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ITIL-FOUNDATION · Question #181

Which two processes will contribute MOST to enabling effective problem detection?

The correct answer is C. Incident and event management. Incident management captures reported failures while event management monitors infrastructure to detect anomalies - together they form the primary detection layer for problem management.

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Question

Which two processes will contribute MOST to enabling effective problem detection?

Options

  • AIncident and financial management
  • BChange and release and deployment management
  • CIncident and event management
  • DKnowledge and service level management

How the community answered

(49 responses)
  • A
    6% (3)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    76% (37)
  • D
    14% (7)

Why each option

Incident management captures reported failures while event management monitors infrastructure to detect anomalies - together they form the primary detection layer for problem management.

AIncident and financial management

Financial management deals with budgeting and accounting, not with detecting service failures or infrastructure anomalies.

BChange and release and deployment management

Change and release/deployment management govern how changes are planned and implemented, not how problems or events are detected.

CIncident and event managementCorrect

Incident management records disruptions and service failures reported by users, surfacing patterns that indicate underlying problems. Event management proactively monitors the infrastructure, automatically detecting exceptions and threshold breaches before users are impacted. Together they provide both reactive and proactive inputs to problem detection.

DKnowledge and service level management

Knowledge management stores documented information and service level management tracks performance against targets, neither of which is primarily focused on problem detection.

Concept tested: ITIL incident and event management for problem detection

Source: https://www.axelos.com/certifications/itil-service-management/itil-4-foundation

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#incident management#event management#problem detection#process integration

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