The Guiding Principles
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The Guiding Principles: example questions & answers
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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.
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.