assessed environments
C. To capture demand for incident resolution and service requests
D. To set clear business-based targets for service performance 33. What is the definition of an event?
A. Any change of state that has significance for the management of a service or other
26. How should an organization adopt continual improvement methods? configuration item
A. Use a new method for each improvement the organization handles B. Any component that needs to be managed in order to deliver an IT service
B. Select a few key methods for the types of improvement that the organization handles C. An unplanned interruption to a service or reduction in the quality of a service
C. Build the capability to use as many improvement methods as possible D. Any financially valuable component that can contribute to the delivery of an IT product or
D. Select a single method for all improvements that the organization handles service
27. Which ITIL concept describes governance? 34. Which describes outcomes?
A. The seven guiding principles A. Tangible or intangible deliverables

B. The four dimensions of service management B. Functionality offered by a product or service
C. The service value chain C. Results desired by a stakeholder
D. The service value system D. Configuration of an organization’s resources
28. Which is a recommendation of the ‘service desk’ practice? 35. Which is NOT a key focus of the ‘information and technology’ dimension?
A. Service desks should avoid the use of automation A. Security and compliance
B. Service desks should be highly technical B. Communication systems and knowledge bases
C. Service desks should understand the wider organization C. Workflow management and inventory systems
D. Service desks should be a physical team in a single fixed location D. Roles and responsibilities
36. Which practices are typically involved in the implementation of a problem resolution?
1. Continual improvement
2. Service request management
3. Service level management
4. Change enablement
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. 1 and 4
37. Which is a key consideration for the guiding principle ‘keep it simple and practical’?
A. Try to create a solution for every exception
B. Understand how each element contributes to value creation
C. Ignore the conflicting objectives of different stakeholders
D. Start with a complex solution, then simplify
38. What should be done first when applying the ‘focus on value’ guiding principle?
A. Identify the outcomes that the service facilitates
B. Identify all suppliers and partners involved in the service
C. Determine who the service consumer is in each situation
D. Determine the cost of providing the service
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39. A service provider describes a package that includes a laptop with software, licenses, and
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support. What is this package an example of?
A. Value
B. An outcome
C. Warranty
D. A service offering
40. What is the definition of warranty?

