ITIL-FOUNDATION · Question #56
Which of the following is the correct definition of an outcome?
The correct answer is B. The result of carrying out an activity, following a process or delivering an IT service. ITIL defines an outcome as the result of carrying out an activity, following a process, or delivering an IT service. This question tests accurate knowledge of core ITIL terminology.
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Which of the following is the correct definition of an outcome?
Options
- AThe results specific to the clauses in a service level agreement (SLA)
- BThe result of carrying out an activity, following a process or delivering an IT service
- CAll the accumulated knowledge of the service provider
- DAll incidents reported to the service desk
How the community answered
(42 responses)- A7% (3)
- B86% (36)
- C5% (2)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
ITIL defines an outcome as the result of carrying out an activity, following a process, or delivering an IT service. This question tests accurate knowledge of core ITIL terminology.
SLA clauses describe agreed performance targets and measurement criteria between provider and customer - they are contractual tools, not the definition of an outcome as a result of an activity or process.
ITIL's formal definition of an outcome is the result of carrying out an activity, following a process, or delivering an IT service, and notes that outcomes may be intended or unintended. This definition is foundational to service management because it distinguishes the value-producing results of service delivery from the outputs or activities themselves.
The accumulated knowledge of a service provider describes knowledge base assets managed under knowledge management, which is a separate ITIL concept unrelated to the definition of an outcome.
Incidents reported to the service desk are individual records of service disruptions and are managed under incident management - they are a specific record type, not a definition of the term outcome.
Concept tested: ITIL definition of an outcome
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