ITILSC-OSA Online Practice Questions and Answers

Scenario

Vericom is a leading provider of government, business and consumertelecommunication services, and is

currently seeking ways in which toimprove its utilization of IT services to drive growth across its'

multiplelines of business. One of the largest organizations in the UnitedKingdom, Vericom is comprised of

the following business units:

Verinet (providing ADSL, cable, 3GSM, dialup and satellite services) Infrastructure Services (planning,

installing and maintaining the PSTN and mobile network infrastructure)

VericomTV (Pay TV)

Consumer Sales and Marketing (including 400 Vericom retailoutlets) Business and Government

Finance and Administration

Information Technology Services (Shared Service Unit, however some business units also have their own

internal service provider) Human Resources

Vericom Wholesale (for wholesale of Vericom infrastructureservices)

Due to the extensive scope of infrastructure deployed and largeemployee and customer base, Vericom

continues to rely on legacysystems for some critical IT services; however this is seen as abarrier to future

organizational growth and scalability of servicesoffered. The CIO of Vericom has also raised the concern

that whileimprovements to the technology utilized is important, this also needsto be supported by quality IT

Service Management practicesemployed by the various IT departments.

The project of improving the IT Service Management practicesemployed by Vericom has been outsourced

to external consultantswho are aware of the major IT refresh that is going to be occurringover the next 24

months.

Refer to the scenario.

With Vericom being a large organization (approximately 40 000 staff),some of the business units have

developed their own internal ITdepartments to supplement the services provided by the

centralizedInformation Technology Services (ITS) department. This has occurreddue to the specialized

needs and requirements for technology,specifically Verinet, VericomTV and Consumer Sales and

Marketing.

While the decision has been made that this organizational structure isto remain in place, there has been

identified issues relating to a lackof consistency in IT Service Management processes used by thedifferent

departments and unclear boundaries for the responsibilitiesof the various IT Service Desks. This has

resulted in:

End users calling the wrong Service Desk, requiring the call tobe redirected to the appropriate group

Inconsistency in the categorization and classification ofservice requests, incidents and problems, causing

confusionand frustration when there are multiple IT departmentsinvolved

Known Errors being recorded internally within the various ITdepartments, which may in fact have a wider

impact on thewhole organization when these are not visible to everyone

Inconsistency in the Service Management systems and toolsused for handling service requests, incidents,

problems andKnown Errors.

From the following responses, which BEST represents theapproach you would take to overcome the

issues describedabove?

A. You realize a coordinated approach is the best method,including: The development of the ITS Service Desk to be the singlepoint of contact for ALL end user (internal) queries. This willbe performed over a 6 month period, to take account for anytraining and transfer of knowledge that needs to occur. ThisService Desk will then escalate to the appropriate second linegroup (from any of the IT departments) as required. Develop consistency across all departments for categoriesand priority coding systems used for all service requests,incidents and problems. Build or purchase a consistent service management tool thatwill be used by all IT departments for managing incidents,problems, Known Errors and service requests. Holding regular review sessions involving staff from each ofthe IT departments to discuss current issues, recurring andpotential problems future initiatives.

B. You realize a phased approach is the best method, includingfour phases: Phase 1 ?Build or purchase a service management tool thatwill be used by all IT departments for managing incidents,problems and service requests Phase 2 ?Standardize the use of ITIL processes used by theITS department across all IT departments at Vericom Phase 3 ?Deliver training and awareness sessions for staffregarding the importance of the processes and how theyshould be used. Phase 4 ?Review the success of the project and pass anylessons learnt onto future projects

C. You realize a coordinated approach is the best method,including: Developing a telephone system that will route calls to theappropriate Service Desk based on the user's input. Thisshould also provide the capability for a Service Desk analystto call them back during peak periods. Develop consistency in all the categories assigned to servicerequests, incidents and problems across all IT departments. Build or purchase a service management tool that will be usedby all IT departments for managing incidents, problems,Known Errors and service requests Hold regular review sessions involving key staff from each ofthe IT departments to discuss current issues and potentialproblems.

