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ITIL · Question #104

In terms of adding value to the business, which one of the following describes service operations contribution?

The correct answer is D. Service value is visible to customers. Service operation contributes value to the business by making the service value that was designed and planned in earlier lifecycle stages tangible and visible to customers through actual delivery.

The ITIL service lifecycle

Question

In terms of adding value to the business, which one of the following describes service operations contribution?

Options

  • AThe cost of the service is designed, predicted and validated
  • BMeasures for optimization are identified
  • CService value is modeled
  • DService value is visible to customers

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    6% (2)
  • D
    90% (28)

Why each option

Service operation contributes value to the business by making the service value that was designed and planned in earlier lifecycle stages tangible and visible to customers through actual delivery.

AThe cost of the service is designed, predicted and validated

Designing, predicting, and validating service costs are activities associated with service strategy and service design, not service operation.

BMeasures for optimization are identified

Identifying measures for optimization is primarily a function of continual service improvement (CSI), not a core value contribution of service operation.

CService value is modeled

Modeling service value is an activity that occurs during service strategy and service design, before the operational stage begins.

DService value is visible to customersCorrect

During service operation, customers directly experience the services being delivered, which is when the value modeled and designed in earlier stages becomes real and observable. Without effective service operation, value remains theoretical and is never actually perceived or realized by the business.

Concept tested: ITIL service operation value contribution to business

Topics

#Service operation#business value#service value#customer value

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