ITIL-PRACTITIONER Online Practice Questions and Answers

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CruiseAlong Cars CruiseAlong Cars is a car manufacturing and sales company with corporate headquarters in the United States of America; It has grown by acquisition over the last 20 years and has operations in over 50 countries. Each country has its own IT organization, with some central corporate IT services provided by the US parent company. In some countries CruiseAlong Cars has outsourced infrastructure and service desks. The largest IT supplier is Global City IT Services (GCITS). In two countries GCITS provides CruiseAlong Cars with full outsourced services. They also provide selected services in other countries. Some of the issues that CruiseAlong Cars needs to address include: Inefficiencies caused by the current IT structure Inconsistency of IT services when employees are travelling CruiseAlong Cars is working with a European university (the University of Bachstein) to research and develop driverless car technology. The venture operates as an independent company called DriveYou.com, and CruiseAlong Cars owns a 51% share. DriveYou.com This is a small, innovative company, that is jointly owned by CruiseAlong Cars and the University of Bachstein (UoB). DriveYou.com develops custom applications using a highly collaborative, rapid and iterative development approach. Their employees are mostly research and development experts, working from multiple locations, with a significant number working from home. Initial driverless car testing is being conducted in the US at the Nevegon State Department of Transportation. Infrastructure and cloud services are purchased from Global City IT Services and other providers, and these relationships are managed by a DriveYou.com supplier manager. Some of the issues that DriveYou.com needs to address include: Better structure and accountability around their work practices Compliance with safety and other regulatory requirements. University of Bachstein (UoB) The UoB is a university that is based Germany, with a satellite campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; In the past, some IT services were funded and run centrally, and some were funded and run independently by each faculty. Centrally owned services include a `walk-in' service desk, plus a separate service desk in the main library, run by library staff. Library services and IT are both part of the university's administrative services division. Recently, under a new CIO, there has been a drive to centralize and consolidate IT as a corporate function, although this has not been fully achieved. The central IT department runs a variety of legacy systems, which serve students, administrators, researchers and academics. It also runs some high performance computing systems and high bandwidth networks across the main campus area; Some of the issues that the UoB needs to address include: Complete the centralization and consolidation of IT Manage growth and increasing IT demand Demonstrate value through competitive, responsive and transparent services Global City Services (GCITS) GCITS is a global service provider which has grown through acquisition and which offers a wide range of services, including IT support, infrastructure and consulting. GCITS has mature and efficient IT service management processes, and holds an ISO/IEC 20000 certification. GCITS provides the entire infrastructure and some cloud services for DriveYou.com, as well as a range of services in different countries to CruiseAlong Cars.Some of the issues that GCITS needs to address include: Succeed in establishing a strategic partnership with CruiseAlong Cars Nevagon State Department of Transportation (NSDoT) NSDot is a government agency in the US state of Nevagon, where DriveYou.com is running their trials. It is responsible for managing transportation systems and safety. DriveYou.com must work with the agency to ensure that their trials comply with safety regulations, and the program includes bi0directional sharing of large amounts of data; The NSDoT's internal IT team writes and manages most of their agency-specific applications, however most other applications and infrastructure are provided by the Nevagon State central IT department. CruiseAlong Cars central IT organization wants to implement a new ITSM toolset to replace their outdated system. The new ITSM toolset will be used by all CruiseAlong Cars' IT departments and their service desks. The business case for the improvement has not been made yet. This could include financial contribution from various countries. The overall goal of the initiative is to achieve efficiencies and cost reductions through the centralization of processes and data for reporting across country-based IT departments.

Which benefit is the MOST important to include in the business case for this improvement and why?

A. A lower risk of overspending the IT budget, because this is aligned with the goal of the improvement.

B. Fewer breaches of agreed service levels, because this will lead to improved business unit satisfaction.

C. Provision of shared funding from many countries, because this will lead to improved business unit satisfaction.

D. A reduction in the cost of service desks, because this is aligned with the goal of the improvement

Why is stakeholder management an important part of any improvement initiative?

A. To identify the leader who will fund the change.

B. To determine the level of resource allocated to the change.

C. To determine risk levels presented by organizational culture.

D. To identify whose support is needed for the change.

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CruiseAlong Cars CruiseAlong Cars is a car manufacturing and sales company with corporate headquarters in the United States of America; It has grown by acquisition over the last 20 years and has operations in over 50 countries.Each country has its own IT organization, with some central corporate IT services provided by the US parent company. In some countries CruiseAlong Cars has outsourced infrastructure and service desks. The largest IT supplier is Global City IT Services (GCITS). In two countries GCITS provides CruiseAlong Cars with full outsourced services. They also provide selected services in other countries. Some of the issues that CruiseAlong Cars needs to address include: Inefficiencies caused by the current IT structure Inconsistency of IT services when employees are travelling CruiseAlong Cars is working with a European university (the University of Bachstein) to research and develop driverless car technology. The venture operates as an independent company called DriveYou.com, and CruiseAlong Cars owns a 51% share. DriveYou.com This is a small, innovative company, that is jointly owned by CruiseAlong Cars and the University of Bachstein (UoB). DriveYou.com develops custom applications using a highly collaborative, rapid and iterative development approach. Their employees are mostly research and development experts, working from multiple locations, with a significant number working from home. Initial driverless car testing is being conducted in the US at the Nevegon State Department of Transportation. Infrastructure and cloud services are purchased from Global City IT Services and other providers, and these relationships are managed by a DriveYou.com supplier manager. Some of the issues that DriveYou.com needs to address include: Better structure and accountability around their work practices Compliance with safety and other regulatory requirements. University of Bachstein (UoB) The UoB is a university that is based Germany, with a satellite campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; In the past, some IT services were funded and run centrally, and some were funded and run independently by each faculty. Centrally owned services include a `walk-in' service desk, plus a separate service desk in the main library, run by library staff. Library services and IT are both part of the university's administrative services division. Recently, under a new CIO, there has been a drive to centralize and consolidate IT as a corporate function, although this has not been fully achieved. The central IT department runs a variety of legacy systems, which serve students, administrators, researchers and academics. It also runs some high performance computing systems and high bandwidth networks across the main campus area; Some of the issues that the UoB needs to address include: Complete the centralization and consolidation of IT Manage growth and increasing IT demand Demonstrate value through competitive, responsive and transparent services Global City Services (GCITS) GCITS is a global service provider which has grown through acquisition and which offers a wide range of services, including IT support, infrastructure and consulting. GCITS has mature and efficient IT service management processes, and holds an ISO/IEC 20000 certification. GCITS provides the entire infrastructure and some cloud services for DriveYou.com, as well as a range of services in different countries to CruiseAlong Cars.Some of the issues that GCITS needs to address include: Succeed in establishing a strategic partnership with CruiseAlong Cars Nevagon State Department of Transportation (NSDoT) NSDot is a government agency in the US state of Nevagon, where DriveYou.com is running their trials. It is responsible for managing transportation systems and safety. DriveYou.com must work with the agency to ensure that their trials comply with safety regulations, and the program includes bi0directional sharing of large amounts of data; The NSDoT's internal IT team writes and manages most of their agency-specific applications, however most other applications and infrastructure are provided by the Nevagon State central IT department. GCITS will create a new `global mobile VIP service' for CruiseAlong Cars senior executives, which will give them access to corporate IT services from mobile devices, from any location. The new service will be delivered by the existing GCITS centralized service desk. It will include 24/7

support, and reported incidents and requests will be treated as a high priority.

GCITS has subcontracted global mobile network access to Mobilwork, an international telecom provider.

Which two rows show the CORRECT use of OCM techniques in the global mobile VIP project?

A. 1 and 2.

B. 2 and 3.

C. 3 and 4.

D. 1 and 4.

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CruiseAlong Cars CruiseAlong Cars is a car manufacturing and sales company with corporate headquarters in the United States of America; It has grown by acquisition over the last 20 years and has operations in over 50 countries.Each country has its own IT organization, with some central corporate IT services provided by the US parent company. In some countries CruiseAlong Cars has outsourced infrastructure and service desks. The largest IT supplier is Global City IT Services (GCITS). In two countries GCITS provides CruiseAlong Cars with full outsourced services. They also provide selected services in other countries.

