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The document consists of a series of questions and hints related to service management concepts, specifically within the ITIL framework. It covers topics such as service value, consumer roles, outcomes, guiding principles, and the four dimensions of service management. Each question is designed to test knowledge and understanding of these concepts, providing hints for correct answers.
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1. envy the missing word in the following sentence
A service isa means of enabling value co-reation by flitting [7] that customers want fo achieve, witout the customer having
to manage specifi costs and iss
© ilty
© waranty
(© ateomes
© ontputs
iat
Question 2
In service relationships, what is a benefit of identifying consumer roles?
CO Itenables effective stakeholder management
O It provides shared service expectations
© Itremoves constraints from the customer
© Itenables a common definition of value
Hint
It enables effective stakeholder managementQuestion 3
‘Which statement about outcomes is CORRECT?
© Outcomes rely on outputs to deliver results for a stakeholder
O Outcomes use activities to produce tangible or intangible deliverables
© Outcomes give service consumers assurance of products or services
© Outcomes help a service consumer to assess the cost of a specific activity
Hint
Outcomes rely on outputs to deliver results for a stakeholder
Question 4
‘What isa set of specialized organizational capabilities for enabling value fr customers in the form of services?
© Serve ofering
© Service provision
(© Service management
© Service consumption
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Service managementQuestion 5
‘What can be used to determine
‘a service is'it for purpose"?
Availability
Warranty
Outcome:
OMORIORIO)
Utility
Hint
Utility
Question 6
What is the value of a service?
(The benefits, usefulness, or importance of the service, as perceived by the stakeholders
©. The amount of money that is created or saved forthe service consumers by using the service
© Atangible or intangible deliverable of the service
© A result fora stakeholder enabled by the outputs of the service
Hint
‘The benefits, usefulness, or importance of the service, as perceived by the stakeholdersQuestion 7
What is the definition of warranty?
O Armeans of identifying events that could cause harm or loss
O Ameans of determining whether a service is fit for purpose
© Anmeans of identifying a result for a stakeholder
CO Armeans of determining whether a service is fit for use
Hint
A means of determining whether a service is fit for use
‘Question 8
‘What ensures that service providers and service consumers continue to create value together?
Service consumption
Service offerings
Service level management
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Service relationship management
Hint
Service relationship managementQuestion 9
What isa user?
© The role that directs and controls an organization
© Therole that uses services
© The role that authorizes budget for service consumption
© The role that defines the requirements for a service
Hint
‘The role that uses services
Question 10
Which facilitates outcomes that customers want to achieve?
Service
Warranty
Organization
oer epee
TT asset
Hint
ServiceQuestion 11
Which costs are included in the value proposition of a service?
© Additional expense that the service consumer has because they are using the service
(© Money thatthe service consumer no longer noeds to spend because they are using the service
(O Tangible or intangible results for the service consumer because they are using the service
© The benefits, usefulness, and importance of the service that are perceived by the service consumer
Hint
‘Money that the service consumer no longer needs to spend because they are using the service
Question 12
‘What varies in size and complexity, and uses fictions to achieve its objectives?
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An organization
A practice
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An outcome
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An organizationQuestion 13
What is the customer of a service responsible for?
Defining the requirements for the service
‘Authorizing the budget forthe service
Using the service
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Provisioning the service
Hint
Defining the requirements for the service
Question 14
‘Which of the following statements about ‘outcomes’ is TRUE?
©. The delivery of products to a stakeholder is enabled by outcomes
(© The level of expenses regarding a technology for a serviee is defined by an outcome
(© Anoutcome depends on at least one output to deliver a result
© Outcomes provide assurance to stakeholders regarding the performance of a service
Hint
‘An outcome depends on at east one output to deliver a resultQuestion 15
Which statement about outputs is CORRECT?
O They consist of several outcomes
O They capture customer demand for services
© They contribute to the achievement of outcomes
©. They describe how the service performs
Hint
‘They contribute to the achievement of outcomes
Question 16
How can service consumers contribute to risk mitigation?
© Through the provision of services according to predefined needs
© By ensuring that the service provider has configured correctly its resources
© By being fally aware of their own requirements for the service
© By controlling the specific level of risk on the service provider's behalf
Hint
By being fully aware of their own requirements for the serviceQuestion 17
Asservce offering may include goods, aecess to resources, and service actions. Which isan example ofa service action?
©. Armobile phone enables a user to work remotely
(O Apasswor allows a user connect toa Wi-Fi network
(© Alicense allows a user fo installa sofware product
(O. Aservice desk agent provides support toa user
Hint
A service desk agent provides suppor to a user
Question 18,
Which of the following terms is more suitable to describe the functionality ofa service?
