ITIL-FOUNDATION · Question #565
Which is NOT a structure of service desk that is described in the ITIL service operation guidance?
The correct answer is C. Outsourced. ITIL service operation defines three service desk structures: local, centralized, and virtual. Outsourced is a sourcing or staffing model, not a structural type recognized in that guidance.
Question
Which is NOT a structure of service desk that is described in the ITIL service operation guidance?
Options
- ALocal
- BCentralized
- COutsourced
- DVirtual
How the community answered
(17 responses)- B6% (1)
- C88% (15)
- D6% (1)
Why each option
ITIL service operation defines three service desk structures: local, centralized, and virtual. Outsourced is a sourcing or staffing model, not a structural type recognized in that guidance.
Local is a valid ITIL service desk structure in which the desk is physically co-located with the user communities it supports.
Centralized is a valid ITIL service desk structure that consolidates multiple teams into a single location to reduce costs and improve consistency.
ITIL service operation guidance formally describes only three service desk structures - local, centralized, and virtual. Outsourced is a sourcing arrangement that describes who staffs the desk, not how the desk is physically or logically structured, so it does not appear as a named structure in the framework.
Virtual is a valid ITIL service desk structure in which analysts are distributed across different locations but function as a single unified desk through shared tools and processes.
Concept tested: ITIL service operation service desk structure types
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