Some of the issues that CruiseAlong Cars needs to address include: Inefficiencies caused by the current IT structure Inconsistency of IT services when employees are travelling CruiseAlong Cars is working with a European university (the University of Bachstein) to research and develop driverless car technology. The venture operates as an independent company called DriveYou.com, and CruiseAlong Cars owns a 51% share. DriveYou.com This is a small, innovative company, that is jointly owned by CruiseAlong Cars and the University of Bachstein (UoB). DriveYou.com develops custom applications using a highly collaborative, rapid and iterative development approach. Their employees are mostly research and development experts, working from multiple locations, with a significant number working from home. Initial driverless car testing is being conducted in the US at the Nevegon State Department of Transportation. Infrastructure and cloud services are purchased from Global City IT Services and other providers, and these relationships are managed by a DriveYou.com supplier manager. Some of the issues that DriveYou.com needs to address include: Better structure and accountability around their work practices Compliance with safety and other regulatory requirements. University of Bachstein (UoB) The UoB is a university that is based Germany, with a satellite campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; In the past, some IT services were funded and run centrally, and some were funded and run independently by each faculty. Centrally owned services include a `walk-in' service desk, plus a separate service desk in the main library, run by library staff. Library services and IT are both part of the university's administrative services division. Recently, under a new CIO, there has been a drive to centralize and consolidate IT as a corporate function, although this has not been fully achieved. The central IT department runs a variety of legacy systems, which serve students, administrators, researchers and academics. It also runs some high performance computing systems and high bandwidth networks across the main campus area; Some of the issues that the UoB needs to address include: Complete the centralization and consolidation of IT Manage growth and increasing IT demand Demonstrate value through competitive, responsive and transparent services Global City Services (GCITS) GCITS is a global service provider which has grown through acquisition and which offers a wide range of services, including IT support, infrastructure and consulting. GCITS has mature and efficient IT service management processes, and holds an ISO/IEC 20000 certification. GCITS provides the entire infrastructure and some cloud services for DriveYou.com, as well as a range of services in different countries to CruiseAlong Cars.Some of the issues that GCITS needs to address include: Succeed in establishing a strategic partnership with CruiseAlong Cars Nevagon State Department of Transportation (NSDoT) NSDot is a government agency in the US state of Nevagon, where DriveYou.com is running their trials. It is responsible for managing transportation systems and safety. DriveYou.com must work with the agency to ensure that their trials comply with safety regulations, and the program includes bi0directional sharing of large amounts of data; The NSDoT's internal IT team writes and manages most of their agency-specific applications, however most other applications and infrastructure are provided by the Nevagon State central IT department. CruiseAlong Cars central IT organization wants to implement a new ITSM toolset to replace their outdated system. The new ITSM toolset will be used by all CruiseAlong Cars' IT departments and their service desks. The business case for the improvement has not been made yet. This could include financial contribution from various countries. The overall goal of the initiative is to achieve efficiencies and cost reductions through the centralization of processes and data for reporting across country-based IT departments.

What is the BEST way to follow the guiding principle `observe directly' when defining the requirements for the new consolidated ITSM toolset?

