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ITIL 4 Foundation Flashcards

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Free flashcards for ITIL 4 Foundation: flip each card to reveal the definition. Built from the ITIL 4 Foundation glossary as a study aid, these are concept checks, not real exam questions.

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Service management
Capabilities for delivering value through services.
Service
A means of enabling value co-creation without owning the costs/risks.
Value
The perceived benefits, usefulness and importance of something.
Utility
"Fit for purpose" - what a service does.
Warranty
"Fit for use" - how well a service performs.
Outcome
A result for a stakeholder enabled by outputs.
Cost / risk
The money spent / the possibility of harm or loss.
Service relationship
The cooperation between provider and consumer.
SVS
Service Value System - how components create value.
Service value chain
The six core activities that turn demand into value.
Guiding principle
A recommendation that guides an organisation always.
Four dimensions
People, information/tech, partners, value streams.
Practice
A set of resources for performing work (e.g., incident management).
Incident
An unplanned interruption or reduction in service quality.
Problem
A cause, or potential cause, of one or more incidents.
Change
The addition, modification or removal of anything that could affect services.
Service request
A predefined, user-initiated request for something.
Service desk
The single point of contact between provider and users.
Continual improvement
Ongoing alignment of services with changing needs.
Configuration item
Any component that needs to be managed to deliver a service.