Which is an objective of the service design lifecycle stage?

A core objective of the ITIL service design stage is to embed continual service improvement in all design activities, processes, and services. This ensures improvement is treated as an integral part of design rather than a separate concern, aligning design outputs with long-term quality goals from the outset.

Minimizing resource usage is not a stated objective of service design; the stage focuses on designing effective, fit-for-purpose services, not purely on resource reduction.

Monitoring service level targets against SLAs is an activity belonging to service operation, specifically the service level management process during live operation.

Creating and maintaining a portfolio of quantified services is an objective of service strategy, specifically the service portfolio management process, not service design.