A. Hold a workshop with IT support staff and business process owners in all countries.

B. Hold a workshop with a representative group of IT support staff and business management.

C. Visit a representative group of IT management and IT support staff.

D. Visit senior IT management and business management in all countries.

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CruiseAlong Cars CruiseAlong Cars is a car manufacturing and sales company with corporate headquarters in the United States of America; It has grown by acquisition over the last 20 years and has operations in over 50 countries.Each country has its own IT organization, with some central corporate IT services provided by the US parent company. In some countries CruiseAlong Cars has outsourced infrastructure and service desks. The largest IT supplier is Global City IT Services (GCITS). In two countries GCITS provides CruiseAlong Cars with full outsourced services. They also provide selected services in other countries. Some of the issues that CruiseAlong Cars needs to address include: Inefficiencies caused by the current IT structure Inconsistency of IT services when employees are travelling CruiseAlong Cars is working with a European university (the University of Bachstein) to research and develop driverless car technology. The venture operates as an independent company called DriveYou.com, and CruiseAlong Cars owns a 51% share. DriveYou.com This is a small, innovative company, that is jointly owned by CruiseAlong Cars and the University of Bachstein (UoB). DriveYou.com develops custom applications using a highly collaborative, rapid and iterative development approach. Their employees are mostly research and development experts, working from multiple locations, with a significant number working from home. Initial driverless car testing is being conducted in the US at the Nevegon State Department of Transportation. Infrastructure and cloud services are purchased from Global City IT Services and other providers, and these relationships are managed by a DriveYou.com supplier manager. Some of the issues that DriveYou.com needs to address include: Better structure and accountability around their work practices Compliance with safety and other regulatory requirements. University of Bachstein (UoB) The UoB is a university that is based Germany, with a satellite campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; In the past, some IT services were funded and run centrally, and some were funded and run independently by each faculty. Centrally owned services include a `walk-in' service desk, plus a separate service desk in the main library, run by library staff. Library services and IT are both part of the university's administrative services division. Recently, under a new CIO, there has been a drive to centralize and consolidate IT as a corporate function, although this has not been fully achieved. The central IT department runs a variety of legacy systems, which serve students, administrators, researchers and academics. It also runs some high performance computing systems and high bandwidth networks across the main campus area; Some of the issues that the UoB needs to address include: Complete the centralization and consolidation of IT Manage growth and increasing IT demand Demonstrate value through competitive, responsive and transparent services Global City Services (GCITS) GCITS is a global service provider which has grown through acquisition and which offers a wide range of services, including IT support, infrastructure and consulting. GCITS has mature and efficient IT service management processes, and holds an ISO/IEC 20000 certification. GCITS provides the entire infrastructure and some cloud services for DriveYou.com, as well as a range of services in different countries to CruiseAlong Cars.Some of the issues that GCITS needs to address include: Succeed in establishing a strategic partnership with CruiseAlong Cars Nevagon State Department of Transportation (NSDoT) NSDot is a government agency in the US state of Nevagon, where DriveYou.com is running their trials. It is responsible for managing transportation systems and safety. DriveYou.com must work with the agency to ensure that their trials comply with safety regulations, and the program includes bi0directional sharing of large amounts of data; The NSDoT's internal IT team writes and manages most of their agency-specific applications, however most other applications and infrastructure are provided by the Nevagon State central IT department. DriveYou.com decided to move the storage and management of their testing data to a new platform so that they can share it more effectively with the UoB. They also need to facilitate data transfer from new CruiseAlong Cars research facilities in Japan and Australia; The DriveYou.com project manager has set up an initial teleconference for the project, which will include the new research teams from CruiseAlong Cars.

How could the project manager ensure that `verbal handshaking' is addressed?

A. By ensuring that action points and next steps are clarified and agreed during the session.

B. By organizing face-to-face meetings in advance to build rapport and personal contact.

C. By requesting that all parties listen closely to discussions and do not speak over each other.

D. By creating a digital recording to ensure that all the discussions are captured and can be reviewed.

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CruiseAlong Cars CruiseAlong Cars is a car manufacturing and sales company with corporate headquarters in the United States of America; It has grown by acquisition over the last 20 years and has operations in over 50 countries.Each country has its own IT organization, with some central corporate IT services provided by the US parent company. In some countries CruiseAlong Cars has outsourced infrastructure and service desks. The largest IT supplier is Global City IT Services (GCITS). In two countries GCITS provides CruiseAlong Cars with full outsourced services. They also provide selected services in other countries. Some of the issues that CruiseAlong Cars needs to address include: Inefficiencies caused by the current IT structure Inconsistency of IT services when employees are travelling CruiseAlong Cars is working with a European university (the University of Bachstein) to research and develop driverless car technology. The venture operates as an independent company called DriveYou.com, and CruiseAlong Cars owns a 51% share. DriveYou.com This is a small, innovative company, that is jointly owned by CruiseAlong Cars and the University of Bachstein (UoB). DriveYou.com develops custom applications using a highly collaborative, rapid and iterative development approach. Their employees are mostly research and development experts, working from multiple locations, with a significant number working from home. Initial driverless car testing is being conducted in the US at the Nevegon State Department of Transportation. Infrastructure and cloud services are purchased from Global City IT Services and other providers, and these relationships are managed by a DriveYou.com supplier manager. Some of the issues that DriveYou.com needs to address include: Better structure and accountability around their work practices Compliance with safety and other regulatory requirements. University of Bachstein (UoB) The UoB is a university that is based Germany, with a satellite campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; In the past, some IT services were funded and run centrally, and some were funded and run independently by each faculty. Centrally owned services include a `walk-in' service desk, plus a separate service desk in the main library, run by library staff. Library services and IT are both part of the university's administrative services division. Recently, under a new CIO, there has been a drive to centralize and consolidate IT as a corporate function, although this has not been fully achieved. The central IT department runs a variety of legacy systems, which serve students, administrators, researchers and academics. It also runs some high performance computing systems and high bandwidth networks across the main campus area; Some of the issues that the UoB needs to address include: Complete the centralization and consolidation of IT Manage growth and increasing IT demand Demonstrate value through competitive, responsive and transparent services Global City Services (GCITS) GCITS is a global service provider which has grown through acquisition and which offers a wide range of services, including IT support, infrastructure and consulting. GCITS has mature and efficient IT service management processes, and holds an ISO/IEC 20000 certification. GCITS provides the entire infrastructure and some cloud services for DriveYou.com, as well as a range of services in different countries to CruiseAlong Cars.Some of the issues that GCITS needs to address include: Succeed in establishing a strategic partnership with CruiseAlong Cars Nevagon State Department of Transportation (NSDoT) NSDot is a government agency in the US state of Nevagon, where DriveYou.com is running their trials. It is responsible for managing transportation systems and safety. DriveYou.com must work with the agency to ensure that their trials comply with safety regulations, and the program includes bi0directional sharing of large amounts of data; The NSDoT's internal IT team writes and manages most of their agency-specific applications, however most other applications and infrastructure are provided by the Nevagon State central IT department. GCITS have a major audit coming up to verify continued compliance to the ISO/IEC 20000 standard. In preparation for the audit, they are conducting a series of internal audits. GCITS has grown through acquisition. The latest acquisition, Optimsolv, does not comply with ISO/IEC 20000. Optimsolv has a number of process improvements that need to be implemented to attain compliance. GCITS has six months to ensure that Optimsolv is compliant.

