ITIL ITIL Practitioner Applying ITSM Guiding Principles Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

A service provider is struggling with slow incident resolution times. Which guiding principle should they apply FIRST to understand the current state before making changes?

Accepted Answer

Start where you are

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Progress iteratively with feedback

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Keep it simple and practical

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Focus on value

Question 2

An IT manager wants to implement all nine guiding principles simultaneously across the organization. What is the BEST advice?

Accepted Answer

Apply principles selectively based on the specific situation

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Proceed as planned since all principles are important

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Wait until a formal assessment is completed

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Implement them one at a time in sequential order

Question 3

Which guiding principle is MOST relevant when determining whether a new ITSM tool feature will benefit end users?

Accepted Answer

Focus on value

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Optimize and automate

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Think and work holistically

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Collaborate and promote visibility

Question 4

A change advisory board is reviewing a proposed process improvement but lacks input from the service desk team. Which guiding principle is being NEGLECTED?

Accepted Answer

Collaborate and promote visibility

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Keep it simple and practical

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Progress iteratively with feedback

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Start where you are

Question 5

An organization plans a major ITSM transformation but wants to reduce risk. Which approach BEST reflects the principle of 'Progress iteratively with feedback'?

Accepted Answer

Break the transformation into smaller increments and evaluate results after each

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Implement the entire transformation in one release

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Delay the project until all requirements are perfectly defined

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Assign a larger team to complete the work faster

Question 6

When applying 'Think and work holistically,' what should an ITIL Practitioner consider when improving a single process?

Accepted Answer

The impact on other processes, people, and technology across the service value system

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Only the metrics of that specific process

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The preferences of the process owner alone

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Historical performance data from the last quarter only