ITIL-FOUNDATION · Question #426
What is the entry point or the first level of the V model?
The correct answer is B. Customer / Business Needs. The V model in IT service management begins at the top-left with Customer/Business Needs, representing the highest-level business intent that drives all subsequent stages of the lifecycle.
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What is the entry point or the first level of the V model?
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- AService Solution
- BCustomer / Business Needs
- CService Release
- DService Requirements
How the community answered
(24 responses)- A4% (1)
- B88% (21)
- C8% (2)
Why each option
The V model in IT service management begins at the top-left with Customer/Business Needs, representing the highest-level business intent that drives all subsequent stages of the lifecycle.
Service Solution sits near the bottom of the V model and represents the technical implementation stage, not the initial entry point.
The V model is structured so that the left side descends from the broadest level of abstraction - Customer/Business Needs - down through service requirements, design, and solution, making this the first and highest entry point. Every other stage in the model is derived from or traceable back to this starting point, as it represents the business intent that the entire service exists to fulfill.
Service Release appears on the right side of the V model as a validation and transition activity, not the starting entry point.
Service Requirements is a stage derived from Customer/Business Needs and therefore sits one level below the first entry point in the model.
Concept tested: V model entry point in IT service lifecycle
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