CSI3: ITIL® Lifecycle: Continual Service Improvement (CSI) v3

Candidates must hold the ITIL v3 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management, attained through the ITIL Foundations course. Your certificate must be presented as documentary evidence to gain admission to this course.

This class is also available as On-Demand - 6-month subscription.

Auldhouse is the Authorised Delivery Partner for Pink Elephant.

• TIL Foundation Certification (v3 or newer) required
• Two years of relevant work experience

• Service management as a practice and CSI principles, purpose, and objective
• How all CSI processes interact with other service lifecycle processes
• Sub-processes, activities, methods, and functions used in each of the CSI processes
• Roles and responsibilities within CSI and the activities and functions to achieve operational excellence
• How to measure CSI performance
• Technology and implementation requirements in support of CSI
• Challenges, key performance indicators (KPIs), critical success factors (CSFs), and risks related with CSI

• IT operations, technical, or IT management personnel requiring more information about ITIL best practices
• Anyone responsible for managing, implementing, or consulting on ITIL processes within IT or in conjunction with IT

1. Continual Service Improvement

• Purpose, Objectives, and Scope
• Business Value
• CSI Approach
• Context of CSI within the Service Lifecycle
• Inputs and Outputs

2. CSI Principles

• CSI Success Depends on Understanding Change within an Organization
• CSI Success Depends on Clear Ownership and Accountability
• How the CSI Register Supports CSI
• CSI is Driven and Influenced by Service Level Management
• Importance of Knowledge Management and the Deming Cycle to CSI
• CSI Used to Ensure Effective Governance
• Frameworks, Models, Standards, and Quality Systems Supporting CSI

3. Seven-Step Improvement Process

• Purpose, Objectives, and Scope
• Business Value
• Policies, Principles, and Basic Concepts
• Process Activities, Methods, and Techniques
• Triggers, Inputs, Outputs, and Process Interfaces
• Other Processes Support the Seven-Step Improvement Process

4. CSI Methods and Techniques

• Assessments
• Gap Analysis
• Benchmarking
• Service and Process Measurement
• Metrics and Measurement Frameworks
• Calculating Return on Investment
• Service Reporting Policies and Principles
• How Availability Management, Capacity Management, IT Service Continuity Management, Problem Management, and Knowledge Management Support CSI

5. Organization for CSI

• Service Owners
• Process Owner and Process Managers
• Process Practitioners
• CSI Manager
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• CSI Manager vs. Other Supporting Roles
• How Responsibility, Accountability, Consultancy, or Informational (RACI) Models Can Be Used to Clarify Roles and Responsibilities for CSI

6. Technology Considerations for CSI

• IT Service Management Suites
• Systems and Network Management Tools
• Event management
• Automated Incident/Problem Resolution
• Performance Management
• Statistical Analysis Tools
• Project and Portfolio Management Tools
• Financial Management Tools
• Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools

7. Implementing CSI

• Critical Considerations and Where to Start
• Role of Governance to CSI
• Effect of Organizational Change for CSI
• Communication Strategies and Plans

8. Challenges, CSFs, and Risks

• Challenges Facing CSI
• CSFs for CSI
• Risks Associated with Implementing CSI

9. Exam Preparation/Mock Exam