While planning for service improvements, what is an important best practice to consider?
A. Service improvement targets should be measurable, linked to business objectives and documented in a plan.
B. The progress of service improvement should be discussed at least weekly in the steering committee.
C. The progress should be monitored closely by an independent project manager to maintain objectivity.
D. The service improvement targets should not change until the target is reached, or else no consistency is maintained
What can be improved by achieving quality objectives?
A. Effectiveness of the service
B. Personal satisfaction of the Configuration Manager
C. Relationship with interested suppliers
D. Relationship with unauthorized patties
When a new service is being planned Service Level Management (SLM) needs to ensure that existing performance levels of other IT services will not be unduly impacted. From which process will Service Level Management (SLM) require input?
A. Availability Management
B. Capacity Management Financial
C. Management for IT Services
D. IT Service Continuity Management
Which process has the objective to ensure that the available supply of processing power matches the business demands, both now and in the future?
A. Availability Management
B. Capacity Management Financial
C. Management for IT Services
D. IT Service Continuity Management
An e-mail client software upgrade requires a security patch for the operating system and a memory upgrade. Which process or function is responsible for rolling out these Changes?
A. Change Management
B. Release Management
C. Security Management
D. Service Desk
What is meant by the Urgency of an Incident?
A. the degree to which the solution of an incident tolerates delay
B. the degree to which the incident gives rise to a deviation from the normal service level
C. the time needed by IT Services to resolve the incident
D. the relative importance of the incidents when handling them
What is a parameter for measuring progress relative to key objectives in an organization?
A. Balanced Scorecard (BCS)
B. Critical Success Factor (CSF)
C. Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
D. Service Improvement Program (SIP)
What is the best definition of "Quality system"?
A. ability to maintain availability of the IT infrastructure, services and supporting organization to ensure these requirements are met consistently
B. mandatory Quality management practices followed by everyone in the service provider organizations
C. organizational structure related to responsibilities, procedures and resources for implementing quality management
D. set of the measures and procedures used to ensure that the services provided continue to fulfill the expectations of the customer and the relevant agreements
A company decides to apply the principle of continual improvement. Which action would result from this decision?
A. Analyze and evaluate the existing situation to identify areas for improvement
B. Analyze customer satisfaction and identify resulting actions
C. Review the Service Management System at least annual
D. Start an internal service organization evaluation
What is the difference between a process owner and a process manager?
A. a process owner is responsible for the effectiveness of the process and a process manager is responsible for the realization of the process
B. a process owner is a director and a process manager is a manager
C. a process owner must have a Manager's Certificate and a process manager must have a Practitioner's certificate
D. a process owner will work directly with business leadership and the process manager only works within IT