A. A tangible or intangible deliverable that is produced by carrying out an activity
B. The assurance that a product or service will meet agreed requirements
C. A possible event that could cause harm or loss, or make it more difficult to achieve
objectives
D. The functionality offered by a product or service to meet a particular need
Sample Paper 1: Answers and Rationales Q A Syllabus Ref Rationale
3 C 7.1.g A. Incorrect. "The purpose of the continual improvement
Q A Syllabus Ref Rationale practice is to align the organization’s practices and services
1 D 6.1.h A. Incorrect. “The purpose of the change enablement practice with changing business needs through the ongoing
is to maximize the number of successful service and product improvement of products, services, and practices, or any
changes by ensuring that risks have been properly assessed, element involved in the management of products and
authorizing changes to proceed, and managing the change services." Ref 5.1.2
schedule”. Ref 5.2.4 B. Incorrect. "The purpose of the service desk practice is to
B. Incorrect. “The purpose of the release management practice capture demand for incident resolution and service requests. It
is to make new and changed services and features available for should also be the entry point and single point of contact for
use.” Ref 5.2.9 the service provider with all of its users." Ref 5.2.14
C. Incorrect. “The purpose of the IT asset management practice C. Correct. "Service level management identifies metrics
is to plan and manage the full lifecycle of all IT assets”. Ref 5.2.6 and measures that are a truthful reflection of the
D. Correct. “The purpose of the deployment management customer’s actual experience and level of satisfaction with
practice is to move new or changed hardware, software, the whole service," and "Engagement is needed to
documentation, processes, or any other component to live understand and confirm the actual ongoing needs and
environments.” Ref 5.3.1 requirements of customers, not simply what is interpreted
2 A 7.1.f A. Correct. “Service desks provide a clear path for users to by the service provider or has been agreed several years
report issues, queries, and requests, and have them before." Ref 5.2.15.1
acknowledged, classified, owned, and actioned”. Ref 5.2.14 D. Incorrect. "The purpose of the problem management
B. Incorrect. The ‘incident management’ practice deals only practice is to reduce the likelihood and impact of incidents by
with incidents, not queries and requests. “The purpose of the identifying actual and potential causes of incidents, and
incident management practice is to minimize the negative managing workarounds and known errors". Ref 5.2.8
impact of incidents by restoring normal service operation as 4 C 7.1.b A. Incorrect. While it can be used after deploying a change, this
quickly as possible”. Ref 5.2.5 is not the main use of the change schedule. "The change
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C. Incorrect. The ‘change enablement’ practice deals only with schedule is used to help plan changes, assist in
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change requests, not other queries and requests. “The purpose communication, avoid conflicts, and assign resources. It can
of the change enablement practice is to maximize the number also be used after changes have been deployed to provide
of successful service and product changes by ensuring that information needed for incident management, problem
risks have been properly assessed, authorizing changes to management, and improvement planning." Ref 5.2.4
proceed, and managing the change schedule”. Ref 5.2.4 B. Incorrect. "Emergency changes: These are changes that must
D. Incorrect. The ‘service level management’ practice ensures be implemented as soon as possible; for example, to resolve
service targets are met. It does not manage queries and an incident or implement a security patch. Emergency changes
requests from users. “The purpose of the service level are not typically included in a change schedule, and the
management practice is to set clear business-based targets for process for assessment and authorization is expedited to
service performance, so that the delivery of a service can be ensure they can be implemented quickly." Ref 5.2.4
properly assessed, monitored, and managed against these C. Correct. "The change schedule is used to help plan
targets”. Ref 5.2.15 changes, assist in communication, avoid conflicts, and
assign resources." Ref 5.2.4
D. Incorrect. Standard changes are already pre-authorized and
do not need to be included on a change schedule. "These are
low-risk, pre-authorized changes that are well understood and
fully documented, and can be implemented without needing
additional authorization." Ref 5.2.4
Q A Syllabus Ref Rationale Q A Syllabus Ref Rationale
5 D 3.1.d A. Incorrect. The ‘organizations and people’ dimension 7 B 1.1.a A. Incorrect. Warranty is “assurance that a product or service
describes “roles and responsibilities, formal organizational will meet agreed requirements.” Warranty of a service is
structures, culture, and required staffing and competencies.” necessary, but not sufficient to enable value co-creation. Ref
Ref 3.1 2.5.4
B. Incorrect. The ‘information and technology’ dimension B. Correct. A service is “a means of enabling value co-
includes “the information and knowledge necessary for the creation by facilitating outcomes that customers want to
management of services, as well as the technologies required” achieve, without the customer having to manage specific
and “the information created, managed, and used in the course costs and risks”. Ref 2.3.1
of service provision and consumption, and the technologies C. Incorrect. Utility is “the functionality offered by a product or
that support and enable that service.” Ref 3.2 service”. Utility of a service is necessary, but not sufficient to
C. Incorrect. “The partners and suppliers dimension enable value co-creation. Ref 2.5.4
encompasses an organization’s relationships with other D. Incorrect. An output is “a tangible or intangible deliverable
organizations that are involved in the design, development, of an activity.” The output of a service is necessary, but not
deployment, delivery, support and/or continual improvement sufficient to enable value co-creation. Ref 2.5.1
of services. It also incorporates contracts and other 8 A 7.1.a A. Correct. “Although everyone should contribute in some
agreements between the organization and its partners or way, there should at least be a small team dedicated full-
suppliers”. Ref 3.3 time to leading continual improvement efforts and
D. Correct. The ‘value streams and processes’ dimension advocating the practice across the organization.” Ref 5.1.2
“focuses on what activities the organization undertakes B. Incorrect. “Different types of improvements may call for
and how they are organized, as well as how the different improvement methods. For example, some
organization ensures that it is enabling value creation for improvements may be best organized into a multi-phase
all stakeholders efficiently and effectively.” Ref 3.4 project, while others may be more appropriate as a single
6 A 7.1.c A. Correct. “More complex incidents will usually be quick effort.” Ref 5.1.2
escalated to a support team for resolution. Typically, the C. Incorrect. “The continual improvement practice is integral to
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help to identify the correct team.” Ref 5.2.5 5.1.2
B. Incorrect. The category is concerned with the type of D. Incorrect. “When third-party suppliers form part of the
incident whereas priority is determined by business impact. service landscape, they should also be part of the
“Incidents are prioritized based on agreed classification to improvement effort.” Ref 5.1.2
ensure that incidents with the highest business impact are 9 B 7.1.c A. Incorrect. “Target resolution times are agreed, documented,
resolved first.” Ref 5.2.5 and communicated to ensure that expectations are realistic.” A
C. Incorrect. “Every incident should be logged and managed to good IT service management tool may help the organization to
ensure that it is resolved in a time that meets the expectations meet these times, but the tool cannot ensure that this
of the customer and user.” Categorization by itself will not happens. Furthermore, identifying the causes of incidents is
ensure this. Ref 5.2.5 a 'problem management' activity Ref 5.2.5
D. Incorrect. Customer and user satisfaction determines how B. Correct. “Modern IT service management tools can
the service provider is perceived. “Incident management can provide automated matching of incidents to other
have an enormous impact on customer and user satisfaction, incidents, problems or known errors”. Ref 5.2.5
and on how customers and users perceive the service C. Incorrect. ‘Incident management’ requires supplier contracts
provider.” Ref 5.2.5 to be correctly aligned, but ensuring that the contracts are
aligned is a purpose of the ‘supplier management’ practice. Ref
5.1.13
D. Incorrect. “The most complex incidents, and all major
incidents, often require a temporary team to work together to
identify the resolution”. “Investigation of more complicated
incidents often requires knowledge and expertise, rather than
procedural steps.” Ref 5.2.5
10 A 7.1.e A. Correct. “The purpose of the service request 12 A 2.2.e A. Correct. The ‘think and work holistically’ guiding
management practice is to support the agreed quality of a principle advises that all aspects of an organization are
service by handling all pre-defined, user-initiated service considered when providing value in the form of services.
requests...” and a service request is defined as “a request This includes all four dimensions of service management
from a user or a user’s authorized representative that (organizations and people; information and technology;
initiates a service action”. Ref 5.2.16 partners and suppliers; value streams and processes).
B. Incorrect. A customer is “the role that defines the “Services are delivered to internal and external service
requirements for a service and takes responsibility for the consumers through the coordination and integration of
outcomes of service consumption”. A customer could also be a the four dimensions of service management.” Ref 4.3.5
user, and in that role they may submit a service request. Ref B. Incorrect. The ‘progress iteratively with feedback’ guiding
2.2.2 principle is concerned with breaking initiatives into
C. Incorrect. A sponsor is “the role that authorizes budget for manageable sections that can be executed more easily. It is not
service consumption.” A sponsor could also be a user, and in primarily concerned with addressing the four dimensions of
that role they may submit a service request. Ref 2.2.2 service management. Ref 4.3.3
D. Incorrect. “The partners and suppliers dimension C. Incorrect. The ‘focus on value’ guiding principle ensures that
encompasses an organization’s relationships with other everything that the organization does links back to providing
organizations that are involved in the design, development, value to service consumers. It is not primarily concerned with
deployment, delivery, support, and/or continual improvement addressing the four dimensions of service management. Ref
of services.”. This does not include consumption of services, 4.3.1
and “The purpose of the service request management practice D. Incorrect. The ‘keep it simple and practical’ guiding principle
is to support the agreed quality of a service by handling all pre- focuses on keeping things simple by reducing complexity and
defined, user-initiated service requests.” Ref 3.3, 5.2.16 eliminating unnecessary activities and steps. It is not primarily
11 C 7.1.f A. Incorrect. “The purpose of the incident management concerned with addressing the four dimensions of service
practice is to minimize the negative impact of incidents by management. Ref 4.3.6
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restoring normal service operation as quickly as possible.” The 13 B 7.1.e A. Incorrect. This would be supported by the ‘change
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‘incident management’ practice does not provide a single point enablement’ practice. A change is “the addition, modification,
of contact for service users. Ref 5.2.5 or removal of anything that could have a direct or indirect
B. Incorrect. “The purpose of the change enablement practice effect on services.” Normal changes “need to be scheduled,
is to maximize the number of successful service and product assessed, and authorized”. Ref 5.2.4
changes by ensuring that risks have been properly assessed, B. Correct. A service request is “a request from a user or a
authorizing changes to proceed, and managing the change user’s authorized representative that initiates a service
schedule.” The ‘change enablement’ practice does not provide action which has been agreed as a normal part of service
a single point of contact for service users. Ref 5.2.4 delivery.” Ref 5.2.16
C. Correct. “The purpose of the service desk practice is to C. Incorrect. This would be supported by the ‘incident
capture demand for incident resolution and service management’ practice. An incident is “an unplanned
requests. It should also be the entry point and single point interruption to a service or reduction in the quality of a
of contact for the service provider with all of its users.” Ref service.” Ref 5.2.5
5.2.14 D. Incorrect. This would be supported by the ‘problem
D. Incorrect. “The purpose of the service request management management’ practice. A problem is “a cause, or potential
practice is to support the agreed quality of a service by cause, of one or more incidents”. Ref 5.2.8
handling all pre-defined, user-initiated service requests in an
effective and user-friendly manner.” The ‘service request
management’ practice does not provide a single point of
contact for service users. Ref 5.2.16
14 D 7.1.a A. Incorrect. The ‘service level management’ practice is not the 15 D 6.1.a A. Incorrect. “The purpose of the information security
