ITIL · Question #540
How should entries in the CSI register be categorized?
The correct answer is B. Based on small, medium or, large undertakings that can be done quickly, medium term or long. The ITIL CSI register organizes improvement entries by their size and delivery timeframe, separating quick wins from medium-term and long-term undertakings.
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How should entries in the CSI register be categorized?
Options
- ABased on priority, urgency and impact to the business and to all its stakeholders
- BBased on small, medium or, large undertakings that can be done quickly, medium term or long
- CBased on IT service name, cost to the business and expected outcomes to the customer
- DBased on best improvement opportunities in the organization to achieve a competitive advantage
How the community answered
(48 responses)- A4% (2)
- B92% (44)
- C2% (1)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
The ITIL CSI register organizes improvement entries by their size and delivery timeframe, separating quick wins from medium-term and long-term undertakings.
Priority, urgency, and impact are attributes used in incident and problem management, not the defined categorization criteria for the CSI register.
ITIL Continual Service Improvement guidance specifies that the CSI register should categorize entries based on the scale of the effort - small, medium, or large - and the expected timeframe for delivery - quick, medium-term, or long-term. This structure allows teams to manage improvement work at different velocities and resource levels in a practical, actionable manner.
IT service name, cost, and customer outcomes are not the prescribed dimensions for structuring CSI register entries in ITIL guidance.
Competitive advantage is a business strategy concept and is not part of the ITIL-defined framework for categorizing improvement register entries.
Concept tested: CSI register categorization by size and timeframe
Source: https://www.axelos.com/certifications/itil-service-management/itil-4-foundation
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