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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.

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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)
  • A
    1% (1)
  • B
    1% (1)
  • C
    94% (63)
  • D
    3% (2)

Why each option

ITIL defines four specific reasons to monitor and measure that ensure IT activities add value: Validate, Direct, Justify, and Intervene.

AEvaluate; Diagnose; Justify; Intervene

Evaluate and Diagnose are not the correct ITIL terms for this framework; the correct terms are Validate and Intervene respectively.

BValidate; Direct; Justify; Improve

Improve is not one of the four defined reasons to monitor and measure; Intervene is the correct fourth term in the ITIL framework.

CValidate; Direct; Justify; InterveneCorrect

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.

DEvaluate; Direct; Justify; Improve

Evaluate replaces Validate and Improve replaces Intervene, neither of which are the correct ITIL terms defined for this monitoring and measurement framework.

Concept tested: ITIL four reasons to monitor and measure

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