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Key concepts of service management: ITIL 4 Foundation topic guide

Key concepts of service management carries 12.5% of the ITIL 4 Foundation blueprint used in this course, the 5th-largest of its 8 weighted areas. It spans 13 concepts. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: Key concepts of service management.

What Key concepts of service management covers

  • What is a SERVICE in ITIL 4? — PeopleCert ITIL 4 Foundation Candidate Syllabus v4.2.0, AC1.1a
  • What is UTILITY? — PeopleCert ITIL 4 Foundation Candidate Syllabus v4.2.0, AC1.1b
  • What is WARRANTY? — PeopleCert ITIL 4 Foundation Candidate Syllabus v4.2.0, AC1.1c
  • Who are the CUSTOMER, the USER, and the SPONSOR? — PeopleCert ITIL 4 Foundation Candidate Syllabus v4.2.0, AC1.1d/e/g
  • What is an ORGANIZATION in ITIL 4? — PeopleCert ITIL 4 Foundation Candidate Syllabus v4.2.0, AC1.2c
  • What is VALUE, and who creates it? — PeopleCert ITIL 4 Foundation Candidate Syllabus v4.2.0, AC1.2b
  • OUTPUT vs OUTCOME — what is the difference? — PeopleCert ITIL 4 Foundation Candidate Syllabus v4.2.0, AC1.2d/e
  • How do services affect a consumer's COSTS? — PeopleCert ITIL 4 Foundation Candidate Syllabus v4.2.0, AC1.2a
  • How do services affect a consumer's RISKS? — PeopleCert ITIL 4 Foundation Candidate Syllabus v4.2.0, AC1.2f
  • What can a SERVICE OFFERING include? — PeopleCert ITIL 4 Foundation Candidate Syllabus v4.2.0, AC1.3a
  • What are the THREE parts of a service relationship? — PeopleCert ITIL 4 Foundation Candidate Syllabus v4.2.0, AC1.3b
  • Which activities belong to service PROVISION vs service CONSUMPTION? — PeopleCert ITIL 4 Foundation Candidate Syllabus v4.2.0, AC1.3c/d
  • What is the service relationship MODEL? — PeopleCert ITIL 4 Foundation Candidate Syllabus v4.2.0, AC1.3b

Common mistakes in Key concepts of service management

  • Utility and warranty swapped (purpose vs use)
  • Output and outcome used interchangeably
  • Customer vs sponsor on budget authority
  • Services 'eliminate' consumer risk (they remove AND impose)
  • Value is 'delivered' by the provider alone (it is co-created)

Key terms for Key concepts of service management

service · service management · utility · warranty · customer · user · sponsor · organization · value · value co-creation · output · outcome · cost · risk · service offering · service relationship · service provision · service consumption

How Key concepts of service management connects to other areas

Official references for Key concepts of service management

  • PeopleCert ITIL 4 Foundation Candidate Syllabus v4.2.0: AC1.1a, AC1.1f, AC1.1b, AC1.1c, AC1.1d/e/g, AC1.2c, AC1.2b, AC1.2d/e, AC1.2a, AC1.2f, AC1.3a, AC1.3b, AC1.3c/d

In the app this area comes with 14 memory cards and 12 module-quiz questions and is part of the free starting modules.

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