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Which is a reason why incident management interfaces with service level management?

The correct answer is C. To ensure that incident resolution times are aligned with business needs. Incident management interfaces with service level management to ensure that how incidents are prioritized and resolved aligns with the resolution time targets defined in SLAs.

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Which is a reason why incident management interfaces with service level management?

Options

  • ATo ensure that problem records are circulated to all customers
  • BTo ensure that the status of faulty configuration items (CI) is recorded
  • CTo ensure that incident resolution times are aligned with business needs
  • DTo ensure that incident workarounds are acceptable to the customers

How the community answered

(38 responses)
  • A
    5% (2)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    92% (35)

Why each option

Incident management interfaces with service level management to ensure that how incidents are prioritized and resolved aligns with the resolution time targets defined in SLAs.

ATo ensure that problem records are circulated to all customers

Circulating problem records to customers is a concern of problem management communications, not the reason incident management interfaces with service level management.

BTo ensure that the status of faulty configuration items (CI) is recorded

Recording the status of faulty configuration items is the responsibility of configuration management and the CMDB, not service level management.

CTo ensure that incident resolution times are aligned with business needsCorrect

Service level management defines SLAs that specify resolution time targets based on business impact and priority. Incident management must align its resolution activities to these targets, and this alignment is the primary driver of the interface between the two processes - ensuring the business needs encoded in SLAs are met during incident handling.

DTo ensure that incident workarounds are acceptable to the customers

Ensuring workarounds are acceptable to customers falls under problem management and customer communication activities, not the SLM interface.

Concept tested: Incident management and SLM interface - SLA resolution alignment

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

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