Which OCM activity will BEST help Optimsolv to overcome any staff resistance, and comply with ISO/IEC 20000 within six months?

A. Create a sense of urgency for the change.

B. Demonstrate enough value to business.

C. Make compliance the top corporate priority.

D. Maintain a focus on continual improvement.

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CruiseAlong Cars CruiseAlong Cars is a car manufacturing and sales company with corporate headquarters in the United States of America; It has grown by acquisition over the last 20 years and has operations in over 50 countries.Each country has its own IT organization, with some central corporate IT services provided by the US parent company. In some countries CruiseAlong Cars has outsourced infrastructure and service desks. The largest IT supplier is Global City IT Services (GCITS). In two countries GCITS provides CruiseAlong Cars with full outsourced services. They also provide selected services in other countries. Some of the issues that CruiseAlong Cars needs to address include: Inefficiencies caused by the current IT structure Inconsistency of IT services when employees are travelling CruiseAlong Cars is working with a European university (the University of Bachstein) to research and develop driverless car technology. The venture operates as an independent company called DriveYou.com, and CruiseAlong Cars owns a 51% share. DriveYou.com This is a small, innovative company, that is jointly owned by CruiseAlong Cars and the University of Bachstein (UoB). DriveYou.com develops custom applications using a highly collaborative, rapid and iterative development approach. Their employees are mostly research and development experts, working from multiple locations, with a significant number working from home. Initial driverless car testing is being conducted in the US at the Nevegon State Department of Transportation. Infrastructure and cloud services are purchased from Global City IT Services and other providers, and these relationships are managed by a DriveYou.com supplier manager. Some of the issues that DriveYou.com needs to address include: Better structure and accountability around their work practices Compliance with safety and other regulatory requirements. University of Bachstein (UoB) The UoB is a university that is based Germany, with a satellite campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; In the past, some IT services were funded and run centrally, and some were funded and run independently by each faculty. Centrally owned services include a `walk-in' service desk, plus a separate service desk in the main library, run by library staff. Library services and IT are both part of the university's administrative services division. Recently, under a new CIO, there has been a drive to centralize and consolidate IT as a corporate function, although this has not been fully achieved. The central IT department runs a variety of legacy systems, which serve students, administrators, researchers and academics. It also runs some high performance computing systems and high bandwidth networks across the main campus area; Some of the issues that the UoB needs to address include: Complete the centralization and consolidation of IT Manage growth and increasing IT demand Demonstrate value through competitive, responsive and transparent services Global City Services (GCITS) GCITS is a global service provider which has grown through acquisition and which offers a wide range of services, including IT support, infrastructure and consulting. GCITS has mature and efficient IT service management processes, and holds an ISO/IEC 20000 certification. GCITS provides the entire infrastructure and some cloud services for DriveYou.com, as well as a range of services in different countries to CruiseAlong Cars.Some of the issues that GCITS needs to address include: Succeed in establishing a strategic partnership with CruiseAlong Cars Nevagon State Department of Transportation (NSDoT) NSDot is a government agency in the US state of Nevagon, where DriveYou.com is running their trials. It is responsible for managing transportation systems and safety. DriveYou.com must work with the agency to ensure that their trials comply with safety regulations, and the program includes bi0directional sharing of large amounts of data; The NSDoT's internal IT team writes and manages most of their agency-specific applications, however most other applications and infrastructure are provided by the Nevagon State central IT department. GCITS have a major audit coming up to verify continued compliance to the ISO/IEC 20000 standard. In preparation for the audit, they are conducting a series of internal audits. GCITS has grown through acquisition. The latest acquisition, Optimsolv, does not comply with ISO/IEC 20000. Optimsolv has a number of process improvements that need to be implemented to attain compliance. GCITS has six months to ensure that Optimsolv is compliant. The project manager is designing a resistance management plan for Optimsolv IT staff.

