ITIL Foundation Essentials

Claire Agutter

ISBN 10: 1849283990 / ISBN 13: 9781849283991

Published by IT Governance Publishing, GB, 2012

About this Item

An official ITIL® Licensed product, ITIL® Foundation Essentials is a distillation of critical information - no waffle or padding - just exactly what you need to understand how to pass the ITIL Foundation exam. Written for self-study candidates, ITIL community training delegates, itSMF/BCS members and V2 Foundation Certificate holders, who have yet to take an upgraded exam, this pocket guide is fully aligned with the ITIL 2011 core volumes.Project managers, who are looking to expand their qualifications, and IT contractors or consultants, who don't want to take time out from their day jobs to attend a course, will also find this pocket guide an essential companion to their studies and education.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ITIL Foundation Essentials
• Publisher: IT Governance Publishing, GB
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849283990
• ISBN 13: 9781849283991
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 127 grams

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Synopsis

Prepare for the ITIL Foundation exam

ITIL is best practice for IT Service Management, developed by the UK government and globally adopted in both the public and private sectors. ITIL is not prescriptive, but rather it is a framework that organizations can adopt and adapt.

The Foundation Certificate is the entry-level ITIL qualification that offers candidates a general awareness of the key elements, concepts, and terminology used in the ITIL service life cycle.The aforementioned elements, concepts, and terminology of ITIL have been condensed into this pocket guide to provide candidates with the essential facts they need in order to pass the ITIL Foundation exam.

All you need to know to achieve ITIL Foundation Certification

An official ITIL^® Licensed product, ITIL^® Foundation Essentials is a distillation of critical information—no waffle or padding; just exactly what you need to understand how to pass the ITIL Foundation exam. Written for self-study candidates, ITIL community training delegates, itSMF/BCS members, and V2 Foundation Certificate holders who have yet to take an upgraded exam, this pocket guide is fully aligned with the ITIL 2011 core volumes.

Project managers who are looking to expand their qualifications and IT contractors or consultants who don't want to take time out from their day jobs to attend a course will also find this pocket guide an essential companion to their studies and education.

The complete ITIL Foundation syllabus

The essential companion for those studying the ITIL Foundation syllabus, the pocket guide covers key areas including:

• A basic introduction to ITIL and a description of service classifications (core, enabling, enhancing) and an outline of internal and external services.
• A point-by-point summary of the purpose, objectives, scope, and value of the five stages of the service life cycle that form the ITIL core—from strategy and design through to transition, operation, and continual service improvement (CSI).
• Separate sections in the guide are dedicated to describing ITIL key concepts and terminology (including "stakeholders" and "processes, functions, and roles") and throughout the pocket guide the wide range of 3, 4, and 5 letter ITIL acronyms (including PBA, FMITS, BRM, SLM, OLA, SLR, VBF, ITSCM, SACM, RADM) are expanded and explained.
• A brief summary of the ITIL qualification scheme and the Foundation exam.

The ideal revision guide for the ITIL Foundation examination

About the Author

Claire Agutter has been an ITIL principal lecturer since 2007. She has been involved in exam panels for ITIL V2 and V3, and she has provided online ITIL training to hundreds of successful Foundation delegates through IT Training Zone Ltd.