In an organization, a service desk team employs experienced staff who have worked there for many years and have good relationships with support teams. The organization has a good improvement culture, and staff are encouraged to use their experience and identify improvements. They are developing a new policy for handling incidents.
Which is the BEST approach for this new policy?
A. Ensure that any identified exceptions are excluded from the policy to improve clarity
B. Ensure that all teams involved in incident resolution collaborate in the development of the policy
C. Implement the policy to the service desk staff initially before informing other affected support teams
D. Engage with stakeholders to ensure that as much detail as possible is included in the policy
What BEST describes the relationship between planning and risk?
A. Planning is a high level function, risk management is a tactical activity
B. Planning should always consider risks and how to mitigate them
C. Planning focuses on what needs to be accomplished, risk management is part of how work is to be performed
D. Risk management is the exclusive domain of dedicated risk managers
An organization's lead times and the flow of tasks across value streams are being impacted because tasks often sit waiting in queues.
Which technique can be used to overcome this challenge?
A. Clarifying definition of done'
B. Introducing a push system
C. Increasing batch sizes
D. Limiting work-in-progress
Which concept is PRIMARILY concerned with multiple teams moving to a cross-functional way of working?
A. Organizational structure
B. Employee satisfaction measurement
C. Working to a customer oriented mindset
D. The value of positive communications
A web hosting provider has decided to apply more of a 'shift left' approach to service support. The provider knows that users like video tutorials as well as communicating via instant messaging and social networks.
What should the service provider use to expand how users access support and improve the user experience?
A. Omnichannel management
B. Service level management
C. Service interaction method
D. Benefits dependency network
Which is a method for value-driven, data-driven and user-centered service design?
A. Stakeholder analysis
B. Balanced scorecard
C. Design thinking
D. The MoSCoW method
In service relationships what is a benefit of identifying consumer roles?
A. It enables effective stakeholder management
B. It provides shared service expectations
C. It removes constraints from the customer
D. It enables a common definition of value
An organization is implementing new technology that will significantly improve how they interact with their customers.
Which term BEST describes this situation?
A. Digital organization
B. High velocity IT
C. Digital transformation
D. IT transformation
An IT department is able to rapidly develop services that meet functional requirements. However overall satisfaction with these services is low.
Which is the BEST way to start working on developing new services while addressing issues faced by the IT department?
A. Develop a clear set of system requirements and track each of them from start to finish to ensure that the delivered service meets the stated requirements
B. Develop a clear understanding of the customers' intended goals and expectations, and track each of them from start to finish to ensure that the service supports the required outcomes
C. Involve senior management as early as possible to define requirements and help with 'organizational change management' to ensure successful implementation of the service
D. Assess and improve capabilities of IT teams prioritizing areas that are required to deliver the service in a way that meets customer expectations
Which are elements of the service value system?
A. Service provision, service consumption, service relationship management
B. Governance, service value chain, practices
C. Outcomes, utility, warranty
D. Customer value, stakeholder value, organization