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Which of the following are Service Desk organizational structures? (1) Local Service Desk (2) Virtual Service Desk (3) IT Help Desk (4) Follow the Sun

The correct answer is B. 1, 2 and 4 only. ITIL formally recognizes three Service Desk organizational structures - Local, Virtual, and Follow the Sun - while 'IT Help Desk' is a generic industry term, not an ITIL-defined structure.

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Question

Which of the following are Service Desk organizational structures? (1) Local Service Desk (2) Virtual Service Desk (3) IT Help Desk (4) Follow the Sun

Options

  • A2, 3 and 4 only
  • B1, 2 and 4 only
  • C1, 2 and 3 only
  • D1, 3 and 4 only

How the community answered

(44 responses)
  • A
    5% (2)
  • B
    91% (40)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

ITIL formally recognizes three Service Desk organizational structures - Local, Virtual, and Follow the Sun - while 'IT Help Desk' is a generic industry term, not an ITIL-defined structure.

A2, 3 and 4 only

This option includes IT Help Desk (3), which is not an ITIL-defined Service Desk structure, and incorrectly excludes Local Service Desk (1), which is a formal ITIL structure.

B1, 2 and 4 onlyCorrect

ITIL defines Local Service Desk (1) as a desk physically co-located with the user community, Virtual Service Desk (2) as a technology-enabled single point of contact spanning geographically distributed staff, and Follow the Sun (4) as a model where responsibility rotates across global locations to provide continuous 24-hour coverage. These three are the recognized ITIL structures; IT Help Desk (3) is not a formal ITIL category.

C1, 2 and 3 only

This option includes IT Help Desk (3), which is not formally defined by ITIL, and excludes Follow the Sun (4), which is a valid and recognized ITIL Service Desk structure.

D1, 3 and 4 only

This option includes IT Help Desk (3), which is not an ITIL-recognized structure, and excludes Virtual Service Desk (2), which is one of the three formal ITIL Service Desk structures.

Concept tested: ITIL Service Desk organizational structure types

Topics

#service desk structures#local service desk#virtual service desk#follow the sun

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