ITIL Foundations - Full Review Flashcards
Service
Means of delivering value to customers by facilitating outcomes they desire
Service Management
Set of specialized organizational capabilities for providing value to customers through the provision of service
ITIL
Set of best practice guidance for IT service management
Function
Distinct sub-unit within an organization and the tools they use to carry out processes and activities
Role
Set of responsibilities and activities granted to a group or individual.
Process
Structured set of activities designed to accomplish a given objective.
Improvement
Measurable increase of a desirable metric or decrease of an undersirable metric.
Benefit
Gains realized as a result of an improvement.
Baseline
Benchmark against which future work performance is measured
Snapshot
Current state of a configuration as captured by a discovery tool.
Capabilities
Intangible assets of the organizations (e.g. people, processes, knowledge).
Resources
Tangible assets of the organization (e.g. PPE, cash, other assets used to deliver services)
Core Services
IT services that delivers the outcomes that customers need or desire
Supporting Service
IT services that enable or support Core Services
VOI
Value of Investment. Concerns measurement of non-monetary benefits of a decision.
Service Provider
Organization that supplies services to customers. Three types: internal, external, shared.
Process Owner
Oversees design, documentation, and performance of a process over time and takes steps to ensure that optimal outcomes are achieved.
Service Owner
Responsible for the initiation, transition, and ongoing maintenance of a service over its lifecycle.
Utility
Fitness for purpose.
Warranty
Fitness for use.
Event
Notifications created by a service or CI signaling the need for some type of action. Three types: exception, warning, and informative.
Alert
Triggers the event.
Incident
Unplanned interruption (or reduction in quality) of IT services.
Timescales
Timeframes for each stage of an incident, given the provisions of the SLA and immediate priorities.
Model
Refers to a standard method or template. Used for incidents, problems, requests, changes, releases, deployments and services.
Problem
Unknown cause of incident
Known Error
Known root cause of problem for which a workaround has been developed
Workaround
Temporary fix to an incident or problem, or method that allows customer to no long rely on the failed portion of the infrastructure
Service Request
Request from a user concerning the need for information, advice, or a standard change.
Access
The level and extent of a service’s functionality to which a user is entitled
Identity
User information that distinguishes them as an individual.
Rights
Priveleges granted through access. Include read, write, execute, change and delete.
Service Measurement
Ability to predict and report service performance against predetermined targets.
Service Manager
Manages the development, implementation, evaluation and management of new and existing products and services.
Service Package
Detailed description of a service. Includes Service Level Package (SLP), core services provided, and support services provided.
Service Level Package (SLP)
Defined level of utility and warranty for a service package.
Key Functions
Operations Management (includes operations control and facilities management)
Application Management
Technical Management
Service Desk
OATS””
Priority
Impact + Urgency
Types of Service Providers
Internal
Shared
External
ISE””
Delivery Modes
Insourcing Co-Sourcing Outsourcing Partnership Multisourcing Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Application Service Provider (ASP) Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO)