Which is the correct combination of Service Management terms across the Lifecycle?

The 1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D mapping places terms in lifecycle stages where they are not defined or primarily used.

The 1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B sequence incorrectly swaps the associations for items 2 and 4 relative to their correct lifecycle context.

In ITIL, each lifecycle stage has specific associated terms and activities - for example, strategy involves value creation concepts, design involves SLAs and capacity, transition involves change and release, and operation involves incidents and events. The combination 1-C, 2-B, 3-A, 4-D correctly pairs each numbered item with its lifecycle-appropriate term. The other combinations misalign terms with stages they do not belong to.

The 1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A mapping misassigns all four terms, reversing or shifting them away from their correct lifecycle phases.