responsibility of everyone in the organization. A number of management practice is to protect the information needed by
roles are required but there is no fixed structure. It is the organization to conduct its business. This includes
recommended that there is an independent and non-aligned understanding and managing risks to the confidentiality,
role where possible. Ref 5.2.15 integrity, and availability of information, as well as other
B. Incorrect. The ‘change enablement’ practice is not the aspects of information security such as authentication
responsibility of everyone in the organization. Many roles can (ensuring someone is who they claim to be) and non-
be assigned to change enablement such as change authority. It repudiation (ensuring that someone can’t deny that they took
also requires input from people with specialist knowledge. Ref an action).” Ref 5.1.3
5.2.4 B. Incorrect. “The purpose of the information security
C. Incorrect. The ‘problem management’ practice is not the management practice is to protect the information needed by
responsibility of everyone in the organization. Most problem the organization to conduct its business. This includes
management activity relies on the knowledge and experience understanding and managing risks to the confidentiality,
of staff. Ref 5.2.8 integrity and availability of information, as well as other
D. Correct. “continual improvement is everyone’s aspects of information security such as authentication
responsibility” and “The commitment to and practice of (ensuring someone is who they claim to be) and non-
continual improvement must be embedded into every repudiation (ensuring that someone can’t deny that they took
fibre of the organization”. Ref 5.1.2 an action).” Ref 5.1.3
C. Incorrect. “The purpose of the information security
management practice is to protect the information needed by
the organization to conduct its business. This includes
understanding and managing risks to the confidentiality,
integrity and availability of information, as well as other
aspects of information security such as authentication
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(ensuring someone is who they claim to be) and non-
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repudiation (ensuring that someone can’t deny that they took
an action).” Ref 5.1.3
D. Correct. “The purpose of the information security
management practice is to protect the information needed
by the organization to conduct its business. This includes
understanding and managing risks to the confidentiality,
integrity and availability of information, as well as other
aspects of information security such as authentication
(ensuring someone is who they claim to be) and non-
repudiation (ensuring that someone can’t deny that they
took an action).” Ref 5.1.3
16 B 2.2.b A. Incorrect. The 'focus on value' guiding principle states that 19 B 7.1.b A. Incorrect. “It is essential that the correct change authority is
"All activities conducted by the organization should link back, assigned to each type of change to ensure that change
directly or indirectly, to value for itself, its customers, and other enablement is both efficient and effective.” For normal
stakeholders." Ref 4.3.1 changes, “change models based on the type of change
B. Correct. The 'start where you are' guiding principle determine the roles for assessment and authorization”. A
recommends that "Services and methods already in place single change authority is inadequate. Ref 5.2.4
should be measured and/or observed directly to properly B. Correct. “It is essential that the correct change authority
understand their current state and what can be reused is assigned to each type of change to ensure that change
from them... Getting data from the source helps to avoid enablement is both efficient and effective.” For normal
assumptions which, if proven to be unfounded, can be changes, “change models based on the type of change
disastrous to timelines, budgets and the quality of determine the roles for assessment and authorization”.
results." Ref 4.3.2 Ref 5.2.4
C. Incorrect. The 'keep it simple and practical' guiding C. Incorrect. Normal changes are “changes that need to be
principle states that an organization should "Always use the scheduled, assessed, and authorized following a process.”
minimum number of steps needed to accomplish an Thus, all normal changes will be authorized by a change
objective." Ref 4.3.6 authority. Standard changes can be pre-authorized: “These are
D. Incorrect. The 'progress iteratively with feedback principle low-risk, pre-authorized changes that are well understood and
states that "By organizing work into smaller, manageable fully documented, and can be implemented without needing
sections that can be executed and completed in a timely additional authorization”. Ref 5.2.4
manner, the focus on each effort will be sharper and easier to D. Incorrect. “Emergency changes are not typically included in a
maintain." Ref 4.3.3 change schedule, and the process for assessment and
17 C 7.1.c A. Incorrect. “There may be scripts for collecting information authorization is expedited to ensure they can be implemented
from users during initial contact”. Ref 5.2.5 quickly.” Therefore, all emergency changes will be authorized
B. Incorrect. “There should be a formal process for logging and by a change authority. Ref 5.2.4
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managing incidents.” Ref 5.2.5 20 C 6.1.f A. Incorrect. “The purpose of the change enablement practice
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C. Correct. “This process does NOT usually include detailed is to maximize the number of successful service and product
procedures for how to diagnose, investigate, and resolve changes by ensuring that risks have been properly assessed,
incidents.” Ref 5.2.5 authorizing changes to proceed, and managing the change
D. Incorrect. “Investigation of more complicated incidents often schedule.” Ref 5.2.4
requires knowledge and expertise, rather than procedural B. Incorrect. “The purpose of the service request management
steps.” Ref 5.2.5 practice is to support the agreed quality of a service by
18 A 2.1 A. Correct. A guiding principle is defined as a handling all pre-defined, user-initiated service requests in an
recommendation that can guide an organization in all effective and user-friendly manner”. Ref 5.2.16
circumstances and will guide organizations when adopting C. Correct. “The purpose of the release management
service management. They are not described as practice is to make new and changed services and features
prescriptive or mandatory. Ref 4.3 available for use”. Ref 5.2.9
B. Incorrect. The guiding principles will be reviewed and D. Incorrect. “The purpose of the deployment management
adopted by organizations. The guiding principles guide practice is to move new or changed hardware, software,
organizations to make decisions and adopt actions. They do documentation, processes, or any other component to live
not mandate specific actions and decisions. Ref 4.3.8 environments.” Ref 5.3.1
C. Incorrect. Organizations will use the principles relevant to
them and are not mandated to use a given number. Ref 4.3
D. Incorrect. The guiding principles guide organizations to
make decisions and adopt actions. They are not mandatory.
Ref 4.3
21 B 5.2.a A. Incorrect. The purpose of the ‘improve’ value chain activity is 23 A 6.1.c A. Correct. “The purpose of the supplier management
“to ensure continual improvement of products, services, and practice is to ensure that the organization’s suppliers and
practices across all value chain activities and the four their performance are managed appropriately to support
dimensions of service management.” Ref 4.5.2 the seamless provision of quality products and services”.
B. Correct. The purpose of the ‘plan’ value chain activity is Ref 5.1.13
“to ensure a shared understanding of the vision, current B. Incorrect. “The purpose of the continual improvement
status, and improvement direction for all four dimensions practice is to align the organization’s practices and services
and all products and services across the organization.” Ref with changing business needs through the ongoing
4.5.1 improvement of products, services, and practices, or any
C. Incorrect. The purpose of the ‘deliver and support’ value element involved in the management of products and
chain activity is “to ensure that services are delivered and services.” This is not the purpose of the ‘supplier management’
supported according to agreed specifications and stakeholders’ practice. An organization is unlikely to change its practices to
expectations.” Ref 4.5.6 suit a supplier’s needs. Ref 5.1.2
D. Incorrect. The purpose of the ‘obtain/build’ value chain C. Incorrect. “The purpose of the relationship management
activity is “to ensure that service components are available practice is to establish and nurture the links between the
when and where they are needed, and meet agreed organization and its stakeholders at strategic and tactical
specifications.” Ref 4.5.5 levels”. This is not the purpose of the ‘supplier management’
22 D 5.1 A. Incorrect. “Value chain activities use different combinations practice. Ref 5.1.9
of ITIL practices”. No practice belongs to a single value chain D. Incorrect. “The purpose of the service configuration
activity. Ref 4.5 management practice is to ensure that accurate and reliable
B. Incorrect. Service value streams are “specific combinations information about the configuration of services, and the CIs
of activities and practices, and each one is designed for a that support them, is available when and where it is needed”.
particular scenario” and “Service relationships include service This is not the purpose of the ‘supplier management’ practice.
provision, service consumption, and service relationship Ref 5.2.11
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management.” Ref 4.5, 2.4.1 24 B 1.2.a A. Incorrect. The price of the service is only part of the costs
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C. Incorrect. Service value streams are “specific combinations imposed on the consumer. The cost of creating the service is a
of activities and practices, and each one is designed for a concern of the service provider, not the service consumer. The
particular scenario.” There can be multiple service value service consumer should also evaluate the costs removed from
streams within one service value chain. Ref 4.5 the consumer. Ref 2.5.2
D. Correct. “These activities represent the steps an B. Correct. From the service consumer’s perspective, there
organization takes in the creation of value. Each activity are two types of costs involved in service relationships:
transforms inputs into outputs. These inputs can be 1. Costs removed from the service consumer by the service
demand from outside the value chain or outputs of other (a part of the value proposition). This may include costs of
activities. All the activities are interconnected, with each staff, technology, and other resources which are not
activity receiving and providing triggers for further needed by the consumer.
action.” Ref 4.5 2. Costs imposed on the consumer by the service (the costs
of service consumption). The total cost of consuming a
service includes the price charged by the service provider
(if any), plus other costs such as staff training, costs of
network utilization, procurement, etc. Ref 2.5.2
C. Incorrect. The cost of provisioning the service, and the cost
of improving the service are concerns of the service provider,
not the service consumer. The service consumer should
evaluate the costs removed from the consumer and the costs
imposed on the consumer. Ref 2.5.2
D. Incorrect. The two types of cost that a service consumer
should evaluate are costs removed from the consumer and
costs imposed on consumers. The cost of hardware and
software may be included in either of these, but will only be
part of that cost. Ref 2.5.2
25 C 6.1.n A. Incorrect. “The purpose of the problem management 27 D 4.1 A. Incorrect. The seven guiding principles are ‘focus on value’,
practice is to reduce the likelihood and impact of incidents by ‘start where you are’, ‘progress iteratively with feedback’,
identifying actual and potential causes of incidents, and ‘collaborate and promote visibility’, ‘think and work holistically’,
managing workarounds and known errors.” Ref 5.2.8 ‘keep it simple and practical’ and ‘optimize and automate’. Ref
B. Incorrect. “The purpose of the change enablement practice 4.3
is to maximize the number of successful service and product B. Incorrect. The four dimensions of service management are
changes by ensuring that risks have been properly assessed, ‘organizations and people’, ‘information and technology’,
authorizing changes to proceed, and managing the change ‘partners and suppliers’, and ‘value streams and processes’. Ref
schedule.” Ref 5.2.4 3.1-3.4
C. Correct. “The purpose of the service desk practice is to C. Incorrect. The activities of the service value chain are ‘plan’,
capture demand for incident resolution and service ‘improve’, ‘engage’, ‘design and transition’, ‘obtain/build’, and
requests. It should also be the entry point and single point ‘deliver and support’. Ref 4.5
of contact for the service provider with all of its users.” Ref D. Correct. The components of the service value system
5.2.14 are ‘guiding principles’, ‘governance’, ‘service value chain’,
D. Incorrect. “The purpose of the service level management ‘practices’, and ‘continual improvement’. Ref 4.1
practice is to set clear business-based targets for service 28 C 7.1.f A. Incorrect. “With increased automation, AI, robotic process
performance, so that the delivery of a service can be properly automation (RPA), and chatbots, service desks are moving to
assessed, monitored, and managed against these targets.” Ref provide more self-service logging and resolution directly via
5.2.15 online portals and mobile applications.” Ref 5.2.14