© Ouipat
© Ovicome
© Uiliy
© Warranty
Hint
UtilityQuestion 19
‘What term is used to describe whether a service will meet availability, capacity and security requirements?
© Outcomes
© Value
© witty
© Warranty
Hint
Warranty
Question 1
‘A good way to apply the ITIL guiding principle focus on valu’ i to:
(O- Understand why services are used by service consumers
O. Understand the whole, but do something
O Beaware of system complexity
O Do ess tasks but in a better way with higher quality
Hint
Understand why services are used by service consumersQuestion 2
Which statement about the ‘optimize and automate’ guiding principle is CORRECT?
©. Activities should be automated before they are optimized
© Automation is best applied to non-standard tasks
© Technology eliminates the need for human intervention
(© Automation frees human resources for more complex activities
Hint
Automation frees human resources for more complex activities,
Question 3
‘Which guiding principle considers customer and user experience?
© Collaborate and promote visibility
© Focus on value
© Start where you are
© Keep it simple and practical
Hint
Focus on valueQuestion § Marks
An organization asks a stakeholder to review planned change, Which guiding principle does this demonstrate?
(© Callaborte and promote visibility
(© Start where you are
(© Focus on value
(© Keep itsimple and practical
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Collaborate and promote visibility
Question 5 y
‘Which statement about the use of measurement in the start where you are! guiding principle is CORRECT?
Itshould always be used to support direct observation
It should always be used instead of direct observation
Measured datais always more accurate than direct observation
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Hint
I should always be used to support direct observationQuestion 6
Which guiding principle discourages 'silo activity"?
© Focus on value
O Start where you are
O Collaborate and promote visibility
O Keep it simple and practical
Hint
Collaborate and promote visibility
Question 7
Which is part of the 'focus on value’ guiding principle?
Understanding what services help the service consumer
Reducing the number of steps in the customer experience
Assessing services to identify parts that can be reused.
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Identifying activities that can be achieved in smaller iterations
Hint
Understanding what services help the service consumerQuestion 8 Mak
‘Which isa recommendation ofthe guiding principe ‘hink and work hoisieally"?
© Conducta review of existing service management practices and decide what to keep and what to discant
Review how an improvement initiative ean be organized into smaller, manageable sections that can be completed ina timel
cout i re ne t
(© Review service management practices and remove any unnecessary complexity
(© Use the four dimensions of service management to ensure coordination of all aspects ofan improvement initiative
Hint
Use the four dimensions of service management to ensure coordination ofall aspets of an improvement initiative
Question 9
‘What are the KEY stakeholder groups that service providers should cooperate with?
O Suppliers
© Customers
© Relationship Managers
O Developers
Hint
Customers‘Which TWO statements about the guiding principles are CORRECT?
1, The guiding principles support continual improvement
2. Each guiding principle applies to a selection of the available stakeholder groups
3. Organizations should decide which one of the guiding principles is relevant to them
4, Organizations should consider how the guiding principles interact with each other
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© 2and3
© Sand4
© land 4
Hint
Land 4
(Question 11 ,
‘When working on an improvement iteration, which concept belps to ensure that the iteration activities remain appropriate in
changing circumstances?
(O. Minimum viable product
(© Feedback loop
(© Analysis paralysis
© Direct observation
Hint
Feedhack loop‘Question 12
‘Which benefit is MOST aligned with the guiding principle ‘progress iteratively with feedback”?
(© Service providers are able to respond more quickly to customer needs
© Bottlenecks in the service provider's workflow are identified
© The complexities of the service provider's IT systems are identified
(O The service provider gains a better understanding of the customer experience
Hint
Service providers are able to respond more quickly to customer needs
Question 13 Maks: |
[dentfythe missing word inthe following Sentence
An organization which is undertaking an improvement inative should 2] the existing methods and services when building forthe
Fare
(© Consider
(© Ree
© Discard
© Improve
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ReseQuestion 14
Which activty is NOT recommended by the start where you are’ guiding principe?
(©. Imvolving people who are not familiar with a service when observing and assessing its activities
(© Applying rsk management when considering to introduce new processes
(© Using source data to avoid any unintentional data distortion found in reports
(© Discarding existing processes before assessing thet
wefulness
Hint
Discarding existing processes before assessing their usefulness
Question 15
What are guiding principles?
O Aset of
nterconnected activities that help an organization deliver a valuable service
©. A description of one or more services that help address the needs ofa target consumer group
© Aset of specialized organizational capabilites for enabling value for customers
(©. Recommendations that help an organization when adopting a service management approach
Hint
Recommendations that help an organization when adopting a service management approach
Question 16 Marks:
‘Which guiding principle helps an organization to understand the impact ofan altered clement on other elements in a sytem?
