ITIL-FOUNDATION · Question #346
Who has the responsibility for review and risk analysis of all supplies and contracts on a regular basis?
The correct answer is D. The Supplier Manager. The Supplier Manager owns all supplier and contract management activities, including periodic review and risk analysis of third-party agreements.
Question
Who has the responsibility for review and risk analysis of all supplies and contracts on a regular basis?
Options
- AThe Service Level Manager
- BThe IT Service Continuity Manager
- CThe Service Catalogue Manager
- DThe Supplier Manager
How the community answered
(49 responses)- A8% (4)
- B4% (2)
- C2% (1)
- D86% (42)
Why each option
The Supplier Manager owns all supplier and contract management activities, including periodic review and risk analysis of third-party agreements.
The Service Level Manager is responsible for negotiating and monitoring SLAs with customers, not managing supplier contracts or conducting supplier risk reviews.
The IT Service Continuity Manager focuses on ensuring IT services can recover after a disaster, not on reviewing supplier agreements.
The Service Catalogue Manager maintains the service catalogue to ensure accurate service information is available, which is unrelated to supplier risk analysis.
The Supplier Manager is the process owner responsible for managing the full lifecycle of supplier contracts, which explicitly includes conducting regular reviews and performing risk analysis on all supplies and contracts to ensure they continue to meet business needs and deliver value.
Concept tested: ITIL Supplier Management process ownership and responsibilities
Source: https://www.axelos.com/certifications/itil-service-management/what-is-itil
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