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What term describes assurance that a product or service will meet its agreed requirements?

The correct answer is C. Service level agreement. A Service Level Agreement is the formal documented commitment between a service provider and customer that specifies agreed requirements, providing the contractual assurance that those requirements will be met.

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Question

What term describes assurance that a product or service will meet its agreed requirements?

Options

  • AUnderpinning contract
  • BWarranty
  • CService level agreement
  • DUtility

How the community answered

(39 responses)
  • A
    8% (3)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    87% (34)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

A Service Level Agreement is the formal documented commitment between a service provider and customer that specifies agreed requirements, providing the contractual assurance that those requirements will be met.

AUnderpinning contract

An Underpinning Contract is an agreement between a service provider and a third-party supplier that supports delivery of an IT service, not the customer-facing assurance of agreed requirements.

BWarranty

In ITIL, Warranty describes the fitness-for-use attributes of a service - such as availability, capacity, security, and continuity - rather than the formal contractual document capturing agreed requirements.

CService level agreementCorrect

A Service Level Agreement formalizes the agreed requirements and committed service levels between a service provider and a customer, giving both parties a documented baseline against which performance is measured and assurance of delivery is given. It is the primary mechanism through which a provider commits to meeting specific service standards.

DUtility

Utility describes the functionality a service provides to meet a specific need (fitness for purpose), not the formal assurance or documentation of agreed performance requirements.

Concept tested: SLA as formal assurance of agreed service requirements

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

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