To round out your experience with the ITIL framework, in this course, you'll explore seven key ITIL practices: continual improvement, service-level management, change enablement, incident management, service-request management, service desk, and problem management. You'll also explore other ITIL practices of note, including general management, service management, and technical management practices.

ITIL 4: Management Practices

ITIL 4: Management Practices
This course is part of ITIL 4 Foundation Specialization

Instructor: Bill Rosenthal
Access provided by Masterflex LLC, Part of Avantor
What you'll learn
In this course, you will analyze the key ITIL management practices and define the general, service, and technical management practices of ITIL.
Skills you'll gain
- Technical Support and Services
- IT Service Management
- Operations Management
- Information Technology Infrastructure Library
- Change Control
- Information Technology Operations
- Technical Management
- Problem Management
- Service Level
- Operations
- Service Management
- IT Management
- Asset Management
- Information Technology
- Incident Management
- Help Desk Support
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In the previous lessons, you have learned about all the other components of the ITIL® Service Value System. Now, you are ready to examine the final component called practices, which are designed specifically for service management professionals. In this lesson, you will examine the seven key practices and how they fit within the service value chain.
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To complete your introduction to the ITIL® practices, this lesson covers eight more practices. If you are planning to obtain the ITIL Foundation certification, you will need to know the purpose of the practices contained in this lesson.
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