Which is the BEST `what's in it for me?' statement?

A. "I am part of an important company initiative".

B. "I can use the opportunity to learn valuable new skills".

C. "Optimsolv gets ISO/IEC 20000 certification".

D. "GCITS achieves its corporate goals".

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Scenario:

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CruiseAlong Cars CruiseAlong Cars is a car manufacturing and sales company with corporate headquarters in the United States of America; It has grown by acquisition over the last 20 years and has operations in over 50 countries. Each country has its own IT organization, with some central corporate IT services provided by the US parent company. In some countries CruiseAlong Cars has outsourced infrastructure and service desks. The largest IT supplier is Global City IT Services (GCITS). In two countries GCITS provides CruiseAlong Cars with full outsourced services. They also provide selected services in other countries. Some of the issues that CruiseAlong Cars needs to address include: Inefficiencies caused by the current IT structure Inconsistency of IT services when employees are travelling CruiseAlong Cars is working with a European university (the University of Bachstein) to research and develop driverless car technology. The venture operates as an independent company called DriveYou.com, and CruiseAlong Cars owns a 51% share. DriveYou.com This is a small, innovative company, that is jointly owned by CruiseAlong Cars and the University of Bachstein (UoB). DriveYou.com develops custom applications using a highly collaborative, rapid and iterative development approach. Their employees are mostly research and development experts, working from multiple locations, with a significant number working from home. Initial driverless car testing is being conducted in the US at the Nevegon State Department of Transportation. Infrastructure and cloud services are purchased from Global City IT Services and other providers, and these relationships are managed by a DriveYou.com supplier manager. Some of the issues that DriveYou.com needs to address include: Better structure and accountability around their work practices Compliance with safety and other regulatory requirements. University of Bachstein (UoB) The UoB is a university that is based Germany, with a satellite campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; In the past, some IT services were funded and run centrally, and some were funded and run independently by each faculty. Centrally owned services include a `walk-in' service desk, plus a separate service desk in the main library, run by library staff. Library services and IT are both part of the university's administrative services division. Recently, under a new CIO, there has been a drive to centralize and consolidate IT as a corporate function, although this has not been fully achieved. The central IT department runs a variety of legacy systems, which serve students, administrators, researchers and academics. It also runs some high performance computing systems and high bandwidth networks across the main campus area; Some of the issues that the UoB needs to address include: Complete the centralization and consolidation of IT Manage growth and increasing IT demand Demonstrate value through competitive, responsive and transparent services Global City Services (GCITS) GCITS is a global service provider which has grown through acquisition and which offers a wide range of services, including IT support, infrastructure and consulting. GCITS has mature and efficient IT servicemanagement processes, and holds an ISO/IEC 20000 certification. GCITS provides the entire infrastructure and some cloud services for DriveYou.com, as well as a range of services in different countries to CruiseAlong Cars. Some of the issues that GCITS needs to address include: Succeed in establishing a strategic partnership with CruiseAlong Cars Nevagon State Department of Transportation (NSDoT) NSDot is a government agency in the US state of Nevagon, where DriveYou.com is running their trials. It is responsible for managing transportation systems and safety. DriveYou.com must work with the agency to ensure that their trials comply with safety regulations, and the program includes bi0directional sharing of large amounts of data; The NSDoT's internal IT team writes and manages most of their agency-specific applications, however most other applications and infrastructure are provided by the Nevagon State central IT department. CruiseAlong Cars central IT organization wants to implement a new ITSM toolset to replace their outdated system. The new ITSM toolset will be used by all CruiseAlong Cars' IT departments and their service desks. The business case for the improvement has not been made yet. This could include financial contribution from various countries. The overall goal of the initiative is to achieve efficiencies and cost reductions through the centralization of processes and data for reporting across country-based IT departments. CruiseAlong Cars' CIO recognizes that they must adopt an approach that focuses on service, and adapt ITIL best practices to achieve value from the processes that are underpinned by the new toolset.

