ITIL 5 Foundation

The Guiding Principles

30 practice questions with explanations — 15 free to try

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The Guiding Principles: example questions & answers

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  1. How many ITIL guiding principles are there in ITIL 5?

    • AFour
    • BFive
    • CSeven
    • DNine

    Answer: ITIL 5 retains the seven guiding principles, whose titles are unchanged from ITIL 4.

  2. Which of the following is one of the ITIL 5 guiding principles?

    • AFocus on value
    • BBuild everything in-house
    • CAvoid all automation
    • DDocument before acting

    Answer: Focus on value is one of the seven guiding principles, reminding everyone that all activity should map back to value for stakeholders.

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