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ITIL 2011 JL Key Service Management Terms
Key terms JL This is not a exhaustive or complete set, but rather a base set that should get you ready to pass the test.
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Service Desk
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the single point of contact between the service provider and it's users, managing incidents, service requests, and communication with the users
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service portfolio
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the complete set of services managed by the service provider, including the service pipeline, service catalog, and retired services categories
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incident management
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the process responsible for restoring normal service operation as quickly as possible
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IT operations management
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the function that includes IT operations control and facilities managment
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User
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a person who consumes or uses a service on a day to day basis
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service assets
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any resource or capability of a service provider
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service owner
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the role accountable for one or more services throughout their lifecycle
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customer
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someone who buys goods or services
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service level management
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the process responsible for negotiating service level agreements with customers
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change management
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the process responsible for authorizing changes to CIs (Configuration Items)
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availability management
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the process responsible for ensuring services meet or exceed current and future availability needs of the business in a cost effective way
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service
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a means of delivering value to customers by facilitating outcomes customers want to achieve without the ownership of specific costs and risks
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service catalog managment
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the process responsible for providing and maintaining a database or structured document with information about all live IT services, including those available for deployment
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utility
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the functionality offered by a product or service to meet a particular need. (fit for purpose)
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problem management
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the process responsible for preventing incidents from happening and minimizing the impact of incidents that cannot be prevented
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technical management
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the function responsible for providing expertise and skills to support the management of services and infrastructure
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process owner
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the role accountable for a process, including responsibilities for process sponsorship, design ,and improvement
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application management
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the function responsible for managing applications throughout their lifecycle
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supplier management
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the process that negotiates contracts with external service proviers
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configuration management system (CMS)
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a service management tool that is part of the SKMS (Service knowledge management system) and maintains one or more CMDBs (configuration management databases)
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warranty
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assurance that a product or service will meet agreed requirements including availability, capacity, continuity and security (fit for use)
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access management
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the process responsible for protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of asset s by ensuring that only authorized users are able to access or modify them
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service management
Definition
a set of specialized organizational capabilities for providing value to customers in form form of goods and services
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service transition
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the stage in the life cycle responsible for ensuring new or changed services meet the expectations of the business prior to implementation
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remediation planning
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actions taken to recover after a failed change or release
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service design
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the stages in the service lifecycle that develops services, governing practices, processes, and policies required to realize the service provider's strategy and facilitate the introduction of services into supported environments.
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knowledge mnagement
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the process responsible for sharing perspective, ideas, experiences, and information and ensuring that these are available in the right place and at the right time
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operational level agreement (OLA)
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an agreement between and IT service provider and another part of the same organization
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service operation
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the stage of the service lifecycle responsible for delivering and managing services at their agreed-upon levels
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release and deployment management
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the process responsible for planning, scheduling, building, testing, and deploying new functionality required by the business while protecting the integrity of the existing services
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underpinning contract
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an agreement between an IT service provider and a third party
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business relationship management
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the process responsible for maintaining a positive relationship with customers
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financial management for IT services
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the process responsible for managing an organization's accounting, budgeting, and charging requirements
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transition planning and support
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the process responsible for planning all service transition processes and the resources they require
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event management
Definition
the process responsible for detecting changes of state that are significant to the delivery of services and managing these occurrences throughout their lifecycle
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information security management
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the process responsible for ensuring that the confidentiality, integrity and availability of an organizations's assets, information, data, and IT services match the agreed needs of the business
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service strategy
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the stage in the service lifecycle that defines the perspective, position, plans, and patterns of a service provider to meet an organization's business outcomes
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IT service continuity management
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the process responsible for managing risks that could seriously affect IT services by taking steps to reduce risks to acceptable levels and planning for the recovery of services
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business case
Definition
justification for a significant item of expenditure
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capacity management
Definition
the process that contains three sub-processes; business ___________ management, service __________ management, and component ____________ management.
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request fulfillment
Definition
the process responsible for managing the lifecycle of all service requests
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service asset and configuration management
Definition
the process responsible for producing reliable information related to how assets are configured and the relationships between them.
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continual service improvement (CSI)
Definition
the lifecycle stage that ensures that services are aligned with changing business needs by identifying and implementing improvements to IT services
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service level agreement
Definition
an agreement between and IT service provider an it's customer
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List the 5 core STAGES of the SERVICE LIFECYCLE
Definition
Service Strategy, Service Design, Service Transition, Service Operation, CSI (Continual Service Improvement)
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Define PROCESS
Definition
a structured set of activities designed to accomplish a specific objective. Inputs -> outputs.
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Define FUNCTION
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a team or a group of people and the tools or resources they use to carry out one or more processes or activities
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Name the PROCESSES in the Strategy Stage (3)
Definition
service portfolio management, business relationship management, financial management for IT services (there are two more NOT included in Foundations test)
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Name the PROCESSES in the Design Stage (8)
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Design coordination, service catalog management, service level management, supplier management, availability management, capacity management, IT Services continuity management, information security management
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Name the PROCESSES in the Transition Stage (5)
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Transition planning and support, service asset and configuration management, change management, release and deployment management, knowledge management (there are two more that are NOT included on the Foundations test)
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Name the PROCESSES that are in the Operations Stage (5)
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event management, incident management, problem management, request fulfillment, access management (+ 4 FUNCTIONS)
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Name the FUNCTIONS that are in the Operations Stage (4)
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Service desk, application management, IT operations management, technical management (+ 5 PROCESSES)
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Name the 7 steps in the CSI Stage
Definition
identify, define, gather, process, analyze, present, implement (IDGPAPI) I DiG PAPI. I think it's a JLO song.
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