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Which of these recommendations is best practice for service level management? 1. Include legal terminology in service level agreements (SLAs) 2. It is NOT necessary to be able to measure all the…

The correct answer is D. Neither of the above. Neither recommendation reflects SLM best practice - SLAs should use plain language rather than legal terminology, and all targets within an SLA must be measurable.

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Which of these recommendations is best practice for service level management? 1. Include legal terminology in service level agreements (SLAs) 2. It is NOT necessary to be able to measure all the targets in an SLA

Options

  • A1 only
  • B2only
  • CBoth of the above
  • DNeither of the above

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    5% (2)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    90% (36)

Why each option

Neither recommendation reflects SLM best practice - SLAs should use plain language rather than legal terminology, and all targets within an SLA must be measurable.

A1 only

Statement 1 alone is not correct because using legal terminology in SLAs is explicitly against best practice - SLAs should be written in clear, accessible language understood by all stakeholders.

B2only

Statement 2 alone is not correct because it is essential that all targets in an SLA are measurable; targets that cannot be measured cannot be monitored, reported on, or enforced.

CBoth of the above

Both statements are incorrect - statement 1 contradicts the plain language requirement and statement 2 contradicts the mandatory measurability requirement for all SLA targets.

DNeither of the aboveCorrect

Best practice for service level management requires that SLAs use clear, plain language that both parties can understand, explicitly avoiding complex legal terminology that may cause confusion or disputes. Additionally, every target defined in an SLA must be measurable so that compliance can be objectively monitored, reported, and enforced. Since statement 1 contradicts the plain language guidance and statement 2 contradicts the measurability requirement, neither statement represents best practice.

Concept tested: Service level management SLA authoring best practices

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

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