26 B 7.1.a A. Incorrect. The guidance describes how there are many B. Incorrect. “The service desk may not need to be highly
methods that can be used for improvement initiatives and technical, although some are.” Ref 5.2.14
warns against using too many. It further states that “Different C. Correct. “Another key aspect of a good service desk is its
types of improvement may call for different improvement practical understanding of the wider organization, the
methods”. Therefore, using a new method each time is business processes, and the users.” Ref 5.2.14
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inappropriate. Ref 5.1.2 D. Incorrect. “In some cases, the service desk is a tangible
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B. Correct. The guidance describes how there are many team, working in a single location... In other cases, a virtual
methods that can be used for improvement initiatives and service desk allows agents to work from multiple locations,
warns against using too many. The guidance states “It is a geographically dispersed.” Ref 5.2.14
good idea to select a few key methods that are 29 C 2.2.c A. Incorrect. The ‘Focus on value’ guiding principle helps to
appropriate to the types of improvement the organization ensure that you consider all aspects of value for the service
typically handles and to cultivate those methods”. Ref 5.1.2 consumer, as well as the service provider and other
C. Incorrect. The guidance describes how there are many stakeholders. It does not specifically describe organizing work
methods that can used for improvement initiatives and warns into smaller, manageable sections that can be executed and
against using too many. Ref 5.1.2 completed in a timely manner. Ref 4.3.1
D. Incorrect. The guidance describes how there are many B. Incorrect. The ‘Start where you are’ guiding principle helps to
methods that can be used for improvement initiatives and avoid waste and leverage existing services, processes, people,
warns against using too many. It further states that “Different tools, etc. It does not specifically describe organizing work into
types of improvements may call for different improvement smaller, manageable sections that can be executed and
methods”. Therefore, selecting a single method is completed in a timely manner. Ref 4.3.2
inappropriate. Ref 5.1.2 C. Correct. The description of the ‘progress iteratively with
feedback’ guiding principle says “by organizing work into
smaller, manageable sections that can be executed and
completed in a timely manner, the focus on each effort
will be sharper and easier to maintain.” Ref 4.3.3
D. Incorrect. The ‘collaborate and promote visibility’ guiding
principle helps to involve the right people and provide better
decision-making and greater likelihood of success. It does not
specifically describe organizing work into smaller, manageable
sections that can be executed and completed in a timely
manner. Ref 4.3.4
30 A 7.1.b A. Correct. “These are low-risk, pre-authorized changes 32 A 6.2.d A. Correct. A change is the “addition, modification, or
that are well understood and fully documented, and can removal of anything that could have a direct or indirect
be implemented without needing additional authorization. effect on services”. Ref 5.2.4
They are often initiated as service requests, but may also B. Incorrect. “The purpose of the service configuration
be operational changes. When the procedure for a management practice is to ensure that accurate and reliable
standard change is created or modified, there should be a information about the configuration of services, and the CIs
full risk assessment and authorization as for any other that support them, is available when and where it is needed.”
change. This risk assessment does not need to be repeated Ref 5.2.11
each time the standard change is implemented; it only C. Incorrect. “The purpose of the release management practice
needs to be done if there is a modification to the way it is is to make new and changed services and features available for
carried out.” Ref 5.2.4 use”. Ref 5.2.9
B. Incorrect. Normal changes are “changes that need to be D. Incorrect. “The purpose of the deployment management
scheduled, assessed, and authorized.” Ref 5.2.4 practice is to move new or changed hardware, software,
C. Incorrect. An emergency change that is needed to resolve an documentation, processes, or any other component to live
incident should still be assessed and authorized. “As far as environments.” Ref 5.3.1
possible, emergency changes should be subject to the same 33 A 6.2.b A. Correct. “An event can be defined as any change of state
testing, assessment, and authorization as normal changes”. Ref that has significance for the management of a service or
5.2.4 other configuration item (CI)”. Ref 5.2.7
D. Incorrect. This is a description of a normal change: “changes B. Incorrect. The definition of a configuration item is “any
that need to be scheduled, assessed, and authorized”. Ref 5.2.4 component that needs to be managed in order to deliver an IT
31 C 7.1.d A. Incorrect. A change request is only raised if it is justified. service.” Ref 5.2.11
“Error control also includes identification of potential C. Incorrect. An incident is “An unplanned interruption to a
permanent solutions which may result in a change request for service or reduction in the quality of a service.” Ref 5.2.5
implementation of a solution, but only if this can be justified in D. Incorrect. An IT asset is “Any financially valuable component
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terms of cost, risks, and benefits”. Ref 5.2.8 that can contribute to the delivery of an IT product or service.”
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B. Incorrect. The ‘incident management’ practice restores Ref 5.2.11
service not the ‘problem management’ practice. “The purpose 34 C 1.2.d A. Incorrect. “A tangible or intangible deliverable of an activity”
of the incident management practice is to minimize the is the definition of an output, not an outcome. Ref 2.5.1
negative impact of incidents by restoring normal service B. Incorrect. “The functionality offered by a product or service
operation as quickly as possible.”. Ref 5.2.5 to meet a particular need” is the definition of utility, not an
C. Correct. “An effective incident workaround can become outcome. The utility of the service may facilitate outcomes. Ref
a permanent way of dealing with some problems when 2.5.4
resolving the problem is not viable or cost-effective. In this C. Correct. An outcome is “a result for a stakeholder
case, the problem remains in the known error status, and enabled by one or more outputs”. The definition of a
the documented workaround is applied should related service describes how the value of a service enables value
incidents occur”. Ref 5.2.8 co-creation by facilitating outcomes that customers want
D. Incorrect. The problem record is not deleted. “Workarounds to achieve. Ref 2.5.1
are documented in problem records”. “.. the problem remains D. Incorrect. A product is “a configuration of an organization’s
in the known error status, and the documented workaround is resources designed to offer value for a consumer.” Ref 2.3.1
applied should related incidents occur”. Ref 5.2.8
35 D 3.1.b A. Incorrect. “The challenges of information management, such 38 C 2.2.a A. Incorrect. It is essential to determine who the service
as those presented by security and regulatory compliance consumer is, and what they value. The outcomes should be
requirements, are also a focus of [the ‘information and based on this understanding, rather than determining them.
technology] dimension”. Ref 3.2 “The first step in focusing on value is knowing who is being
B. Incorrect. “The technologies that support service served. In each situation the service provider must, therefore,
management include, but are not limited to, workflow determine who the service consumer is”. Ref 4.3.1.1
management systems, knowledge bases, inventory systems, B. Incorrect. Suppliers and partners are possible stakeholders,
communication systems, and analytical tools”. Ref 3.2 but it is important to identify the service consumer first. “The
C. Incorrect. “The technologies that support service first step in focusing on value is knowing who is being served.
management include, but are not limited to, workflow In each situation the service provider must, therefore,
management systems, knowledge bases, inventory systems, determine who the service consumer is”. Ref 4.3.1.1
communication systems, and analytical tools.” Ref 3.2 C. Correct. “The first step in focusing on value is knowing
D. Correct. “The organizations and people dimension of a who is being served. In each situation the service provider
service covers roles and responsibilities, formal must, therefore, determine who the service consumer is”.
organizational structures, culture, and required staffing Ref 4.3.1.1
and competencies, all of which are related to the creation, D. Incorrect. The cost of providing the service may have some
delivery, and improvement of a service.” Ref 3.1 impact on the value from the perspective of the service
36 D 7.1.d D. Correct. provider. But “The first step in focusing on value is knowing
(1) “Problem management activities can identify who is being served. In each situation the service provider
improvement opportunities in all four dimensions of must, therefore, determine who the service consumer is”. Ref
service management. Solutions can in some cases be 4.3.1.1
treated as improvement opportunities, so they are 39 D 1.3.a A. Incorrect. The combination of things described in this option
included in a continual improvement register (CIR), and may help to create value, but it is not an example of value.
continual improvement techniques are used to prioritize Value is “the perceived benefits, usefulness and importance of
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and manage them.” something.” Ref 2.1
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(4) “Error control also includes identification of potential B. Incorrect. The combination of things described in this option
permanent solutions which may result in a change request may help to create an outcome, but it is not an example of an
for implementation of a solution.” Ref 5.2.8 outcome. Outcome is “a result for a stakeholder enabled by
A, B C. Incorrect. one or more outputs.” Ref 2.5.1
(2) “The purpose of the service request management practice is C. Incorrect. Warranty is “assurance that a product or service
to support the agreed quality of a service by handling all pre- will meet agreed requirements.” New functionality may or may
defined, user-initiated service requests in an effective and not affect warranty. Ref 2.5.4
user-friendly manner.” Ref 5.2.16 D. Correct. Service providers define combinations of goods,
(3) “The purpose of the service level management practice is to access to resources and service actions, to address the
set clear business-based targets for service levels, and to needs of different consumer groups. These combinations
ensure that delivery of services is properly assessed, are called service offerings. Ref 2.3.2
monitored, and managed against these targets.” Ref 5.2.15 40 B 1.1.c A. Incorrect. An output is “A tangible or intangible deliverable
37 B 2.2.f A. Incorrect. “Trying to provide a solution for every exception of an activity”. Ref 2.5.1
will often lead to over-complication. When creating a process B. Correct. Warranty is “assurance that a product or
or a service, designers need to think about exceptions, but they service will meet agreed requirements.” Ref 2.5.4
cannot cover them all. Instead, rules should be designed that C. Incorrect. A risk is “a possible event that could cause harm or
can be used to handle exceptions generally.” Ref 4.3.6 loss, or make it more difficult to achieve objectives”. Ref 2.5.3
B. Correct. The ‘keep it simple and practical’ guiding D. Incorrect. Utility is “the functionality offered by a product or
principle states: “When analyzing a practice, process, service to meet a particular need”. Ref 2.5.4
service, metric, or other improvement target, always ask
whether it contributes to value creation.” Ref 4.3.6.1
C. Incorrect. “When designing, managing, or operating
practices, be mindful of conflicting objectives ... the
organization should agree on a balance between its competing
objectives.” Ref 4.3.6.2
D. Incorrect. “It is better to start with an uncomplicated
approach and then carefully add controls, activities, or metrics
when it is seen that they are truly needed.” Ref 4.3.6.1
1. What is the effect of increased automation on the 'service desk' practice?
Sample Paper 2:
A. Greater ability to focus on customer experience when personal contact is needed
B. Decrease in self-service incident logging and resolution
C. Increased ability to focus on fixing technology instead of supporting people
D. Elimination of the need to escalate incidents to support teams
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2. Which term describes the functionality offered by a service?
Multiple Choice
A. Cost
Examination Duration: 1 Hour B. Utility
C. Warranty
D. Risk
Instructions
1. You should attempt all 40 questions. Each question is worth one mark. 3. Which is the purpose of the 'monitoring and event management' practice?
2. There is only one correct answer per question. A. To ensure that accurate and reliable information about the configuration of services is
available when and where it is needed
3. You need to answer 26 questions correctly to pass the exam.
B. To systematically observe services and service components, and record and report
4. Mark your answers on the answer sheet provided. Use a pencil (NOT pen). selected changes of state
C. To protect the information needed by the organization to conduct its business
5. You have 60 minutes to complete this exam.
D. To minimize the negative impact of incidents by restoring normal service operation as
6. This is a ‘closed book’ exam. No material other than the exam paper is allowed quickly as possible
4. What should all 'continual improvement' decisions be based on?

