ISO 20000 Design and Transition Processes Questions and Answers

Question 1

A service provider is planning the transition of a new, business-critical financial reporting service.
According to ISO/IEC 20000-1, which activity is essential during the 'Service Design, Build and Transition' phase to minimize disruption to existing services?

Accepted Answer

Defining and agreeing upon service acceptance criteria with the customer and other interested parties before deployment.

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Developing a marketing plan to promote the new service to potential users.

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Ensuring the service is designed to be backward compatible with all legacy systems, regardless of cost.

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Conducting a post-implementation review six months after the service goes live.

Question 2

An organization is introducing a significant change to its primary e-commerce platform. The 'Design and Transition' plan includes extensive testing and a detailed deployment schedule. Which associated ISO/IEC 20000-1 process is primarily responsible for authorizing the change to proceed to the deployment phase?

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Change Management

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Service Level Management

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Incident Management

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Capacity Management

Question 3

Which of the following BEST describes the primary purpose of the 'Release and Deployment Management' process within the service design and transition phase of ISO/IEC 20000-1?

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To build, test, and deliver new or changed services into the live environment in a controlled manner.

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To negotiate and agree upon Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for the new or changed service.

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To identify and resolve the root cause of problems related to the new service design.

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To manage the financial budget for the entire service design and transition project.

Question 4

A company is designing a new cloud-based storage service. As part of the planning for the service transition, they create a detailed plan that outlines the approach, resources, schedule, and specific activities for moving the service into production. According to ISO/IEC 20000-1, what is this documented plan called?

Accepted Answer

A Release and Deployment Plan

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A Service Request

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A Problem Record

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A Service Level Agreement

Question 5

During the design of a new customer relationship management (CRM) service, the project team must consider how information about the service's components, such as software, hardware, and documentation, will be managed throughout its lifecycle. Which process is essential for defining, recording, and maintaining this information?

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Configuration Management

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Business Relationship Management

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Supplier Management

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Service Continuity Management

Question 6

An organization is preparing to transition a majorly updated version of its internal HR service. The transition plan must account for potential failures during deployment. Which of the following must be included in the release and deployment plan to address this risk?

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A remediation or back-out plan.

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A list of all developers who worked on the update.

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The marketing communication sent to employees about the new features.

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The total number of test cases executed.