D. You realize that improving the business awareness of IT ismost important, and address the issues by: Identifying the training requirements of end users to improvetheir use of IT service Implement an online Service Catalogue for all IT Services,with self-help capabilities to log and track incidents, problemsand service requests Assist Service Level Management in improving the visibility ofthe IT organization in general, and identify areas of customersatisfaction that need improving Build or purchase a service management tool that will be usedby all IT departments and end users for managing incidents,problems, Known Errors and service requests

Scenario

Vericom is a leading provider of government, business and consumertelecommunication services, and is

currently seeking ways in which toimprove its utilization of IT services to drive growth across its'

multiplelines of business. One of the largest organizations in the UnitedKingdom, Vericom is comprised of

the following business units:

Verinet (providing ADSL, cable, 3GSM, dialup and satelliteservices) Infrastructure Services (planning,

installing and maintainingthe PSTN and mobile network infrastructure)

VericomTV (Pay TV)

Consumer Sales and Marketing (including 400 Vericom retailoutlets) Business and Government

Finance and Administration

Information Technology Services (Shared Service Unit,however some business units also have their own

internalservice provider) Human Resources

Vericom Wholesale (for wholesale of Vericom infrastructureservices)

Due to the extensive scope of infrastructure deployed and largeemployee and customer base, Vericom

continues to rely on legacysystems for some critical IT services; however this is seen asabarrier to future

organizational growth and scalability of servicesoffered. The CIO of Vericom has also raised the concern

that whileimprovements to the technology utilized is important, this also needsto be supported by quality IT Service Management practicesemployed by the various IT departments.

The project of improving the IT Service Management practicesemployed by Vericom has been outsourced to external consultantswho are aware of the major IT refresh that is going to be occurringover the next 24 months.

Refer to the scenario.

As part of the major refresh of IT systems, it has been agreed that theexisting ITIL processes of Incident and Problem Management are notperforming adequately. Recent surveys indicate that:

A high percentage of incidents are being escalated tosecond linesupport staff There is inconsistency in the knowledge captured fordiagnosing and resolving incidents and problems Problem Management is predominantly reactive and typicallyonly executed when a large volume of incidents are identifiedto be of a common root cause There is little handover of knowledge (including documentationof Known Errors) for many releases deployed, creatingsignificant workloads for the support groups in the weeksfollowing deployment.

Which of the following responses BEST represents the way in whichyou would seek to improve the situation?

A. You understand the need to review current practices, soyou compare current practices against those described inthe ITIL volume of Service Operation. You perform a gapanalysis, and realize most of the issues relate toinadequate knowledge capture and sharing. You focus onimproving this by: Reviewing the tools and systems used, and develop abusiness case for acquiring new Knowledge ManagementSoftware to be used by the IT division. Creating rules for the escalation of incident and problemsso that higher level support groups are not overloaded Improving the level of documentation and knowledgecapture by running incentive programs rewarding staff forthe number of contributions made to the knowledgebase Conducting training on how to use the refreshed Incidentand Problem Management processes. Developing performance metrics to be reviewed forIncident and Problem Management

B. You communicate the need to review the situation, invitingvarious stakeholders from the IT departments and otherbusiness units to discuss the issues at hand. Your mainconcern is the lack of communication between various ITgroups, so to improve this you focus on: Improving the Release Policy to be adhered to by thevarious Release and Deployment teams, stating thedocumentation and knowledge transfer requirements forthe different types of releases performed. Developing guidelines, procedures and associatedincentives for the capture of knowledge relating toincidents, problems and general service requests. Conducting training and awareness sessions on therequirements for documentation and knowledge capture. Rotating developers and second line staff through theService Desk every three months Develop consistency in the Early Life Support provided bydesign/specialist staff for major releases Improving the interfaces between Incident and Problem Management, particularly those around escalation andproblem detection. Scheduling regular Proactive Problem Managementreviews, which will look at trends in incidents andproblems, and to identify vulnerable infrastructurecomponents. Developing metrics that will be used to evaluate the valueand performance of the Incident and ProblemManagement processes.