A. Details of how services are measured
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B. Accurate and carefully analyzed data
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C. An up-to-date balanced scorecard
D. A recent maturity assessment
5. How do all value chain activities transform inputs to outputs?

A. By determining service demand
B. By using a combination of practices
C. By using a single functional team
D. By implementing process automation
6. How does customer engagement contribute to the 'service level management' practice?
1. It captures information that metrics can be based on
2. It ensures the organization meets defined service levels
3. It defines the workflows for service requests
4. It supports progress discussions
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. 1 and 4
7. What is the starting point for optimization?

A. Securing stakeholder engagement
B. Understanding the vision and objectives of the organization
C. Determining where the most positive impact would be
D. Standardizing practices and services
8. Identify the missing words in the following sentence. 15. Which statement about change authorization is CORRECT?
The purpose of the [?] is to ensure that the organization continually co-creates value with all A. A change authority should be assigned to each type of change and change model
stakeholders in line with the organization's objectives. B. Centralizing change authorization to a single person is the most effective means of
authorization
A. ‘focus on value’ guiding principle
C. The authorization of normal changes should be expedited to ensure they can be
B. four dimensions of service management
implemented quickly
C. service value system
D. Standard changes are high risk and should be authorized by the highest level of change
D. ‘service request management’ practice
authority
9. Which practice provides support for managing feedback, compliments and complaints from
16. Which dimension of service management considers governance, management, and
users?
communication?
A. Organizations and people
B. Service request management
B. Information and technology
C. Problem management
C. Partners and suppliers
D. Incident management
D. Value streams and processes
10. Which joint activity performed by a service provider and service consumer ensures continual
17. Identify the missing word in the following sentence.
value co-creation?
A known error is a problem that has been [?] and has not been resolved.
A. Service provision
B. Service consumption A. logged
C. Service offering B. analyzed
D. Service relationship management C. escalated
D. closed
11. Which practice may involve the initiation of disaster recovery?
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18. Which statement about known errors and problems is CORRECT?
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A. Incident management
B. Service request management A. Known error is the status assigned to a problem after it has been analyzed
C. Service level management B. A known error is the cause of one or more problems
D. IT asset management C. Known errors cause vulnerabilities, problems cause incidents
D. Known errors are managed by technical staff, problems are managed by service
12. What type of change is MOST likely to be managed by the 'service request management' management staff
practice?
19. What does the 'service request management' practice depend on for maximum efficiency?
A. A normal change
B. An emergency change A. Compliments and complaints
C. A standard change B. Self-service tools
D. An application change C. Processes and procedures
D. Incident management
13. Which guiding principle emphasizes the need to understand the flow of work in progress,
identify bottlenecks, and uncover waste? 20. Which statement about the 'service desk' practice is CORRECT?
A. Focus on value A. It provides a link with stakeholders at strategic and tactical levels
B. Collaborate and promote visibility B. It carries out change assessment and authorization
C. Think and work holistically C. It investigates the cause of incidents
D. Keep it simple and practical D. It needs a practical understanding of the business processes
14. What is a means of enabling value co-creation by facilitating outcomes that customers want 21. Which practice ensures that accurate and reliable information is available about
to achieve? configuration items and the relationships between them?
A. A service A. Service configuration management
B. An output B. Service desk
C. A practice C. IT asset management
D. Continual improvement D. Monitoring and event management
22. Which practice has a purpose that includes restoring normal service operation as quickly as 29. What is the purpose of the 'relationship management' practice?
possible?
A. To align the organization's practices and services with changing business needs
A. Supplier management B. To establish and nurture the links between the organization and its stakeholders at
B. Deployment management strategic and tactical levels
C. Problem management C. To reduce the likelihood and impact of incidents by identifying actual and potential
D. Incident management causes of incidents, and managing workarounds and known errors
D. To minimize the negative impact of incidents by restoring normal service operation as
23. Identify the missing word in the following sentence. quickly as possible
A customer is the role that defines the requirements for a service and takes responsibility for
30. Which is intended to help an organization adopt and adapt ITIL guidance?
the [?] of service consumption.
A. The four dimensions of service management
A. outputs
B. The guiding principles
B. outcomes
C. The service value chain
C. costs
D. Practices
D. risks
31. What is an output?

24. Which guiding principle describes the importance of doing something, instead of spending a
long time analyzing different options? A. A change of state that has significance for the management of a configuration item
B. A possible event that could cause harm or loss
A. Optimize and automate
C. A result for a stakeholder
D. Something created by carrying out an activity
C. Focus on value
32. What is the reason for using a balanced bundle of service metrics?
25. What should be done for every problem? A. It reduces the number of metrics that need to be collected
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A. It should be diagnosed to identify possible solutions
C. It provides an outcome-based view of services
B. It should be prioritized based on its potential impact and probability
D. It facilitates the automatic collection of metrics
C. It should be resolved so that it can be closed
D. It should have a workaround to reduce the impact
33. Why should incidents be prioritized?
26. How should an organization include third-party suppliers in the continual improvement of A. To help automated matching of incidents to problems or known errors
services? B. To identify which support team the incident should be escalated to
C. To ensure that incidents with the highest business impact are resolved first
A. Ensure suppliers include details of their approach to service improvement in contracts
D. To encourage a high level of collaboration within and between teams
B. Require evidence that the supplier uses agile development methods
C. Require evidence that the supplier implements all improvements using project
34. Which practice has a purpose that includes helping the organization to maximize value,
management practices
control costs and manage risks?
D. Ensure that all supplier problem management activities result in improvements
A. Relationship management
27. What considerations influence the supplier strategy of an organization? B. IT asset management
C. Release management
A. Contracts and agreements
D. Service desk
B. Type of cooperation with suppliers
C. Corporate culture of the organization
35. Why should service desk staff detect recurring issues?
D. Level of formality
A. To help identify problems
28. What is a problem? B. To escalate incidents to the correct support team
C. To ensure effective handling of service requests
A. An addition or modification that could have an effect on services
D. To engage the correct change authority
B. Any change of state that has significance for the management of a configuration item
C. A cause or potential cause of one or more incidents
D. An unplanned reduction in the quality of a service
36. Which value chain activity communicates the current status of all four dimensions of service
management?
A. Improve
B. Engage
C. Obtain/build
D. Plan
37. Which guiding principle is PRIMARILY concerned with consumer's revenue and growth?
A. Keep it simple and practical
B. Optimize and automate
C. Progress iteratively with feedback
D. Focus on value
38. Which practice provides visibility of the organization's services by capturing and reporting on
service performance?
A. Service desk
B. Service level management
C. Service request management
D. Service configuration management
39. Which is the BEST example of an emergency change?

