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Target Audience
 
The target group of the ITIL Certificate in Service Offerings and Agreements is:
  • Individuals who have attained the V3 ITIL Foundation certificate in Service Management, or the V3 Foundation Bridge certificate and who wish to advance to higher level ITIL certifications
  • Individuals who require a deep understanding of ITIL Certificate in the Service Offerings and Agreement processes and how it may be used to enhance the quality of IT service support within an organisation
  • IT professionals that are working within an organisation that has adopted and adapted ITIL who need to be informed about and thereafter contribute to an ongoing service improvement programme
  • Operational staff involved in Service Portfolio Management; Service Catalogue Management; Service Level Management; Demand Management; Supplier Management; Financial Management and Business Relationship Management who wish to enhance their role-based capabilities.
Qualification Level: Intermediate
 
Course Objectives
 
Candidates can expect to gain competencies in the following upon successful completion of the education and examination components related to this certification:
  • Service Management as a Practice
  • Processes across the Service Lifecycle pertaining to the Service Offerings and Agreement curriculum
  • Service Portfolio Management which provides documentation for services and prospective services in business terms
  • Service Catalogue Management which is concerned with the production and documentation of the Service Catalogue from a business and a technical viewpoint
  • Service Level Management which sets up a Service Level Agreement (SLA) structure and ensures that all SLAs have an underpinning support structure in place
  • Demand Management which identifies Patterns of Business Activity to enable the appropriate strategy to be implemented
  • Supplier Management which ensures all partners and suppliers are managed in the appropriate way and includes Contract Management
  • Financial Management which includes ensuring understanding of the service value and the management of all financial considerations
  • Business Relationship Managers who have responsibility to represent customers and ensure the Service Catalogue and Portfolio have the right needs
  • Operational activities of processes covered in other Lifecycle phases such as Incident and Change Management
  • Common Service Operation activities related to Service Offerings and Agreement
  • Organizing for Service Operation which describe functions to be performed within Service Offerings and Agreement
  • Service Offerings and Agreement roles and responsibilities
  • Technology and Implementation Considerations
  • Challenges, Critical Success Factors and risks
  • CSI as a consequence of effective Service Offerings and Agreement.
Prerequisites: Candidates wishing to be trained and examined for this qualification must already hold the ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management (the V3 Foundation or V2 Foundation plus Bridge Certificate)
 
Examination Format: Multiple Choice
 
Number of Questions: 8
 
Pass Score: 28/40 or 70%
 
Delivery: Online or Paper Based Examination through an Accredited Training Organisation
 
Exam Duration: Maximum 90 minutes for all candidates in their respective language (Candidates sitting the examination in a language other than their first language have a maximum of 120 minutes and are allowed to use a dictionary)
 
Open/Closed Book: Closed Book.
 
 
 
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