(© Focus on value
(© Start where you are
(© Think and work hoistcaly
(© Keep itsimple and practical
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Think and work holisticallyQuestion 17
Which guiding principle considers which pars ofan existing process shold be kept by ident
creation?
© Progress iteratively with fodbacke
© Collaborate and promote visibility
(© Think and work holisially
(© Keep t simple and practical
Hine
Keep it simple and practical
Question 18
‘Agood way to apply the ITIL guiding principle keep it simple and practical isto
© Communicate so that the audience will hear
© Communicate so that the audience will hear
(© Adopt a practice which is easy to follow
© Adopt a practice which is easy to follow
Hint
Adopt a practice which is easy to follow
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ng how they contbute fo valueQuestion
‘Which MOST helps an organization adapt ITIL concepts so that they apply to the organization's specific circumstances?
°
Continual improvement
°
Service value chain
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Practices
(©. Guiding principles
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Guiding principles
Question 20
Which ITIL concept helps an organization to make good decisions?
Four dimensions of service management
Guiding principles
Service value chain
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Practices
Hint
Guiding principlesQuestion 21
Which principle concentrates on service consumers?
O Start where you are
O Optimize and automate
O Keep it simple
© Focus on value
Hint
Focus on value
‘Question 22
‘Which guiding principle says that it is not usually necessary to build something new?
© Focus on value
(CO Start where you are
O Progress iteratively with feedback
Think and work holistically
Hint
Statt where you areQuestion 23
‘Which of the following guiding principles proposes the elimination of unnecessary work?
(© Keep it simple and practical
© Think and work holistically
© Start where you are
O. Progress iteratively with feedback
Hint
Keep it simple and practical
Question 24
Which is recommended as part ofthe progress iteratively with feedback’ guiding principle?
(© Prohibit changes to plans afer they have been finalized
‘nai the whole stuation a deta before taking any ation
(O Reduce the number of steps that produce tangible results
(© Organize work into small manageable units
Hint
Organize work into small manageable unitsQuestion 1
‘Which dimension is MOST concemed with skills, competencies, roles and responsibilities?
(© Organizations and people
©. Information and technology
(© Partners and suppliers
(O Value streams and processes
Hint
Organizations and people
Question 2
What should be considered as part of the ‘partners and suppliers
limension?
(© The level of integration and formality involved in the relationships between organizations
© The actives, workflows contol and procedures needed to achieve the apreed objectives
(© The information created, managed and used in the course of service provision and consumption
© The required skills and competencies of teams and individual members ofthe organization
Hint
‘The level of integration and formality involved in the relationships between organizationsQuestion 3
Which dimension considers data security and privacy?
© Organizations and people
© Information and technology
© Partners and suppliers
© Value streams and processes
Hint
Information and technology
Question 4
Which of the four dimensions focuses on roles, responsibilities, and systems of authority?
(© Organizations and people
O Information and technology
Partners and suppliers
© Valve streams and processes
Hint
Organizations and peopleQuestion 5 Mart
Which dimension considers the application of antfcial intelligence to service management?
© Organizations and people
(© Information snd technology
(© Partners and supplies
(© Value streams and processes
Hint
Information and technology
Question 6
Which of the four dimensions contributes MOST to defining activities needed to deliver services?
© Organizations and people
© information and technology
© Partners and suppliers,
(© Value streams and processes
Hint
Value streams and processes
Question 7
‘Which ofthe four dimensions includes the knowledge bases needed to deliver and manage services?
©. Organizations and people
(© Information and technology
(© Partners and suppliers
(© Value streams and processes
Hint
Information and technologyQuestion 8
Which is described by the organizations and people dimension of service management?
O Workflows and controls
© Communication and collaboration
O Inputs and outputs
© Contracts and agreements.
Hint
Communication and collaboration
Question 9 Marks:
‘When considering the type of relationship required with otber organizations involved in the design and delivery of sevice, which
dimension of service management are you vilizing?
(© onginistion and people
(© Information and technology
(© Partners and suppliers
© Vale streams and processes
in,
Partners and soppliersQuestion 10 Marks:
Which dimension focuses on relationships with other organizations tht are involved inthe desga, developmeat, deployment and
Aelivery of services?
© Organizations and people
(© Information and technology
(© Partners and supplies
(© Value streams and processes
Hin,
Partners and suppliers
‘Question 11
Which TWO are considered part of the organizations and people’ dimension of service management?
1, Systems of authority
2. Culture
3, Relationships between organizations
A. Motowe
© Nand?
© tas
© 3a
© Nanda
Hint
Land 2‘Question 1
Which statement about value creating activities is CORRECT?
