ITIL® 4 Strategist: Direct, Plan and Improve

ITIL® is a framework which allows organizations and individuals to gain value from IT and digital services. It encompasses practices and tools which guide service providers and aligns them to the business strategy and customer needs. The latest ITIL®4 further focuses on the co-creation of value through a service value system (SVS).

ITIL®4 Strategist Direct, Plan and Improve is a universal module which is shared by both the ITIL®4 Managing Professional and ITIL®4 Strategic Leader streams. Practitioners who gain this certification prove their knowledge and practical skills for creating a ‘learning and improving’ IT organization with strong strategic direction. The module also equips professionals with knowledge on Agile and Lean ways of working as well as methods for planning and delivering continual improvement with agility.

Learning Objectives

In addition to preparing you for the ITIL®4 Strategist Direct, Plan and Improve certification examination, the following are the course’s learning objectives as defined in the official syllabus by AXELOS:

• Understand the key concepts of Direct, Plan & Improve 
• Understand the scope of what is to be directed and/or planned, and know how to use key principles and methods of direction and planning in that context 
• Understand the role of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) and know how to integrate the principles and methods into the service value system 
• Understand and know how to use the key principles and methods of continual improvement for all types of improvements 
• Understand and know how to use the key principles and methods of communication and organizational change management for direction, planning and improvement 
• Understand and know how to use the key principles and methods of measurement and reporting in direction, planning and improvement
• Understand and know how to direct, plan and improve value streams and practices

Who Should Attend this Training

• Managers involved in shaping direction and strategy 
• Managers developing a continually improving team
• ITSM professionals or managers who wish to better understand ITIL®
• Professionals who aim to become certified ITIL®4 Managing Professionals

Prerequisites

To be eligible for the ITIL®4 Strategist Direct, Plan and Improve certification, candidates need to achieve the ITIL®4 Foundation certification and be trained through an Accredited Training Organization.

Examination Format

• 40 multiple choice questions
• 90 minutes (+23 minutes for candidates with English as a secondary language)
• Passing criteria is 70%, i.e. 28 marks out of 40
• Closed book examination

What’s Next?

Upon achieving the ITIL®4 Strategist Direct, Plan and Improve qualification, you can continue towards the remaining Managing Professional modules: ITIL®4 Specialist Create, Deliver and Support, ITIL®4 Specialist High-velocity IT, and ITIL®4 Specialist Drive Stakeholder Value.