Course Overview
Our 3-day, instructor-led ITIL® Lifecycle – Continual Service Improvement (CSI) training and certification boot camp in Washington, DC Metro, Tysons Corner, VA, Columbia, MD or Live Online is intended for IT professionals in the IT Service Management field. It covers:
- Continual Service Improvement principles, processes, methods & techniques
- Technology for Continual Service Improvement
- Organization for Continual Service Improvement
- Implementation considerations
- Critical success factors & risks
This course will prepare you for the ITIL® CSI Qualification exam.
Before taking this course, you should have the ITIL® Foundation Certification and at least two years of work experience in the IT Service Management field.
ITIL® is a registered trademark of AXELOS Limited, used under permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved.
Schedule
Currently, there are no public classes scheduled. Please contact a Phoenix TS Training Consultant to discuss hosting a private class at 240-667-7757.
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Course Outline
Introduction to Continual Service Improvement
- The purpose, objectives and scope of CSI
- The value to the business of adopting and implementing CSI
- The context of CSI in the ITIL service lifecycle
- The approach to CSI, including key interfaces and inputs and outputs
Continual Service Improvement Principles
- How the success of CSI depends on understanding change in the organization and having clear accountability
- How service level management and knowledge management influence and support CSI
- How the complete Deming Cycle works, and how it can be applied to a real world example
- How CSI can make effective use of the various aspects of service measurement
- What situations require the use of frameworks and models, and examples of how each type can be used to achieve improvement
Continual Service Improvement Processes
- What the seven-step improvement process is, how each step can be applied and the benefits produced
- How CSI integrates with the other stages in the ITIL service lifecycle
- How other processes play key roles in the seven-step improvement process
Continual Service Improvement Methods and Techniques
- When to use assessments, what to assess & how a gap analysis can provide insight into the areas that have room for improvement
- How to use benchmarking, service measurement, metrics, service reporting, including balanced scorecard and SWOT, to support CSI
- How to create a return on investment, establish a business case and measure the benefits achieved
- How techniques within availability management, capacity management, IT service continuity management and problem management can be used by CSI
Organizing for Continual Service Improvement
- The role of the CSI manager, and the roles of service owner, process owner, process manager and process practitioner in the context of CSI
- How these roles can be positioned within an organization
- How to design, implement and populate a RACI (responsible, accountable, consulted, informed) diagram as well as how to use it to support CSI
Technology Considerations
- The technology and tools required
- How these tools would be implemented & managed to support CSI activities such as: Performance, Project & portfolio management, Service measurement & Business intelligence reporting
Implementing Continual Service Improvement
- CSI implementation: strategy, planning, governance, communication, project management, operation, and how to deal with cultural and organizational change
Challenges, Critical Success Factors and Risks
- The challenges and risks related to CSI and how these challenges can be addressed
- The critical success factors related to CSI as well as how to measure and monitor them
Exam Information
ITIL Lifecycle CSI Certification Exam Details:
You can use the ITIL Intermediate voucher for any ITIL Lifecycle or Capability exam.
- Number of Questions: 8
- Passing Score: 70%
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Format: multiple choice, scenario-based and gradient scored
- Students must present an ITIL 2011 or V2 Foundation certificate plus a Bridge certificate before taking this exam
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