ITIL · Question #489
Which statement about stakeholders is TRUE?
The correct answer is A. Customers, users and suppliers are examples of stakeholders, who may be external to the. In ITIL, stakeholders encompass anyone with an interest in IT service delivery - including customers, users, and suppliers - and they can be either internal or external to the organization.
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Which statement about stakeholders is TRUE?
Options
- ACustomers, users and suppliers are examples of stakeholders, who may be external to the
- BExternal customers are those who work for the same organization as the IT service provider
- CInternal customers are always charged for the IT services they receive from the IT service
- DInternal customers purchase services from third-party suppliers by means of a legally binding
How the community answered
(40 responses)- A95% (38)
- B3% (1)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
In ITIL, stakeholders encompass anyone with an interest in IT service delivery - including customers, users, and suppliers - and they can be either internal or external to the organization.
ITIL defines stakeholders as any party with an interest in the delivery of IT services, and explicitly includes customers, users, and suppliers as examples. These parties can exist inside the organization (internal) or outside it (external), making this a true and complete statement about how ITIL categorizes stakeholders.
External customers are those who are outside the organization receiving services - individuals who work for the same organization as the IT provider are by definition internal customers, not external ones.
Internal customers are not always charged for IT services; financial charging is an optional organizational policy decision, not a defining characteristic of being an internal customer.
Internal customers receive services from the internal IT provider, not from third-party suppliers; purchasing from third parties via legally binding contracts is associated with supplier management and applies to external procurement relationships.
Concept tested: ITIL stakeholder types - internal vs external customers and users
Source: https://www.axelos.com/certifications/itil-service-management/itil-4-foundation
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