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Which is NOT a service desk type described in the ITIL service operation guidance?

The correct answer is C. Outsourced. ITIL Service Operation guidance describes three service desk types - Local, Centralized, and Virtual - and does not include Outsourced as a distinct desk type.

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Question

Which is NOT a service desk type described in the ITIL service operation guidance?

Options

  • ALocal
  • BCentralized
  • COutsourced
  • DVirtual

How the community answered

(61 responses)
  • A
    3% (2)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    95% (58)

Why each option

ITIL Service Operation guidance describes three service desk types - Local, Centralized, and Virtual - and does not include Outsourced as a distinct desk type.

ALocal

Local is a valid ITIL service desk type, where a desk is situated within or physically close to the user community it serves.

BCentralized

Centralized is a valid ITIL service desk type, consolidating multiple local desks into a single function to reduce costs and improve consistency.

COutsourcedCorrect

Outsourced is a sourcing strategy, not a service desk structural type recognized in ITIL Service Operation guidance. ITIL defines service desk types based on their physical and logical organization - Local (on-site per location), Centralized (single location serving multiple areas), and Virtual (geographically dispersed but appearing as one). Outsourcing describes who runs the desk, not how it is structured.

DVirtual

Virtual is a valid ITIL service desk type, using technology to give the impression of a single, centralized desk regardless of where staff are located.

Concept tested: ITIL Service Operation service desk structural types

Source: https://wiki.en.it-processmaps.com/index.php/Service_Desk

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