A. The implementation of a planned new release of a software application
B. A low-risk computer upgrade implemented as a service request
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D. A scheduled major hardware and software implementation
40. Which guiding principle recommends assessing the current state and deciding what can be
reused?
A. Focus on value
C. Collaborate and promote visibility
Sample Paper 2: Answers and Rationales Q A Syllabus Ref Rationale
4 B 7.1.a A. Incorrect. How services are measured is important, however
Q A Syllabus Ref Rationale only accurate data can drive fact-based decisions for
1 A 7.1.f A. Correct. "With increased automation… The impact on improvement. Ref 5.1.2
service desks is reduced phone contact, less low-level B. Correct. "Accurate data, carefully analyzed and
work, and a greater ability to focus on excellent CX when understood, is the foundation of fact-based decision-
personal contact is needed". Ref 5.2.14 making for improvement." The 'continual improvement'
B. Incorrect. The effect of automation is to increase self- practice should be supported by relevant data sources and
service, not to decrease it. "With increased automation, AI, by skilled data analytics to ensure that each potential
robotic process automation (RPA), and chatbots, service desks improvement situation is sufficiently understood. Ref 5.1.2
are moving to provide more self-service logging and resolution C. Incorrect. A balanced scorecard is one input to making a
directly via online portals and mobile applications". Ref 5.2.14 decision, but on its own it does not serve as the foundation for
C. Incorrect. The opposite is true. "With increased automation fact-based decisions. Ref 5.1.2
and the gradual removal of technical debt, the focus of the D. Incorrect. Maturity assessments are useful but they provide
service desk is to provide support for ‘people and business’ only one piece of information, as opposed to providing the
rather than simply technical issues". Ref 5.2.14 foundations for decision-making in the continual improvement
D. Incorrect. The use of automation will not eliminate the need practice. Ref 5.1.2
to escalate incidents. "A key point to be understood is that, no 5 B 5.1 A. Incorrect. Demand is the input to the service value chain.
matter how efficient the service desk and its people are, there Value chain activities "represent the steps an organization
will always be issues that need escalation and underpinning takes in the creation of value. Each activity contributes to the
support from other teams". Ref 5.2.14 value chain by transforming specific inputs into outputs." Ref
2 B 1.2.g A. Incorrect. Cost is "The amount of money spent on a specific 4.5
activity or resource." Ref 2.5.2 B. Correct. "To convert inputs into outputs, the value chain
B. Correct. Utility is "The functionality offered by a product activities use different combinations of ITIL practices." Ref
or service." Ref 2.5.4 4.5
C. Incorrect. Warranty is "Assurance that a product or service C. Incorrect. It uses various resources from different practices
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will meet agreed requirements". Ref 2.5.4 when needed. "To convert inputs into outputs, the value chain
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D. Incorrect. A risk is "A possible event that could cause harm activities use different combinations of ITIL practices (sets of
or loss, or make it more difficult to achieve objectives". Ref 2.5.3 resources for performing certain types of work), drawing on
3 B 6.1.e A. Incorrect. "The purpose of the service configuration internal or third-party resources, processes, skills, and
management practice is to ensure that accurate and reliable competencies as required.” Ref 4.5
information about the configuration of services, and the CIs D. Incorrect. The 'optimize and automate' guiding principle
that support them, is available when and where it is needed". recommends that activities should be automated where this is
Ref 5.2.11 practical but the service value chain does not require
B. Correct. "The purpose of the monitoring and event automation. "Technology should not always be relied upon
management practice is to systematically observe services without the capability of human intervention, as automation
and service components, and record and report selected for automation's sake can increase costs and reduce
changes of state identified as events". Ref 5.2.7 organizational robustness and resilience." Ref 4.3.7
C. Incorrect. "The purpose of the information security 6 D 7.1.g D. Correct.
management practice is to protect the information needed by (1) (4) "Customer engagement: This involves initial
the organization to conduct its business". Ref 5.1.3 listening, discovery, and information capture on which to
C. Incorrect. "The purpose of the incident management practice base metrics, measurement, and ongoing progress
is to minimize the discussions." Ref 5.2.15
negative impact of incidents by restoring normal service A, B, C. Incorrect.
operation as quickly as possible". Ref 5.2.5 (2) Service level management "ensures the organization
meets the defined service levels through the collection,
analysis, storage, and reporting of the relevant metrics for the
identified services," not just through customer engagement.
Ref 5.2.15
It may define the requirements for service requests but
defining the workflow is part of ‘service request management’.
"When new service requests need to be added to the service
catalogue, existing workflow models should be leveraged
whenever possible." Ref 5.2.16
7 B 2.2.g A. Incorrect. This is step 4 of the principle 'optimize and 9 B 7.1.e A. Incorrect. "The purpose of the change enablement practice
automate': "Ensure the optimization has the appropriate level is to maximize the number of successful service and product
of stakeholder engagement and commitment." Ref 4.3.7.1 changes by ensuring that risks have been properly assessed,
B. Correct. The first step of the principle 'optimize and authorizing changes to proceed, and managing the change
automate' is: "Understand and agree the context in which schedule.” Ref 5.2.4
the proposed optimization exists. This includes agreeing B. Correct. "The purpose of the service request
the overall vision and objectives of the organization." Ref management practice is to support the agreed quality of a
4.3.7.1 service by handling all pre-defined, user-initiated service
C. Incorrect. This is step 2 of the principle 'optimize and requests in an effective and user-friendly manner," and
automate': "Assess the current state of the proposed "Each service request may include one or more of the
optimization. This will help to understand where it can be following: ... feedback, compliments, and complaints (for
improved and which improvement opportunities are likely to example, complaints about a new interface or
produce the biggest positive impact." Ref 4.3.7.1 compliments to a support team)." Ref 5.2.16
D. Incorrect. This is step 3 of the principle 'optimize and C. Incorrect. "The purpose of the problem management
automate': "Agree what the future state and priorities of the practice is to reduce the likelihood and impact of incidents by
organization should be, focusing on simplification and value. identifying actual and potential causes of incidents, and
This typically also includes standardization of practices and managing workarounds and known errors." Ref 5.2.8
services, which will make it easier to automate or optimize D. Incorrect. "The purpose of the incident management
further at a later point." Ref 4.3.7.1 practice is to minimize the negative impact of incidents by
8 C 4.1 A. Incorrect. The 'focus on value' guiding principle guides an restoring normal service operation as quickly as possible." Ref
organization to consider the needs of the service consumer. It 5.2.5
cannot ensure that the organization continually co-creates 10 D 1.3.b A. Incorrect. Service provision is not a joint activity; it is
value with all stakeholders. Ref 4.3.1 performed by a service provider. Ref 2.4.1
B. Incorrect. The four dimensions "represent perspectives B. Incorrect. Service consumption is not a joint activity; it is
which are relevant to the whole SVS, including the entirety of performed by a service consumer. Ref 2.4.1
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the service value chain and all ITIL practices." They do not C. Incorrect. Service offering is not an activity; it is "A
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ensure that the organization continually co-creates value with description of one or more services, designed to address the
all stakeholders. Ref 3 needs of a target consumer group. A service offering may
C. Correct. "The purpose of the SVS is to ensure that the include goods, access to resources, and service actions". Ref
organization continually co-creates value with all 2.3.2
stakeholders through the use and management of D. Correct. Service relationship management is "Joint
products and services." Ref 4.1 activities performed by a service provider and a service
D. Incorrect. The purpose of the 'service request management' consumer to ensure continual value co-creation based on
practice is to "support the agreed quality of a service by agreed and available service offerings". Ref 2.4.1
handling all pre-defined, user-initiated service requests in an 11 A 7.1.c A. Correct. "In some extreme cases, disaster recovery
effective and user-friendly manner." It doesn't ensure that the plans may be invoked to resolve an incident." Ref 5.2.5
organization continually co-creates value with all stakeholders. B. Incorrect. "Service requests are a normal part of service
Ref 5.2.16 delivery and are not a failure or degradation of service, which
are handled as incidents." Ref 5.2.16
C. Incorrect. "The purpose of the service level management
practice is to set clear business-based targets for service levels,
and to ensure that delivery of services is properly assessed,
monitored, and managed against these targets." Ref 5.2.15
D. Incorrect. "The purpose of the IT asset management practice
is to plan and manage the full lifecycle of all IT assets." Asset
management "includes the acquisition, operation, care and
disposal of organizational assets." Ref 5.2.6
12 C 7.1.e A. Incorrect. "Normal changes: These are changes that need to 14 A 1.1.a A. Correct. A service is "A means of enabling value co-
be scheduled, assessed, and authorized". This is supported by creation by facilitating outcomes that customers want to
the ‘change enablement’ practice, not by 'service request achieve, without the customer having to manage specific
management'. Ref 5.2.4 costs and risks." Ref 2.3.1
B. Incorrect. "As far as possible, emergency changes should be B. Incorrect. An output is "A tangible or intangible deliverable
subject to the same testing, assessment, and authorization as of an activity." Ref 2.5.1
normal changes." This is supported by the ‘change enablement’ C. Incorrect. Practices are "Sets of organizational resources
practice, not by 'service request management'. Ref 5.2.4 designed for performing work or accomplishing an objective."
C. Correct. "Fulfilment of service requests may include Ref 4.1
changes to services or their components; usually these are D. Incorrect. 'Continual improvement' is a practice "to align the
standard changes." and "Standard changes: These are low- organization’s practices and services with changing business
risk, pre-authorized changes that are well understood and needs." Ref 5.1.2
fully documented, and can be implemented without 15 A 7.1.b A. Correct. "It is essential that the correct change
needing additional authorization. They are often initiated authority is assigned to each type of change to ensure that
as service requests". Ref 5.2.16, 5.2.4 change enablement is both efficient and effective." Ref
D. Incorrect. "The scope of change enablement is defined by 5.2.4
each organization. It will typically include all IT infrastructure, B. Incorrect. There is no rule that centralizing change authority
applications, documentation, processes". Some application is the most effective method. In some cases, decentralizing
changes may be managed as standard changes, but others will decision-making is better: "In high-velocity organizations, it is a
be normal or emergency changes and will be supported by the common practice to decentralize change approval, making the
'change enablement' practice. Ref 5.2.4 peer review a top predictor of high performance." Ref 5.2.4
13 B 2.2.d A. Incorrect. 'Focus on value' states that all improvement work C. Incorrect. This answer confuses normal changes with
should deliver measurable value for customers and other emergency changes. "Emergency changes are not typically
stakeholders, but it does not specifically highlight the need to included in a change schedule, and the process for assessment
understand the flow of work, identify bottlenecks, and uncover and authorization is expedited to ensure they can be
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waste. Ref 4.3.1 implemented quickly." Ref 5.2.4
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B. Correct. ‘Collaborate and promote’ visibility states D. Incorrect. Standard changes are usually low risk and pre-
"Insufficient visibility of work leads to poor decision- authorized. "These are low-risk, pre-authorized changes that
making, which in turn impacts the organization’s ability to are well understood and fully documented, and can be