C. You understand the need for compliance to the definedprocesses, as currently many staff do not follow prescribedguidelines and procedures. Your efforts focus on improvingcompliance to the Incident and Problem Managementprocesses by: Auditing the processes, seeking where exceptions todefined procedures occur Running awareness sessions to communicate the valueand importance of the processes in place Modifying existing systems and tools so that improvecompliance to existing processes Evaluating which groups are underperforming to identifyany training that needs to occur

D. You communicate the need to understand more about thecurrent issues, so you invite the Service Desk, Incident,Problem and Release and Deployment managers to a meetingto review the situation. Your main concern is the lack ofdocumentation and knowledge being recorded by various ITgroups, so to improve this you focus on: Defining the requirements for knowledge capture andtransfer (including Known Errors) so that allcommunication is improved Improving the tools and systems used for by the variousgroups for knowledge capture and transfer Creating rules for the escalation of incident and problemsso that higher level support groups are not overloaded Develop consistency in the Early Life Support provided bydesign/specialist staff for major releases Assigning responsibility to the lead infrastructure architectto oversee Proactive Problem Management. Conducting training on how to use the refreshed Incidentand Problem Management processes. Rotating Service Desk staff through higher level supportteams every three months Developing performance metrics to be reviewed forIncident and Problem Management

Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of EventManagement?

A. To detect events, make sense of them and determine the appropriate control action

B. To monitor interactions and exceptions within the infrastructure

C. To monitor and control the activities of technical staff

D. To detect and escalate exceptions to normal service operation

Scenario

Vision Media is an international media organization, operating variouslines of business including:

Film Production Television (production and delivery of their own channel in the United States VisionOne) Print media (including newspapers in 15 countries) Online Advertising

The organization has recently been restructured, and now iscomprised of the following companies and departments:

Vision Films (production of movies and television shows) VisionOne (television channel) VisionNews (coordinates all of the sub-companies involved in the delivery of printed newspapers, as well as being the centralized source of news information for all company owned media outlets) VisionNet (managing the online and internet businesses) Legal Services Finance and Administration Human Resources Information Technology

The organization is also actively pursuing growth in the online market,and is currently holding discussions with the leading online newsprovider about the possible acquisition of their company. This wouldincrease the overall size of Vision Media by around 15%.

The Information Technology department acts as a Shared ServiceUnit, providing IT Services to all of sub-companies and departments,which complement some of the Internal Service Providers that alsoexist. The director of Information Technology has realized the need toimprove the quality of services offered by implementing ITIL, and hasdecided to do so using a phased approach. Some of the ServiceDesign and Service Transition processes have already beenimplemented, and they are now planning the implementation ofService Operation.

While the IT director does have tentative support from the otherdirectors and CEO, budgets for implementing the Service Operationprocesses have not been finalized, and still require a business caseto be formally submitted.

There is some confusion as to how the process of AccessManagement should be designed. In particular, there is debate as tohow the process should be integrated into the overall approach of ITService Management within Vision Media. The IT director has askedfor submissions from some of her staff, describing how they thinkAccess Management should be designed.

Which of the following submissions describes the most appropriateway in which to design and implement Access Management withinVision Media?

A. The design of a quality Access Management process will need toconsider the current state of IT Service Management that exists withinthe IT department, as well as the organizational requirements ofVision Media in general. This will require interfaces to be createdwith: Information Security Management: Which is responsible forthe development and renewal of security policies, guidelinesand procedures, which are then executed by AccessManagement Service Level Management: Which is responsible defining thecustomer requirements for access to IT services Request Fulfillment: Access Management will often betriggered by Service Requests, taken by the Service Desk orsubmitted using automated and self-help mechanisms Change Management: Request for Changes (RFCs) will ofteninvolve modification of access rights Demand Management: Which will provide information as tothe patterns of business that will generate requests foraccess. Outside the scope of IT Service Management, some of the interfacesthat will also need to be created are: Human Resources: So that effective (and automated)communication exists to assist in the creation, modification,removal and audit of access rights. General: Direct requests from department managers Requests for enabling increased access for VIP staff

