ILX Group ITIL Managing Across the Lifecycle Course
The ITIL Intermediate Qualification: Managing Across the Lifecycle Certificate is a free-standing qualification, but is also the final module of the Service Lifecycle and/or Service Capability modules that leads to the ITIL Expert in IT Service Management.
The purpose of this training module and the associated exam and certificate is, respectively, to impart, test, and validate the knowledge across the contents of the ITIL V3 publications; focusing on business, management and supervisory objectives, purpose, processes, functions and activities, and on the interfaces and interactions between the processes addressed in the five core ITIL V3 publications.
Target Audience
The target group of the ITIL Intermediate Qualification: Managing Across the Lifecycle Certificate is:
- Individuals who require a business and management level understanding of the ITIL V3 core Lifecycle and how it may be implemented to enhance the quality of IT service provision within an organisation
- Individuals seeking the ITIL Expert certification in IT Service Management for which this qualification is the final mandatory module leading to the Expert certification
- Individuals seeking progress towards the ITIL Master in IT Service Management for which the ITIL Expert is a prerequisite
This may include but is not limited to, CIOs, Senior IT Managers, IT Managers and Supervisors, IT professionals and IT Operation practitioners.
Learning Objectives
Candidates can expect to gain competencies in the following upon successful completion of the education and examination components related to this certification:
- Introduction to IT Service Management Business and Managerial Issues
- Managing the Planning and Implementation of IT Service Management
- Management of Strategic Change
- Risk Management
- Understanding Organisational Challenges
- Service Assessment
- Understanding Complementary Industry Guidance
In addition the training for this certification should include examination preparation, including a mock examination opportunity.
Prerequisites
Candidates wishing to be trained and examined for this qualification must already hold the ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management (2 credits from the V3 Foundation or V2 Foundation plus Bridge Certificate) and have obtained a further 15 credits (a total of at least 17 credits) as a minimum from a balanced selection of ITIL Service Lifecycle or Service Capability qualifications. Documentary evidence of this must be presented to gain admission to this certification level.
Eligibility for Examination
To be eligible for the ITIL Qualification: Managing Across the Lifecycle examination, candidates must have fulfilled the following requirements:
- At least 30 contact hours (hours of instruction, excluding breaks, with an Accredited Training Organisation (ATO) or an accredited e-learning solution) for this syllabus, as part of a formal, approved training course/scheme
- Hold the ITIL V3 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management or ITIL V2 Foundation plus the bridging certificate
- Have obtained a minimum of 15 credits through formal Service Lifecycle Stream or Service Capability scheme qualifications.
- It is also recommended that students should complete at least 28 hours of personal study by reviewing the syllabus and the core Lifecycle publications in preparation for the examination
Course Criteria
About 30% of the overall contact hours should consist of in practical assignments or exercises to reenforce knowledge learning.