improve internal capabilities. It will then become difficult implemented without needing additional authorization." Ref
to drive improvements as it will not be clear which ones 5.2.4
are likely to have the greatest positive impact on results. 16 A 3.1.a A. Correct. "It is important to ensure that the way an
To avoid this, the organization needs to perform such organization is structured and managed, as well as its
critical analysis activities as: understanding the flow of roles, responsibilities, and systems of authority and
work in progress; identifying bottlenecks, as well as excess communication, is well defined and supports its overall
capacity; and uncovering waste". Ref 4.3.4.3 strategy and operating model." Ref 3.1
C. Incorrect. 'Think and work holistically' states that the B. Incorrect. The 'information and technology' dimension
organization should work in an integrated way on the whole, "includes the information and knowledge necessary for the
not just on the parts, but it does not specifically highlight the management of services, as well as the technologies required.
need to understand the flow of work, identify bottlenecks, and It also incorporates the relationships between different
uncover waste. Ref 4.3.5 components of the SVS, such as the inputs and outputs of
D. Incorrect. 'Keep it simple and practical' states that the activities and practices." Ref 3.2
organization should use the minimum number of steps, and C. Incorrect. "The partners and suppliers dimension
eliminate steps that produce no useful outcome. This does encompasses an organization’s relationships with other
imply that you should uncover waste, but it does not organizations that are involved in the design, development,
specifically highlight the need to understand the flow of work deployment, delivery, support and/or continual improvement
and identify bottlenecks. Ref 4.3.6 of services. It also incorporates contracts and other
agreements between the organization and its partners or
suppliers." Ref 3.3
D. Incorrect. The 'value streams and processes' dimension "is
concerned with how the various parts of the organization work
in an integrated and coordinated way to enable value creation
through products and services." Ref 3.4
17 B 6.2.g A. Incorrect. A known error is ”A problem that has been 20 D 7.1.f A. Incorrect. This is a purpose of 'relationship management':
analyzed but has not been resolved". If a problem has been "to establish and nurture the links between the organization
logged but not analyzed, it would not be considered a known and its stakeholders at strategic and tactical levels." Ref 5.1.9
error. Ref 5.2.8 B. Incorrect. "Service desks provide a clear path for users to
B. Correct. A known error is ”A problem that has been report issues, queries, and requests, and have them
analyzed but has not been resolved". Ref 5.2.8 acknowledged, classified, owned, and actioned." This does not
C. Incorrect. A known error is ”A problem that has been include the assessment and authorization of changes. This will
analyzed but has not been resolved" – it may or may not be be provided by the 'change enablement' practice. Ref 5.2.14
escalated. Ref 5.2.8 C. Incorrect. Investigating the cause of incidents is a purpose
D. Incorrect. A known error is ”A problem that has been of ‘problem management’. “The purpose of the problem
analyzed but has not been resolved". If a problem has been management practice is to reduce the likelihood and impact of
closed, it would not be considered a known error. Ref 5.2.8 incidents by identifying actual and potential causes of
18 A 7.1.d A. Correct. Known errors "are problems where initial incidents.” Ref 5.2.8
analysis has been completed; it usually means that faulty D. Correct. "Another key aspect of a good service desk is its
components have been identified… the problem remains practical understanding of the wider organization, the
in the known error status, and the documented business processes, and the users." Ref 5.2.14
workaround is applied". Ref 5.2.8 21 A 6.1.g A. Correct. "The purpose of the service configuration
B. Incorrect. A problem is "A cause, or potential cause, of one management practice is to ensure that accurate and
or more incidents." A known error is "A problem that has been reliable information about the configuration of services,
analyzed but has not been resolved." Known errors do not and the CIs that support them, is available when and
cause problems; they are problems that have been analyzed where it is needed. This includes information on how CIs
but not yet resolved. Ref 5.2.8 are configured and the relationships between them". Ref
C. Incorrect. Both known errors and problems cause incidents. 5.2.11
A problem is "A cause, or potential cause, of one or more B. Incorrect. "The purpose of the service desk practice is to
incidents." A known error is "A problem that has been capture demand for incident resolution and service requests".
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analyzed but has not been resolved." Both problems and Ref 5.2.14
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known errors may be vulnerabilities: "Every service has errors, C, Incorrect. "The purpose of the IT asset management
flaws, or vulnerabilities that may cause incidents." Ref 5.2.8 practice is to plan and manage the full lifecycle of all IT assets,
D. Incorrect. "Many problem management activities rely on the to help the organization: maximize value, control costs,
knowledge and experience of staff, rather than on following manage risks, support decision-making about purchase, re-
detailed procedures. People responsible for diagnosing use, and disposal of assets". Ref 5.2.6
problems often need the ability to understand complex D. Incorrect. "The purpose of the monitoring and event
systems, and to think about how different failures might have management practice is to systematically observe services and
occurred. Developing this combination of analytic and creative service components, and record and report selected changes
ability requires mentoring and time, as well as suitable of state identified as events". Ref 5.2.7
training." These people might work in a technical role, or in a 22 D 6.1.k A. Incorrect. "The purpose of the supplier management
service management role. Ref 5.2.8 practice is to ensure that the organization’s suppliers and their
19 C 7.1.e A. Incorrect. Compliments and complaints are examples of performances are managed appropriately to support the
service requests. The efficiency of the practice does not seamless provision of quality products and services." Ref
depend on them. Ref 5.2.16 5.1.13
B. Incorrect. Many service requests are initiated and fulfilled B. Incorrect. "The purpose of the deployment management
using self-service tools, but not all are appropriate for this practice is to move new or changed hardware, software,
approach. Ref 5.2.16 documentation, processes, or any other component to live
C. Correct. "Service request management is dependent environments. It may also be involved in deploying
upon well-designed processes and procedures, which are components to other environments, for testing or staging." Ref
operationalized through tracking and automation tools to 5.3.1
maximize the efficiency of the practice." Ref 5.2.16 C. Incorrect. "The purpose of the problem management
D. Incorrect. "Service requests are a normal part of service practice is to reduce the likelihood and impact of incidents by
delivery and are not a failure or degradation of service, which identifying actual and potential causes of incidents, and
are handled as incidents." Ref 5.2.16 managing workarounds and known errors." Ref 5.2.8
D. Correct. "The purpose of the incident management
practice is to minimize the negative impact of incidents by
restoring normal service operation as quickly as possible."
Ref 5.2.5
23 B 1.1.d A. Incorrect. "Customer: The role that defines the requirements 26 A 7.1.a A. Correct "When contracting for a supplier’s service, the
for a service and takes responsibility for the outcomes of contract should include details of how they will measure,
service consumption." Ref 2.2.2 report on, and improve their services over the life of the
B. Correct. "Customer: The role that defines the contract." Ref 5.1.2
requirements for a service and takes responsibility for the B. Incorrect. Agile methods do take an incremental approach,
outcomes of service consumption." Ref 2.2.2 as they "focus on making improvements incrementally at a
C. Incorrect. "Customer: The role that defines the requirements cadence"; however, this alone would not guarantee a supplier
for a service and takes responsibility for the outcomes of is committed to continual improvement. Ref 5.1.2
service consumption." Ref 2.2.2 C. Incorrect. Many improvement initiatives use project
D. Incorrect. "Customer: The role that defines the requirements management practices, but it may not be practical to do so for
for a service and takes responsibility for the outcomes of some. "Many improvement initiatives will use project
service consumption." Ref 2.2.2 management practices to organize and manage their
24 D 2.2.c A. Incorrect. 'Optimize and automate' says that you should execution", but not all improvement initiatives. Ref 5.1.2
understand and optimize something before you automate it. D. Incorrect. Many 'problem management' activities will result
"Attempting to automate something that is complex or in improvements, however not all supplier problems will result
suboptimal is unlikely to achieve the desired outcome." Ref in improvements, so this is not a sensible approach. "It is not
4.3.7.3 essential to analyze every problem; it is more valuable to make
B. Incorrect. 'Start where you are' says that you should significant progress on the highest-priority problems than to
understand the current situation before making changes. investigate every minor problem that the organization is aware
"Services and methods already in place should be measured of." Ref 5.2.8
and/or observed directly to properly understand their current 27 C 3.1.c A. Incorrect. "The partners and suppliers dimension
state and what can be re-used from them. Decisions on how to encompasses an organization’s relationships with other
proceed should be based on information that is as accurate as organizations that are involved in the design, development,
possible." Ref 4.3.2.1 deployment, delivery, support and/or continual improvement
C. Incorrect. 'Focus on value' says that each improvement of services. It also incorporates contracts and other
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conducted by the organization should link back, directly or suppliers." These considerations depend on the supplier
indirectly, to value for itself, its customers, and other strategy, rather than influence it. Ref 3.3
stakeholders." Ref 4.3.1 B. Incorrect. The type of cooperation with suppliers depends
D. Correct. ‘Progress iteratively with feedback’ on the supplier strategy, rather than influence it. The forms of
recommends comprehending "the whole, but do cooperation "are not fixed but exist as a spectrum. An
something: Sometimes the greatest enemy to progressing organization acting as a service provider will have a position
iteratively is the desire to understand and account for on this spectrum, which will vary depending on its strategy and
everything. This can lead to what has sometimes been objectives for customer relationships." Ref 3.3
called ‘analysis paralysis’, in which so much time is spent C. Correct. "Corporate culture: some organizations have a
analyzing the situation that nothing ever gets done about historical preference for one approach over another. Long-
it." Ref 4.3.3.3 standing cultural bias is difficult to change without
25 B 7.1.d A. Incorrect. "It is not essential to analyze every problem; it is compelling reasons." Ref 3.3
more valuable to make significant progress on the highest- D. Incorrect. The level of formality depends on the form of
priority problems than to investigate every minor problem that cooperation, which in turn depends on the supplier strategy.
the organization is aware of." Ref 5.2.8 The forms of cooperation "are not fixed but exist as a
B. Correct. "Problems are prioritized for analysis based on spectrum. An organization acting as a service provider will
the risk that they pose, and are managed as risks based on have a position on this spectrum, which will vary depending on
their potential impact and probability." Ref 5.2.8 its strategy and objectives for customer relationships." Ref 3.3
C. Incorrect. "Error control also includes identification of
potential permanent solutions which may result in a change
request for implementation of a solution, but only if this can
be justified in terms of cost, risks, and benefits." Ref 5.2.8
D. Incorrect. "When a problem cannot be resolved quickly, it is
often useful to find and document a workaround for future
incidents, based on an understanding of the problem." Ref
5.2.8
28 C 6.2.f A. Incorrect. Change is "The addition, modification, or removal 31 D 1.2.e A. Incorrect. An event is: "Any change of state that has
of anything that could have a direct or indirect effect on significance for the management of a service or other
services." Ref 5.2.4 configuration item (CI). Events are typically recognized through
B. Incorrect. An event is "Any change of state that has notifications created by an IT service, CI, or monitoring tool."
significance for the management of a service or other Ref 5.2.7
