ITIL · Question #259
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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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)- A5% (1)
- C89% (17)
- D5% (1)
Why each option
ITIL CSI defines exactly four reasons to monitor and measure: Validate, Direct, Justify, and Intervene.
This option replaces 'Intervene' with 'Improve,' but Improve is not one of the four ITIL-defined reasons - Intervene is the correct fourth element.
This option substitutes 'Evaluate' for 'Validate' and 'Diagnose' for 'Direct,' neither of which are the prescribed ITIL terms for this framework.
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.
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
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