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Which one of the following is the CORRECT set of steps for the continual service improvement approach?

The correct answer is D. What is the vision?; Where are we now?;. The ITIL CSI approach follows a specific sequence starting with vision and current-state assessment before defining targets or actions.

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Question

Which one of the following is the CORRECT set of steps for the continual service improvement approach?

Options

  • ADevise a strategy; Design the solution;
  • BWhere do we want to be?;
  • CIdentify the required business outcomes;
  • DWhat is the vision?; Where are we now?;

How the community answered

(33 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    6% (2)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    88% (29)

Why each option

The ITIL CSI approach follows a specific sequence starting with vision and current-state assessment before defining targets or actions.

ADevise a strategy; Design the solution;

'Devise a strategy; Design the solution' reflects a generic project management sequence and does not correspond to the named steps of the ITIL CSI improvement approach.

BWhere do we want to be?;

'Where do we want to be?' is a valid step in the CSI model but is the third step, not the starting point; beginning here skips the vision and baseline steps.

CIdentify the required business outcomes;

'Identify the required business outcomes' is not a named step in the ITIL CSI seven-step approach and does not represent the correct starting sequence.

DWhat is the vision?; Where are we now?;Correct

The ITIL Continual Service Improvement approach begins with 'What is the vision?' to align improvement goals with business strategy, followed immediately by 'Where are we now?' to establish a performance baseline. This two-step opening is the correct and mandatory start of the CSI model, which then proceeds through desired state, planning, execution, verification, and sustaining momentum.

Concept tested: ITIL CSI seven-step improvement approach sequence

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

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#CSI approach#continual service improvement#seven-step model#improvement vision

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