ITIL · Question #280
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 defines four specific reasons to monitor and measure that ensure IT activities add value: Validate, Direct, Justify, and Intervene.
Question
To add value to the business, what are the four reasons to monitor and measure?
Options
- AEvaluate; Diagnose; Justify; Intervene
- BValidate; Direct; Justify; Improve
- CValidate; Direct; Justify; Intervene
- DEvaluate; Direct; Justify; Improve
How the community answered
(67 responses)- A1% (1)
- B1% (1)
- C94% (63)
- D3% (2)
Why each option
ITIL defines four specific reasons to monitor and measure that ensure IT activities add value: Validate, Direct, Justify, and Intervene.
Evaluate and Diagnose are not the correct ITIL terms for this framework; the correct terms are Validate and Intervene respectively.
Improve is not one of the four defined reasons to monitor and measure; Intervene is the correct fourth term in the ITIL framework.
Validate confirms that strategic decisions and service designs are achieving the intended outcomes. Direct guides ongoing activities toward defined targets. Justify provides evidence-based rationale for investments or decisions. Intervene triggers corrective action when metrics indicate a deviation from targets. Together these four reasons form a complete framework for purposeful monitoring in ITIL CSI.
Evaluate replaces Validate and Improve replaces Intervene, neither of which are the correct ITIL terms defined for this monitoring and measurement framework.
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