B. The design of an efficient Access Management process will need toaccount for the existing IT Service Management processes alreadyimplemented within the IT department, as well as the HumanResource requirements of Vision Media in general. This will requireinterfaces to be created with: Information Security Management: Which is responsible forthe development and renewal of security policies, guidelinesand procedures, which are then executed by AccessManagement Capacity Management: Which is responsible for the design ofsystems and infrastructure, which are in turn supported byAccess Management Knowledge Management: Each Knowledge base will requirevarious levels of access to be defined and enforced. Change Management: Request for Changes (RFCs) will ofteninvolve modification of access rights Demand Management: Which will provide information as tothe patterns of business thatwill generate requests foraccess Outside the scope of IT Service Management, some of the interfaces that will also need to be created are: Legal Services: So that the Legal department can verify the request for access is appropriate and lawful. ?General: Direct requests from department managers Requests for enabling increased access for VIP staff

C. It is important that the implementation of Access Managementconsiders a number of key interfaces with existing IT ServiceManagement processes, as well as other business processes, toensure success and satisfaction of its defined objectives. Thisincludes: Information Security Management: Which is responsible forthe development and renewal of security policies, guidelinesand procedures, which are then executed by AccessManagement Availability Management: Which is responsible for the designof security systems and infrastructure, which are in turnsupported by Access Management Request Fulfillment: Access Management will often betriggered by Service Requests, taken by the Service Desk orsubmitted using automated and self-help mechanisms Change Management: Request for Changes (RFCs) will ofteninvolve modification of access rights Configuration Management: Which can be used to recordrelationships between users and systems they can access. Outside the scope of IT Service Management, some of the interfaces that will also need to be created are: Human Resources: So that effective (and automated) communication exists to assist in the creation, modification, removal and audit of access rights. General: Direct requests from department managers Requests for enabling restricted access to contractorsand external suppliers

D. Access Management will need to be implemented in isolation fromexisting IT Service Management processes already in place at VisionMedia so that its' integrity can be ensured. The only exception to thisis Information Security Management, which is responsible for thedevelopment and renewal of security policies, guidelines andprocedures. Access Management uses these as formal inputs, whichare then executed accordingly.

The success of Service Operation phase is based on some importantCritical Success Factors. From the options below, which would bethe most important for Service Operation?

A. Management support for using phase Business support to ensure users use Service Desk as little aspossible Champions to drive process

usage

Staffing and retention of Service Desk

Service management usage

Suitable tools ?especially Incident Management

Measurement and reporting of capacity

B. Management support for setting up phase Business support to ensure users call Service Desk Champions to lead process implementation Staffing and retention of Service Desk Service management training Suitable tools Measurement and reporting of usage

C. Management support for setting up SD Business support to ensure users call Service Desk Champions to lead Service Support Staffing and retention of Service Desk Service management understanding Suitable tools ?especially Service Desk Measurement and reporting

D. Management support for setting up phase Business support to ensure users use Service Desk Champions to lead process implementation Staffing and retention of Service Desk Service management training Suitable tools ?especially Service Desk Measurement and reporting

Scenario

Vision Media is an international media organization, operating variouslines of business including:

Film Production Television (production and delivery of their own channel in theUnited States VisionOne) Print media (including newspapers in 15 countries) Online Advertising

The organization has recently been restructured, and now iscomprised of the following companies and departments:

Vision Films (production of movies and television shows) VisionOne (television channel) VisionNews (coordinates all of the sub-companies involved inthe delivery of printed newspapers, as well as being thecentralized source of news information for all company ownedmedia outlets) VisionNet (managing the online and internet businesses) Legal Services Finance and Administration Human Resources Information Technology

The organization is also actively pursuing growth in the online market,and is currently holding discussions with the leading online newsprovider about the possible acquisition of their company. This wouldincrease the overall size of Vision Media by around 15%.

