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ITIL Guiding Principles
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- ▸Ignoring why the wrong options are tempting.
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A service desk team is overwhelmed with incidents. A problem manager suggests implementing a chatbot to handle common user queries. Before doing so, the team reviews their current processes and discovers many steps that don't add value. Which ITIL 4 guiding principle is being applied FIRST?
Hard2Which THREE of the following are differences between Utility and Warranty?
Hard3A company is implementing a new ticketing system. The project team decides to use a large rollout after months of development, but later discovers many issues that could have been caught early. Which principle was NOT followed?
Medium4Match each ITIL 4 practice to its primary purpose.
Medium5Which TWO of the following are true regarding the 'Optimise and automate' principle?
Medium6Which TWO of the following scenarios best illustrate the 'Think and work holistically' principle?
Medium7An IT department is redesigning its change management process. The current process has many approval steps causing delays. According to the guiding principle 'Keep it simple and practical', what should they do?
Easy8A service desk team notices that many incidents are related to password issues. They decide to implement a self-service password reset tool. Which ITIL guiding principle is being applied?
Medium9Which THREE of the following are benefits of applying the 'Progress iteratively with feedback' principle?
Hard10Which TWO of the following are ITIL 4 guiding principles?
Medium11Drag and drop the steps of the service request management process into the correct order.
Medium12Which TWO ITIL guiding principles are most closely related to the concept of 'customer value'?
Medium13Which TWO ITIL guiding principles are most directly related to reducing waste and inefficiency?
Easy14Which TWO of the following scenarios demonstrate the 'Collaborate and promote visibility' principle?
Medium15Which THREE of the following are true about the 'Progress iteratively with feedback' principle?
Hard16Which guiding principle emphasizes that services should be treated as complex systems where changes in one area can affect others?
Easy17An organization's service design policy mandates that all new services must be designed from scratch, without reviewing or leveraging existing services or processes. Which ITIL guiding principle does this policy directly contradict?
Easy18Which THREE of the following describe how the ITIL guiding principle 'Start where you are' should be applied?
Hard19Which ITIL guiding principle states that all activities should be directly linked to creating value for stakeholders?
Easy20Which ITIL guiding principle states that services should be treated as complex systems where changes in one area can affect the whole?
Easy21A service provider is planning to implement a new IT service management tool. The project manager insists on a phased rollout with feedback after each phase. Which guiding principle is the project manager applying?
Medium22Which THREE of the following are correct descriptions of ITIL 4 guiding principles?
Hard23Which ITIL guiding principle states that every activity should be linked to the creation of value for stakeholders?
Easy24What is the PRIMARY purpose of the Incident Management practice?
Easy25Which TWO of the following are ITIL 4 guiding principles?
Medium26Which TWO of the following are ITIL guiding principles?
Medium27An organization wants to improve its change management process. According to ITIL 4, which guiding principle would recommend that the team first analyzes the current change management practices and performance before proposing any changes?
Medium28Drag and drop the steps of the continual improvement model into the correct order.
Medium29A service provider is designing a new service. The design team creates a detailed process flow that includes many approval steps. A stakeholder suggests removing some approvals that don't add value. Which guiding principle is being applied?
Medium30Which TWO of the following are ITIL 4 guiding principles?
Medium31Drag and drop the steps of the IT asset management process into the correct order.
Medium32Which ITIL guiding principle states that 'nothing should be done unless it adds value for the stakeholders'?
Easy33Which TWO statements about the 'Start where you are' guiding principle are CORRECT?
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