What is the BEST way for best practice to be adapted to achieve the project goals?

A. Utilize the process flows already available in the ITSM toolset because this requires least rework and is the lowest cost option.

B. Use the best of the current processes from each country because costs will be reduced if the same solution is accepted by all of them.

C. Utilize the ITIL guidance as a framework for the new processes because this will improve support and achieve cost reduction.

D. Replace all current processes with fully ITIL aligned versions because this will allow easy automation to cut costs.

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CruiseAlong Cars CruiseAlong Cars is a car manufacturing and sales company with corporate headquarters in the United States of America; It has grown by acquisition over the last 20 years and has operations in over 50 countries.Each country has its own IT organization, with some central corporate IT services provided by the US parent company. In some countries CruiseAlong Cars has outsourced infrastructure and service desks. The largest IT supplier is Global City IT Services (GCITS). In two countries GCITS provides CruiseAlong Cars with full outsourced services. They also provide selected services in other countries. Some of the issues that CruiseAlong Cars needs to address include: Inefficiencies caused by the current IT structure Inconsistency of IT services when employees are travelling CruiseAlong Cars is working with a European university (the University of Bachstein) to research and develop driverless car technology. The venture operates as an independent company called DriveYou.com, and CruiseAlong Cars owns a 51% share. DriveYou.com This is a small, innovative company, that is jointly owned by CruiseAlong Cars and the University of Bachstein (UoB). DriveYou.com develops custom applications using a highly collaborative, rapid and iterative development approach. Their employees are mostly research and development experts, working from multiple locations, with a significant number working from home. Initial driverless car testing is being conducted in the US at the Nevegon State Department of Transportation. Infrastructure and cloud services are purchased from Global City IT Services and other providers, and these relationships are managed by a DriveYou.com supplier manager. Some of the issues that DriveYou.com needs to address include: Better structure and accountability around their work practices Compliance with safety and other regulatory requirements. University of Bachstein (UoB) The UoB is a university that is based Germany, with a satellite campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; In the past, some IT services were funded and run centrally, and some were funded and run independently by each faculty. Centrally owned services include a `walk-in' service desk, plus a separate service desk in the main library, run by library staff. Library services and IT are both part of the university's administrative services division. Recently, under a new CIO, there has been a drive to centralize and consolidate IT as a corporate function, although this has not been fully achieved. The central IT department runs a variety of legacy systems, which serve students, administrators, researchers and academics. It also runs some high performance computing systems and high bandwidth networks across the main campus area; Some of the issues that the UoB needs to address include: Complete the centralization and consolidation of IT Manage growth and increasing IT demand Demonstrate value through competitive, responsive and transparent services Global City Services (GCITS) GCITS is a global service provider which has grown through acquisition and which offers a wide range of services, including IT support, infrastructure and consulting. GCITS has mature and efficient IT service management processes, and holds an ISO/IEC 20000 certification. GCITS provides the entire infrastructure and some cloud services for DriveYou.com, as well as a range of services in different countries to CruiseAlong Cars.Some of the issues that GCITS needs to address include: Succeed in establishing a strategic partnership with CruiseAlong Cars Nevagon State Department of Transportation (NSDoT) NSDot is a government agency in the US state of Nevagon, where DriveYou.com is running their trials. It is responsible for managing transportation systems and safety. DriveYou.com must work with the agency to ensure that their trials comply with safety regulations, and the program includes bi0directional sharing of large amounts of data; The NSDoT's internal IT team writes and manages most of their agency-specific applications, however most other applications and infrastructure are provided by the Nevagon State central IT department. CruiseAlong Cars is planning to improve the provision and support of IT services for senior executives who travel. They will deploy new mobile technology to enhance the user experience. They will also improve the incident management and request fulfilment processes and standardize these across service desks. They are taking an iterative approach and have released the first iteration of improvements. A project manager has been appointed for this improvement initiative. The project manager is creating a set of metrics to measure the service provided to senior executives once the improvements have been made. There must be a balance of technology, process and service metrics.