The Information Technology department acts as a Shared ServiceUnit, providing IT Services to all of sub-companies and departments,which complement some of the Internal Service Providers that alsoexist. The director of Information Technology has realized the need toimprove the quality of services offered by implementing ITIL, and hasdecided to do so using a phased approach. Some of the ServiceDesign and Service Transition processes have already beenimplemented, and they are now planning the implementation ofService Operation. While the IT director does have tentative support from the otherdirectors and CEO, budgets for implementing the Service Operationprocesses have not been finalized, and still require a business caseto be formally submitted.

The IT director is required to submit a business case to the board ofdirectors of Vision Media for the implementation of Service Operation.Which of the following responses is the BEST summary of thebenefits of implementing Service Operation (processes andfunctions), to be included in the business case?

A. As part of the ongoing Service Management initiative withinVision Media, the implementation of Service Operation is a vitalelement necessary to enable service quality and reduce theoverall expenditure on IT. This is because Service Operation isultimately where the designs and optimizations introduced by ITare supported, and from an IT perspective where the actual valueof IT Service Management is seen. Specific benefits delivered asa result of improved Service Operation includes: Increased effectiveness and efficiency in IT Service deliveryand support Reduced operational spending on IT Increased customer and user satisfaction of IT services Improved availability and performance of agreed IT services Given current plans for growth of Vision Media and possibleacquisitions, the implementation of Service Operation is especiallyimportant to provide processes for reactively managing a growing enduser population and increased scope and complexity in ITinfrastructure utilized.

B. As part of the ongoing Service Management initiative withinVision Media, the implementation of Service Operation is avital element necessary to further improve service quality, andto realize the value of the previous projects already completed(refer Service Design and Service Transition projects). This isbecause Service Operation is ultimately where the designsand optimizations introduced by IT are executed andmeasured, and from a businessviewpoint where the actualvalue of IT is seen. Specific benefits delivered as a result ofimproved Service Operation includes: Increased effectiveness and efficiency in IT Service delivery and support Increased return on investments (ROI) into IT Increased value on investments (VOI) into IT Increased customer and user satisfaction of IT services Given current plans for growth of Vision Media and possibleacquisitions, the implementation of Service Operation processes isespecially important to provide cost- effective capabilities formanaging a growing end user population and increased scope andcomplexity in IT infrastructure utilized.

C. As part of the ongoing Service Management initiative withinVision Media, the implementation of Service Operation is a vitalelement necessary to enable service quality and reduce theoverall expenditure on IT. This is because Service Operation isultimately where the designs and optimizations introduced by ITare deployed, and from a business perspective where the actualvalue of IT Service Management is seen. Specific benefitsdelivered as a result of improved Service Operation includes: Fewer disruptions to agreed IT services Reduced operational spending on IT Increased job satisfaction of IT staff Improved availability and performance of agreed IT services Given current plans for growth of Vision Media and possibleacquisitions, the implementation of Service Operation is especiallyimportant to provide processes for reactively managing a growing enduser population and increased scope and complexity in ITinfrastructure utilized.

D. As part of the ongoing Service Management initiative withinVision Media, the implementation of Service Operation is a vitalelement necessary to achieve service quality and support theobjectives defined for the IT department. This is because ServiceOperation is ultimately where the designs and optimizationsintroduced by IT are supported, and from a business viewpointwhere the actual value of IT is seen. Specific benefits deliveredas a result of improved Service Operation includes: Increased effectiveness and efficiency in IT Service deliveryand support Increased return on investments (ROI) into IT Reduced operational spending on IT Increased customer and user satisfaction of IT services Given current plans for growth of Vision Media and possibleacquisitions, the implementation of Service Operation is especiallyimportant to provide cost-effective processes for managing a growingend user population and increased scope and complexity in ITinfrastructure utilized.

