DPI Dpi Key Concepts Practice Question
An organization's leadership team is establishing new governance policies for cloud migration projects hosted on AWS. Within the ITIL 4 DPI framework, who holds ultimate accountability for direction?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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The governing body or executive leadership team
Governing bodies, such as the board of directors or executive management, provide organizational direction and governance.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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The agile scrum masters facilitating daily standups
Why it's wrong here
Scrum masters facilitate team-level delivery processes.
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The governing body or executive leadership team
Why this is correct
The governing body is accountable for direction and governance across the organization.
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The cloud systems administration team
Why it's wrong here
Administrators execute technical tasks, they do not set organizational direction.
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The external cloud service provider vendor account manager
Why it's wrong here
Suppliers support value delivery but do not set internal corporate direction.
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