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ITIL® 4 Leader: Digital and IT Strategy

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  • Industry expert trainers
  • 21 study hours
  • Practice exams and quizzes
  • Exam voucher included
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Overview

ITIL® 4 was released with the goal to deliver the benefits of the top IT service management framework while supporting organizations during digital transformation. It provides a holistic approach to IT enabled service delivery, integrates new ways of working, and guides organizations through the modern digital world.

Part of the Strategic Leader stream, the ITIL® 4 Leader Digital and IT Strategy certification testifies to a professional’s ability to align digital business strategy with IT strategy. It also proves their flexibility while responding to disruption from new technologies and ensuring value for customers to remain competitive.

Learning Objectives

In addition to preparing you for the ITIL 4 Leader Digital and IT Strategy certification examination, the course will help you achieve the following objectives as defined by AXELOS:

  • Demonstrate the use of the ITIL guiding principles in Digital and IT Strategy decisions and activities 
  • Understand how to leverage digital strategy to react to digital disruption
  • Understand the relationship between the concepts of Digital and IT Strategy, the service value system and the service value chain, and explain how to utilize them to create value 
  • Understand how an organization uses Digital and IT Strategy to remain viable in environments disrupted by digital technology
  • Understand strategic approaches made possible by digital and information technology to achieve customer / market relevance and operational excellence
  • Understand the risks and opportunities of Digital and IT Strategy
  • Understand the steps and techniques involved in defining and advocating for a Digital and IT Strategy
  • Understand how to implement a Digital and IT Strategy

Who Should Attend this Training

  • ITSM managers and aspiring ITSM managers 
  • ITSM practitioners responsible for managing and integrating stakeholders, focus on the customer journey and experience, and/or are responsible for fostering relationships with partners and suppliers
  • Existing ITIL qualification holders wishing to develop their knowledge

Prerequisites

To be eligible for the ITIL 4 Leader IT and Digital Strategy certification, candidates need to achieve the ITIL 4 Foundation certification or the ITIL 4 Managing Professional Transition module.

Accredited training as well as three years of IT managerial experience are mandatory for certification candidates.

Examination Format

  • 30 multiple choice questions
  • 60 minutes (+15 minutes for candidates with English as secondary language)
  • Passing criteria is 70%, i.e. 21 marks out of 30
  • Closed book examination

What’s Next?

Upon achieving the ITIL 4 Leader IT and Digital Strategy certification, you can become an ITIL Strategic Leader after getting the ITIL 4 Strategist Direct, Plan and Improve credential. By obtaining the ITIL 4 Managing Professional designation as well, you can continue to ITIL Master.

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Syllabus

  • Concepts
    1. Digital Technology
    2. Digital Business
    3. Digital Organization
    4. Digitization
    5. Digital Transformation
    6. Business strategy and business models
    7. Digital and IT Strategy
    8. Products
    9. Services
  • The relationship between Digital and IT Strategy and the components of the ITIL SVS

  • Environmental analysis in terms of:
    1. External analysis: PESTLE
    2. Internal analysis: The four dimensions of service management

  • How an organization’s viability is related to how agile, resilient, lean, continuous, and co-creational it is
  • How to analyze the VUCA factors and address them in a Digital and IT Strategy
  • Compare three levels of digital disruption: Ecosystem, Industry/Market,and Organizational
  • Show how an organization’s position in a particular market or industry is influenced by:
    1. Achieving customer/market relevance
    2. Achieving operational excellence
    3. Internal and external focus
    4. Balanced approach
  • Determine the appropriate position for a digital organization

  • How to apply the following approaches to achieve customer/market relevance:
    1. Customer journeys
    2. Omnichannel delivery and support
    3. Context-sensitive delivery and support
    4. Customer analytics
    5. Customer feedback and 360° approaches
  • How to achieve operational excellence in the four dimensions of service management
  • Financial aspects of Digital and IT Strategy in terms of:
    1. Financial policies
    2. Portfolio optimization (Portfolio management practice and service financial management practice including subsections for all)
    3. Funding projects, products, and services (Portfolio management practice and service financial management practice including subsections for all)
    4. Balancing the cost of innovation and operation, portfolio management practice and service financial management practice including subsections for all)
    5. Charging models (Portfolio management practice and service financial management practice, including subsections for all)
  • Assessing strategic approaches for digital organizations

  • Concept of risk management in the context of a digital organization
  • In the context of Digital and IT Strategy, explain how to:
    1. Identify risk
    2. Assess risk
  • Know how to explain the concept of risk posture and show how to determine an acceptable balance between opportunity and risk
  • Explain the concept of innovation, including its key elements and techniques
  • Know how to apply techniques to develop and maintain a culture of innovation

  • Digital readiness assessment to perform a gap analysis between an organization’s current and desired positions
  • Explain how to define and communicate a vision and a strategy
  • Know how to use business cases to advocate for a Digital and IT Strategy

  • Know how to define operating models for digital organizations
  • Explain the major skills required of leaders in a digital organization
  • Apply mergers and acquisitions and individual changes to strategy coordination and implementation
  • Explain approaches to POMs (parallel operating models)
  • Explain how to assess success of a Digital and IT Strategy
  • Explain the typical activities of a digital transformation programme

Exam & Certification FAQs

Is the multiple-choice exam the only form of assessment in this qualification?

No. In addition to the exam, certification candidates need to attempt and pass four practical case study assignments. This exam may comprise of either three 60-minute assignments and a 90-minute group work assignment, or four individual written assignments of 60 minutes each.

To pass, candidates need to achieve 30 marks, or 75% or higher. For more details. Please refer to the module’s syllabus.

Is the multiple-choice exam an open book exam?

No, it is a closed book exam.

Is the multiple-choice exam available in multiple languages?

No. The exam is only available in English.

Will there be negative marking?

No, there is no negative marking for both the multiple-choice exam and case study assignments.

How much time do I have to take the certification exam?

The validity of the exam voucher code is 12 months starting from the issue date.

Will I obtain the ITIL 4 Strategic Leader designation with this certification?

No, you will not. You need to complete the other module in the Strategic Leader stream: ITIL 4 Strategist Direct, Plan and Improve. Once you have both certifications, you can apply for the Strategic Leader designation.

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