Scenario

Vision Media is an international media organization, operating variouslines of business including:

Film Production Television (production and delivery of their own channel in the United States VisionOne) Print media (including newspapers in 15 countries) Online Advertising The organization has recently been restructured, and now iscomprised of the following companies and departments:

Vision Films (production of movies and television shows) VisionOne (television channel) VisionNews (coordinates all of the sub-companies involved in the delivery of printed newspapers, as well as being the centralized source of news information for all company owned media outlets) VisionNet (managing the online and internet businesses) Legal Services Finance and Administration Human Resources Information Technology

The organization is also actively pursuing growth in the online market,and is currently holding discussions with the leading online newsprovider about the possible acquisition of their company. This wouldincrease the overall size of Vision Media by around 15%.

The Information Technology department acts as a Shared ServiceUnit, providing IT Services to all of sub-companies and departments,which complement some of the Internal Service Providers that alsoexist. The director of Information Technology has realized the need toimprove the quality of services offered by implementing ITIL, and hasdecided to do so using a phased approach. Some of the ServiceDesign and Service Transition processes have already beenimplemented, and they are now planning the implementation ofService Operation.

While the IT director does have tentative support from the otherdirectors and CEO, budgets for implementing the Service Operationprocesses have not been finalized, and still require a business caseto be formally submitted.

Refer to the exhibit.

Sally Robbins, who had previously managed the IT department'sService Desk, has now been assigned the role of Incident Manager.To assist in the implementation of the process, Sally has conducted anumber of meetings with IT staff, customers, external suppliers andother relevant stakeholders to identify their requirements. Based onthese discussions, Sally has created following impact definitions,which will be used in conjunction to the given urgency to determinethe appropriate timescales and effort applied for response andresolution to recorded incidents.

Impact Definition: Low Impact Affects a single user, preventing them from performingnormal work functions A single, non-critical device

or peripheral is unavailable Medium Impact

Multiple users are affected, preventing them fromperforming normal work functions A regular business function is unavailable to part of aor organizational unit department

High Impact

A vital business function is unavailable to an entiredepartment or company owned organization

Major Incident

A vital business function is unavailable to all Vision Media departments and company owned organizations

Example Incidents:

I. The IT manager of Vision Films detects that their dedicatedVirtual Private Network linking them to Vision Media'scorporate IT systems has failed. This has prevented usersfrom accessing or modifying any file, document or systemmaintained by the centralized IT department of Vision Media.

II. The vice-president of the Finance and Administrationdepartment reports that her laptop keeps rebooting. She hasan important report to complete for the Chief ExecutiveOfficer.

III. The president of Vision TV is unable to stream high-definitionvideo from a regional office. He requires the regional office'sWAN connection to be upgraded to a 14.4 M/bit wirelessmobile network.

IV. A IT staff member is alerted to the failure of systems providedby Human Resources to all other departments and subcompaniesto manage payments and leave for Vision Mediaemployees (and those employed by organizations fully ownedby Vision Media)

Which of the following responses provides the correct assignment ofimpact to the above incidents?

A. High Impact

II. Medium Impact

III. Not an incident, should be a Request for Change

IV. Major Incident

B. High Impact

II. Low Impact

III. Not an incident, should be a Request for Change

IV. Major Incident

C. Major Incident

II. Medium Impact

III. High Impact

IV. Major Incident

D. High Impact

II. Low Impact

III. Medium Impact

IV. Major Incident

There have been multiple incidents recorded by the Service Desk. Itappears that the network is congested due to multiple connections.

What kind of actions should the Service Desk analyst take in thisinstance?

A. They should ask the Capacity Manager to expand the capacity of the network

B. They should ask the Problem Manager to look into the problem right away

C. They should ask the Security Manager to check whether too many authorizations may have been issued.

D. They should ask the Service Level Manager to revise the Service Level Agreements (SLA) with a decreased availability target

Scenario

Vericom is a leading provider of government, business and consumertelecommunication services, and is

currently seeking ways in which toimprove its utilization of IT services to drive growth across its'

multiplelines of business. One of the largest organizations in the UnitedKingdom, Vericom is comprised of

the following business units:

Verinet (providing ADSL, cable, 3GSM, dialup and satellite services) Infrastructure Services (planning,

installing and maintaining the PSTN and mobile network infrastructure)

VericomTV (Pay TV)