Which set of metrics provides a suitable balance?

A. 1, 3 and 4.

B. 1, 5 and 6.

C. 2, 3 and 5

D. 2, 4 and 6

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CruiseAlong Cars CruiseAlong Cars is a car manufacturing and sales company with corporate headquarters in the United States of America; It has grown by acquisition over the last 20 years and has operations in over 50 countries.Each country has its own IT organization, with some central corporate IT services provided by the US parent company. In some countries CruiseAlong Cars has outsourced infrastructure and service desks. The largest IT supplier is Global City IT Services (GCITS). In two countries GCITS provides CruiseAlong Cars with full outsourced services. They also provide selected services in other countries. Some of the issues that CruiseAlong Cars needs to address include: Inefficiencies caused by the current IT structure Inconsistency of IT services when employees are travelling CruiseAlong Cars is working with a European university (the University of Bachstein) to research and develop driverless car technology. The venture operates as an independent company called DriveYou.com, and CruiseAlong Cars owns a 51% share. DriveYou.com This is a small, innovative company, that is jointly owned by CruiseAlong Cars and the University of Bachstein (UoB). DriveYou.com develops custom applications using a highly collaborative, rapid and iterative development approach. Their employees are mostly research and development experts, working from multiple locations, with a significant number working from home. Initial driverless car testing is being conducted in the US at the Nevegon State Department of Transportation. Infrastructure and cloud services are purchased from Global City IT Services and other providers, and these relationships are managed by a DriveYou.com supplier manager. Some of the issues that DriveYou.com needs to address include: Better structure and accountability around their work practices Compliance with safety and other regulatory requirements. University of Bachstein (UoB) The UoB is a university that is based Germany, with a satellite campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; In the past, some IT services were funded and run centrally, and some were funded and run independently by each faculty. Centrally owned services include a `walk-in' service desk, plus a separate service desk in the main library, run by library staff. Library services and IT are both part of the university's administrative services division. Recently, under a new CIO, there has been a drive to centralize and consolidate IT as a corporate function, although this has not been fully achieved. The central IT department runs a variety of legacy systems, which serve students, administrators, researchers and academics. It also runs some high performance computing systems and high bandwidth networks across the main campus area; Some of the issues that the UoB needs to address include: Complete the centralization and consolidation of IT Manage growth and increasing IT demand Demonstrate value through competitive, responsive and transparent services Global City Services (GCITS) GCITS is a global service provider which has grown through acquisition and which offers a wide range of services, including IT support, infrastructure and consulting. GCITS has mature and efficient IT service management processes, and holds an ISO/IEC 20000 certification. GCITS provides the entire infrastructure and some cloud services for DriveYou.com, as well as a range of services in different countries to CruiseAlong Cars.Some of the issues that GCITS needs to address include: Succeed in establishing a strategic partnership with CruiseAlong Cars Nevagon State Department of Transportation (NSDoT) NSDot is a government agency in the US state of Nevagon, where DriveYou.com is running their trials. It is responsible for managing transportation systems and safety. DriveYou.com must work with the agency to ensure that their trials comply with safety regulations, and the program includes bi0directional sharing of large amounts of data; The NSDoT's internal IT team writes and manages most of their agency-specific applications, however most other applications and infrastructure are provided by the Nevagon State central IT department. GCITS have a major audit coming up to verify continued compliance to the ISO/IEC 20000 standard. In preparation for the audit, they are conducting a series of internal audits. GCITS has grown through acquisition. The latest acquisition, Optimsolv, does not comply with ISO/IEC 20000. Optimsolv has a number of process improvements that need to be implemented to attain compliance. GCITS has six months to ensure that Optimsolv is compliant. Optimsolv has made the improvements identified in the audit. The GCITS IT Manager needs to determine that Optimsolv staff have accepted the required changes.

What is the BEST course of action for the GCITS IT Manager to take FIRST?

A. Survey Optimsolv senior managers to gain general feedback on employee satisfaction.

B. Carry out stakeholder analysis to determine which Optimsolv employees to survey.

C. Directly observe impacted Optimsolv employees in their roles.

D. Create a resistance management plan for Optimsolv employees.