(© Fach vue steam should be designed with aspect combination of service value chain activitos
(© Service valve chain atvies have pre-detemmined dependencies on IT practices
(© A value stream is an operating model for creating value through products and services
©. Oreanzatons should ensure that each value stream is applicable to many scenarios
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ach value stream shouldbe designed with a specific combination of service value chain activities
Question 2
Which statement about a service value stream is CORRECT?
It uses inputs and outputs prescribed by ITIL
tis a service value chain acti
ity
It integrates practices for a specific scenario
HEH tH
It provides an operating model for service providers
Hint
It integrates practices for a specific scenarioQuestion 3
Which statement about the service value chain is CORRECT?
O. The service valve chain converts valve into demand
(©. Fach value chain activity uses diffrent combinations of practices to convert inputs into outputs
(©. Each value chain activity identities a requirement for resources from an extemal supplier
(©. The service valve chain uses value streams to describe a combination of consumers and providers
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Each value chain activity uses different combinations of practices to convert inputs into outputs
Question Matis:
‘Wen comstering the pe of ltinsip requir wih oer orpnizations involved i the eg an diner ofservices, which dimension of sevice
Imasagemont are young?
© onsite sod rete
© Infomation and testnoogy
(© Paine ae spins
© Vans seas and procees
i
esa supplies
Question s
‘Which component is focused on the activities needed by an organization to help it co-create value?
(©. Service value chain
© continual improvement
OC Guiding principles
O Practices
Hint
Service value chainQuestion 6
‘What includes governance as a component?
O Practices
© The service value chain
© The service value system
O The guiding principles
Hint
The service value system
‘Question 7
‘What describes how components and aetivites work together to facilitate vale esation?
©. THEITIL service value system
(© The ITIL guiding principles
(© The four dimensions of service management
© Aservice relationship
Hint
The ITIL service value systemQuestions
Which inches govemance, management practices, and contin improvement?
(© Theservice value system
© The'deiverand support vale cain activity
© The focus on value’ guiding principle
(The value stream and processes’ dimension
Hint
“The service value system
veston 9 Mat
‘Which value cain activity ensures shared understanding of the urea! tus and equiedirction forall prot and services?
°
© improve
© Design an rasion
© Deliver and suppor
ieQuestion 10
Which is described by the organizations and people dimension of service management?
O Workflows and controls
(© Communication and collaboration
Inputs and outputs
© Contracts and agreements
Hint
Communication and collaboration
Question 11
Which is NOT a component of the service value system?
O The service value chain
© Opportunity and demand
© Continual improvement
O Governance
Hint
‘Opportunity and demandQuestion 12
Which is provided by the 'engage' value chain activity?
© Ensuring that stakeholder expectations for quality are met
© Ensuring that stakeholder needs are understood by the organization
© Ensuring that service components are available when needed
Ensuring that services are operated to meet agreed specifications
Hint
Ensuring that stakeholder needs are understood by the organization
Question 13
Which of the four dimensions focuses on roles, responsibilities, and systems of authority?
(© Organizations and people
(© Information and technology
(© Partners and suppliers
(© Value streams and processes
Hint
Organizations and peopleQuestion 14
Which is an input to the service value system?
The system of directing and controlling an organization,
Recommendations to help an organization in all aspects of its work
A model to help meet stakeholders’ expectations
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A need from consumers for new or changed services
Hint
A need from consumers for new or changed services
Question 15
‘What is used to link activities within the service value chain?
© Service level agreements
© Inputs, outputs and triggers
© Opportunity, demand and value
© Service desk
Hint
Opportunity, demand and valueQuestion 16
Which desribes the plan valu chain activity?
(© ensures a shared understanding of the cute stats and vision forall products and services across he organization
(© Irensures hat services are delivered and supported acon to agreed specification and stakeholders expectations
(© Ireasures that service component re avilable when and where they are needed and meet agreed specifications
(© Irensres continual improvement of products, services, and practices serosal vale cain acivitis
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ensures shared understanding of the curent stats and vision forall procs and services across the onganization
Question 17
Which BEST describes the purpose ofthe improve’ value chain activity?
(© To organize a major improvement initiative into several smaller initiatives
© Tomake new and improved services and features availabe for use
© Toensurea shared understanding ofthe vision and improvement direction for all products and services
(© Tocontinually improve all products and services across all value chain activities
Hint
‘To continually improve all products and services across all value chain activitiesQuestion 18,
‘Which can act as an operating model for an organization?
‘The four dimensions of service management
‘The service value chain
‘The ITH. guiding principles
© 0 ©. 0
Continual improvement
Hint
‘The service value chain
Question 19
Which ofthe four dimensions contributes MOST to defining activities needed to deliver services?
(© Organisations and poople
(© information and technology
(© Parnes and suppliers
(© iv steams and processes
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‘Valu streams and processes