Consumer Sales and Marketing (including 400 Vericom retailoutlets) Business and Government

Finance and Administration

Information Technology Services (Shared Service Unit, however some business units also have their own

internal service provider) Human Resources

Vericom Wholesale (for wholesale of Vericom infrastructureservices)

Due to the extensive scope of infrastructure deployed and largeemployee and customer base, Vericom

continues to rely on legacysystems for some critical IT services; however this is seen as abarrier to future

organizational growth and scalability of servicesoffered. The CIO of Vericom has also raised the concern

that whileimprovements to the technology utilized is important, this also needsto be supported by quality IT

Service Management practicesemployed by the various IT departments.

The project of improving the IT Service Management practicesemployed by Vericom has been outsourced to external consultantswho are aware of the major IT refresh that is going to be occurringover the next 24 months.

Refer to the scenario.

The Verinet business unit which provides internet services is currentlyfacing increased competition from other Internet Service Providersseeking to entice Verinet customers away with offerings such as freeVOIP (voice over internet protocol) and Naked DSL (unconditionedlocal loop). To combat this, Verinet wishes to develop a newmarketing campaign highlighting the high quality and availability ofservices offered. Before this occurs, the Service Manager within Verinet (who haspreviously implemented ITIL in other organizations) hadrecommended implementing Event Management to assist in thecontinued ability for providing high quality, highly available internetservices to the UK population. She has been faced by someresistance, who believe that it is not required as Capacity, Availability,Incident and Problem Management have already been implemented.

Which of the following would be the BEST response to the Veritnetdirectors in describing the benefits of introducing Event Managementto Verinet?

A. The implementation of Event Management to complementexisting ITIL processes within Verinet will have a number ofsignificant benefits. The value to the business of implementingthe process is directly seen by the following benefits: Improved speed for Incident and Problem Management foridentifying and analyzing the cause and potential effect Improved ratio of used licenses against paid for licenses Percentage re-use and redistribution of underutilized assetsand resourcesImproved aliment between provided maintenance andbusiness support Improvement in maintenance scheduling and management forCIs

B. The implementation of Event Management to complementexisting ITIL processes within Verinet will have a number ofsignificant benefits. The value to the business of implementingthe process is generally indirect, but would support anenhanced ability to provide high quality and high availabilityinternet services by: Providing mechanisms for the early detection of incidents andproblems before they impact customers Notify the appropriate staff of status changes or exceptionsthat so that they can respond quickly Providing a basis for automated operations, increasingefficiency and allowing human resources within Verinet to bebetter utilized Providing improved visibility as to the events and interactionsthat occur within the IT infrastructure Providing performance and utilization information and trendsthat can be used for improved capacity planning and systemdesign

C. The implementation of Event Management to complementexisting ITIL processes within Verinet will have a number ofsignificant benefits. The value to the business of implementingthe process is generally indirect, but would support anenhanced ability to provide high quality and high availabilityinternet services by: Providing mechanisms for the early detection of incidents andproblems before they impact customers Developing capabilities for the monitoring of criticalcomponents of the IT infrastructure for disruptions or breachof utilization thresholds Automating the notification of key staff when exception eventsoccur Providing improved visibility as to the events and interactionsthat occur within the IT infrastructure Reducing the time requirements of manual activitiesperformed by IT staff as part of preventative maintenance.

D. The implementation of Event Management to complementexisting ITIL processes within Verinet will have a number ofsignificant benefits. The value to the business of implementingthe process is directly seen by the following benefits: Reduced SLA breaches Reduced times required for diagnosis and root-cause analysisof problems Reducing ratio of high priority incidents Reduced Mean Time to Restore (MTTR) for incidents Improved availability levels Improved delivery of capacity and performance, with fewercapacity related incidents.

Operations Control refers to?

A. The managers of the Event and Access Management Processes

B. Overseeing the monitoring and escalating of IT operational events and activities

C. The tools used to monitor the status of the IT Network

D. The situation where the Service Desk manager is required to monitor the status of the infrastructure when Service Desk Operators are not available