configuration item (CI). Events are typically recognized through B. Incorrect. Risk is "A possible event that could cause harm or
notifications created by an IT service, CI, or monitoring tool." loss, or make it more difficult to achieve objectives." Ref 2.5.3
Ref 5.2.7 C. Incorrect. An outcome is "A result for a stakeholder enabled
C. Correct. A problem is "a cause, or potential cause, of one by one or more outputs." Ref 2.5.1
or more incidents." Ref 5.2.8 D. Correct. An output is "A tangible or intangible
D. Incorrect. An incident is ”An unplanned interruption to a deliverable of an activity". Ref 2.5.1
service or reduction in the quality of a service." Ref 5.2.5 32 C 7.1.g A. Incorrect. There would not be fewer metrics gathered,
29 B 6.1.b A. Incorrect. "The purpose of the continual improvement although it would combine and aggregate them to provide
practice is to align the organization’s practices and services clearer information. "The practice requires pragmatic focus on
with changing business needs through the ongoing the whole service and not simply its constituent parts; for
improvement of products, services, and practices, or any example, simple individual metrics (such as percentage system
element involved in the management of products and availability) should not be taken to represent the whole
services." Ref 5.1.2 service." Ref 5.2.15
B. Correct. "The purpose of the relationship management B. Incorrect. The reason is to reduce reporting of the individual
practice is to establish and nurture the links between the system-based metrics which are not meaningful to the
organization and its stakeholders at strategic and tactical customer. "They should relate to defined outcomes and not
levels. It includes the identification, analysis, monitoring, simply operational metrics. This can be achieved with balanced
and continual improvement of relationships with and bundles of metrics." Ref 5.2.15.1
between stakeholders." Ref 5.1.9 C. Correct. "They should relate to defined outcomes and
C. Incorrect. "The purpose of the problem management not simply operational metrics. This can be achieved with
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practice is to reduce the likelihood and impact of incidents by balanced bundles of metrics." Ref 5.2.15.1
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identifying actual and potential causes of incidents, and D. Incorrect. This does not affect the mechanism for metric
managing workarounds and known errors." Ref 5.2.8 collection. "The practice requires pragmatic focus on the whole
D. Incorrect. "The purpose of the incident management service and not simply its constituent parts; for example,
practice is to minimize the negative impact of incidents by simple individual metrics (such as percentage system
restoring normal service operation as quickly as possible." Ref availability) should not be taken to represent the whole
5.2.5 service." Ref 5.2.15
30 B 2.1 A. Incorrect. "To support a holistic approach to service 33 C 7.1.c A. Incorrect. "Modern IT service management tools can provide
management, ITIL defines four dimensions that collectively are automated matching of incidents to other incidents, problems
critical to the effective and efficient facilitation of value for or known errors," but this is not dependent on the incident
customers and other stakeholders in the form of products and priority, which is used to ensure that incidents with the highest
services." Adopting ITIL to address these four dimensions of business impact are resolved first. Ref 5.2.5
ITSM helps to facilitate value but does not help the B. Incorrect. "More complex incidents will usually be escalated
organization to adapt ITIL guidance to its organization. Ref 3 to a support team for resolution. Typically, the routing is based
B. Correct. The guiding principles can "guide organizations on the incident category, which should help to identify the
in their work as they adopt a service management correct team." Ref 5.2.5
approach and adapt ITIL guidance to their own specific C. Correct. "Incidents are prioritized based on an agreed
needs and circumstances." Ref 4.3 classification to ensure that incidents with the highest
C. Incorrect. "Service value chain: A set of interconnected business impact are resolved first." Ref 5.2.5
activities that an organization performs to deliver a valuable D. Incorrect. "Effective incident management often requires a
product or service to its consumers and to facilitate value high level of collaboration within and between teams."
realization." Adopting a service value chain helps to facilitate However, this is not dependent on the incident priority, which
value but does not help the organization to adapt ITIL guidance is used to "ensure that incidents with the highest business
to its organization. Ref 4.1 impact are resolved first". Ref 5.2.5
D. Incorrect. Practices are sets of organizational resources
designed for performing work or accomplishing an objective.
They do not help the organization to adapt ITIL guidance to its
organization. Ref 4.1
34 B 6.1.d A. Incorrect. "The purpose of the relationship management 37 D 2.2.a A. Incorrect. The emphasis of this principle is on how to
practice is to establish and nurture the links between the approach activities: "Always use the minimum number of steps
organization and its stakeholders at strategic and tactical to accomplish an objective. Outcome-based thinking should be
levels." Ref 5.1.9 used to produce practical solutions that deliver valuable
B. Correct. "The purpose of the IT asset management outcomes." Ref 4.3.6
practice is to plan and manage the full lifecycle of all IT B. Incorrect. This principle is focused on increased
assets, to help the organization: maximize value, control effectiveness and efficiency. "Organizations must maximize the
costs, manage risks." Ref 5.2.6 value of the work carried out by their human and technical
C. Incorrect. "The purpose of the release management practice resources." Ref 4.3.7
is to make new and changed services and features available for C. Incorrect. This shows how to approach making changes.
use." Ref 5.2.9 "Resist the temptation to do everything at once. Even huge
D. Incorrect. "The purpose of the service desk practice is to initiatives must be accomplished iteratively. By organizing work
capture demand for incident resolution and service requests." into smaller, manageable sections that can be executed and
Ref 5.2.14 completed in a timely manner, the focus on each effort will be
35 A 7.1.d A. Correct. "Problem identification activities identify and sharper and easier to maintain." Ref 4.3.3
log problems. These include:... detection of duplicate and D. Correct. "This section is mostly focused on the creation
recurring issues by users, service desk, and technical of value for service consumers... This value may come in
support staff." Ref 5.2.8 various forms, such as revenue, customer loyalty, lower
B. Incorrect. Identifying the correct team for escalating an cost, or growth opportunities." Ref 4.3.1
incident is based on incident category, not recurring incidents. 38 B 7.1.g A. Incorrect. "Service desks provide a clear path for users to
"More complex incidents will usually be escalated to a support report issues, queries, and requests, and have them
team for resolution. Typically, the routing is based on the acknowledged, classified, owned, and actioned." Ref 5.2.14
incident category, which should help to identify the correct B. Correct. "Service level management provides the end-
team." Ref 5.2.5 to-end visibility of the organization’s services. To achieve
C. Incorrect. "The purpose of the service request management this, service level management:... captures and reports on
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practice is to support the agreed quality of a service by service issues, including performance against defined
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handling all pre-defined, user-initiated service requests in an service levels." Ref 5.2.14
effective and user-friendly manner." Detection of recurring C. Incorrect. "A request from a user or a user’s authorized
issues by the service desk is not required to do this. Ref 5.2.16 representative that initiates a service action which has been
D. Incorrect. "The person or group who authorizes a change is agreed as a normal part of service delivery." Ref 5.2.15
known as a change authority. It is essential that the correct D. Incorrect. "Service configuration management collects and
change authority is assigned to each type of change to ensure manages information about a wide variety of CIs, typically
that change enablement is both efficient and effective." This including hardware, software, networks, buildings, people,
assignment is based on the type of change, and detection of suppliers, and documentation." Ref 5.2.11
recurring issues by the service desk is not required to do this.
Ref 5.2.4
36 D 5.2.a A. Incorrect. "The purpose of the improve value chain activity is
to ensure continual improvement of products, services, and
practices across all value chain activities and the four
dimensions of service management." Ref 4.5.2
B. Incorrect. "The purpose of the engage value chain activity is
to provide a good understanding of stakeholder needs,
transparency, and continual engagement and good
relationships with all stakeholders." Ref 4.5.3
C. Incorrect. "The purpose of the obtain/build value chain
activity is to ensure that service components are available
when and where they are needed, and meet agreed
specifications." Ref 4.5.5
D. Correct. "The purpose of the plan value chain activity is
to ensure a shared understanding of the vision, current
status, and improvement direction for all four dimensions
and all products and services across the organization." Ref
4.5.1
Q A Syllabus Ref Rationale
39 C 7.1.b A. Incorrect. Emergency changes "are changes that must be
implemented as soon as possible; for example, to resolve an
incident or implement a security patch." The implementation
of a planned new release of a software application does not fall
into this category and would be planned and implemented as
a normal change. Ref 5.2.4
B. Incorrect. Emergency changes "are changes that must be
implemented as soon as possible; for example, to resolve an
incident or implement a security patch." A low-risk computer
upgrade implemented as a service request does not fall into
this category. Using a service request implies that this is a
standard change, as standard changes "are often initiated as
service requests." Ref 5.2.4
C. Correct. Emergency changes are "Changes that must be
implemented as soon as possible; for example, to resolve
an incident or implement a security patch." Ref 5.2.4
D. Incorrect. Emergency changes "must be implemented as
soon as possible; for example, to resolve an incident or
implement a security patch. Emergency changes are not
typically included in a change schedule, and the process for
assessment and authorization is expedited to ensure they can
be implemented quickly." A scheduled major hardware and
software implementation does not fall into this category and
would be planned and implemented as a normal change. Ref
5.2.4
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40 B 2.2.b A. Incorrect. The guiding principle 'focus on value' advises "All
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activities conducted by the organization should link back,
directly or indirectly, to value for itself, its customers, and
other stakeholders." This is not the main concern of the
guiding principle 'start where you are'. Ref 4.3.1
B. Correct. The guiding principle 'start where you are'
advises "Having a proper understanding of the current
state of services and methods is important to selecting
which elements to re-use, alter, or build upon." Ref 4.3.2.3
C. Incorrect. The focus of the guiding principle 'collaborate and
promote visibility' is on involving the right stakeholders and
communicating with them. "When initiatives involve the right
people in the correct roles, efforts benefit from better buy-in,
more relevance (because better information is available for
decision-making) and increased likelihood of long-term
success". This is not the main concern of the guiding principle
'start where you are'. Ref 4.3.4
D. Incorrect. The main concern of the guiding principle
'progress iteratively with feedback' is breaking initiatives into
smaller parts. "By organizing work into smaller, manageable
sections that can be executed and completed in a timely
manner, the focus on each effort will be sharper and easier to
maintain." This is not the main concern of the guiding principle
'start where you are'. Ref 4.3.3

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Candidate syllabus and index

6. How does categorization of incidents assist the ‘incident management’ practice?

7. Identify the missing word(s) in the following sentence.

10. Which role submits service requests?

11. Which practice provides a single point of contact for users?

13. Which would be supported by the ‘service request management’ practice?

A. The seven guiding principles A. Tangible or intangible deliverables

40. What is the definition of warranty?

4. What should all 'continual improvement' decisions be based on?

5. How do all value chain activities transform inputs to outputs?

7. What is the starting point for optimization?

31. What is an output?

39. Which is the BEST example of an emergency change?

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