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To add value to the business, what are the four reasons to monitor and measure?

The correct answer is C. Validate; Direct; Justify; Intervene. ITIL CSI defines exactly four reasons to monitor and measure: Validate, Direct, Justify, and Intervene.

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Question

To add value to the business, what are the four reasons to monitor and measure?

Options

  • AValidate; Direct; Justify; Improve
  • BEvaluate; Diagnose; Justify; Intervene
  • CValidate; Direct; Justify; Intervene
  • DEvaluate; Direct; Justify; Improve

How the community answered

(19 responses)
  • A
    5% (1)
  • C
    89% (17)
  • D
    5% (1)

Why each option

ITIL CSI defines exactly four reasons to monitor and measure: Validate, Direct, Justify, and Intervene.

AValidate; Direct; Justify; Improve

This option replaces 'Intervene' with 'Improve,' but Improve is not one of the four ITIL-defined reasons - Intervene is the correct fourth element.

BEvaluate; Diagnose; Justify; Intervene

This option substitutes 'Evaluate' for 'Validate' and 'Diagnose' for 'Direct,' neither of which are the prescribed ITIL terms for this framework.

CValidate; Direct; Justify; InterveneCorrect

In ITIL Continual Service Improvement, monitoring and measurement serve four defined purposes: Validate (confirm that decisions and strategies are correct), Direct (guide activities toward target behavior), Justify (provide factual evidence to support a required action), and Intervene (take corrective action when deviations are detected). This four-part model is a core CSI concept and the specific terms are prescribed in the ITIL framework.

DEvaluate; Direct; Justify; Improve

This option uses 'Evaluate' instead of 'Validate' and 'Improve' instead of 'Intervene,' both of which are incorrect substitutions for the defined ITIL terminology.

Concept tested: CSI four reasons to monitor and measure

Source: https://www.axelos.com/resource-hub/glossary

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