Start Where You Are ITIL-4-STRATEGIC-LEADER-MODULES Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16application · medium

   A university is redesigning its student enrollment process. The project team has discovered that the current process includes a manual verification step that is redundant because the student information system already validates the data. According to 'Start where you are', what should the team do?

   • AAdd an additional automated check to ensure data accuracy.
   • BRemove the redundant manual step and rely on the system's validation, documenting the change.
   • CKeep the manual step because it has always been done that way.
   • DRedesign the entire enrollment process from scratch to avoid such redundancies.
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2. 17application · medium

   A logistics company is considering adopting a new fleet management system. The operations director wants to know if the current manual tracking process is as inefficient as some drivers claim. The strategy team needs to assess the current state quickly and with minimal disruption. Which method would be most appropriate?

   • AInterview a few drivers about their experience with the current system.
   • BRun a pilot of the new system in one depot and compare performance.
   • CAnalyze existing GPS and delivery records to measure actual tracking accuracy and delays.
   • DConduct a full-time motion study of drivers over several weeks.
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4. 18expert · hard

   A multinational corporation is developing a digital strategy to improve customer experience. The strategy team has conducted a current-state assessment and found that customer feedback is collected through multiple channels, but the data is not integrated. The team also discovered that the sales team has developed a highly effective manual process for handling complex customer inquiries, which is not documented. The CIO wants to use 'Start where you are' to guide the strategy. Which approach best balances the need to improve customer experience with the principle of 'Start where you are'?

   • AReplace the manual sales process with an automated system to ensure consistency, ignoring the undocumented process.
   • BIntegrate the customer feedback data sources and document the sales team's manual process as a best practice to be incorporated into the new strategy.
   • CFocus solely on integrating customer feedback data, leaving the sales process unchanged.
   • DRedesign the entire customer experience process from scratch, using the current-state assessment only as a baseline.
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5. 19application · medium

   An organization is developing a new IT strategy. The strategy team has completed a current-state assessment and identified several areas for improvement. They are now deciding which improvements to prioritize. How does 'Start where you are' interact with the ITIL guiding principle 'Focus on value'?

   • AUse the current-state assessment to identify improvements that deliver the most value to stakeholders.
   • BImplement all improvements identified in the current-state assessment, regardless of value.
   • CFocus only on improvements that are easy to implement, based on the assessment.
   • DSkip the current-state assessment and focus directly on what stakeholders want.
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6. 20application · medium

   A financial services firm is planning to improve its incident management process. The IT manager believes that the current process is slow because of too many approval steps. However, the team has no data to confirm this. What should the team do first to apply 'Start where you are'?

   • ACollect and analyze incident data, including time spent at each step and approval delays.
   • BRemove all approval steps immediately to speed up the process.
   • CBenchmark against other financial firms to see how many approvals they have.
   • DAsk the IT manager to list the approval steps they think are unnecessary.
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