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Gain knowledge of the terminology, structure, and basic concepts of the IT4IT Standard, and understand the core principles of the IT4IT Reference Architecture and the IT Value Chain!

Why you Should Take This Course:

The purpose of this IT4IT Foundation course is to provide validation that the candidate has gained knowledge of the terminology, structure, and basic concepts of the IT4IT Standard in order to pass the IT4IT Foundation (level 1) exam.

In addition, students must understand the core principles of the IT4IT Reference Architecture and the IT Value Chain.

Our professional and engaging e-learning course offers you an opportunity to self-pace your learning and reduce costs. For information on a site license, please contact us to speak with a member of our sales team.

With this course, you’ll receive 6 months access from the date of purchase as well as a FREE exam voucher to use whenever you are ready to sit the IT4IT Level 1 exam!

Overview

The purpose of learning IT4IT Level 1, known as IT4IT Foundation, is to provide validation that the Candidate has gained knowledge of the terminology, structure, and basic concepts of the IT4IT standard, and understands the core principles of the IT4IT Reference Architecture and the IT Value Chain.

The course will have an overview of the IT4IT standard, cover the basics and the core concepts and study the four value streams in depth: Strategy to Portfolio, Requirement to Deploy, Request to Fulfill, and Detect to Correct.

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What is IT4IT

Released in Q4 2015, The Open Group IT4IT Reference Architecture standard is focused on defining, sourcing, consuming, and managing IT services.

The IT4IT standard reduces cost, simplifies, and brings end-to-end traceability to your IT production..

In short, the IT4IT standard enables IT management to work across the entire Value Chain in a better, faster, and cheaper way with less risk.

Why Adopt the IT4IT Standard for Your Organization?

Borrowing from the management principles that transformed manufacturing, the IT4IT standard consists of a formal IT operating model, based on the value chain approach, known as the IT Value Chain, and a three-level functional reference architecture encompassing four major IT value streams.

Why does IT need the IT4IT Standard?

The IT4IT Reference Architecture provides prescriptive guidance to design, source, and manage services in a business value chain-based framework called the IT Value Chain.

Applying value chain thinking to your operations allows you to see where your weaknesses are, where the bottlenecks are and where your greatest opportunities are to improve. It gives you prescriptive guidance on how to manage your service models and life-cycles, and what kind of systems to put in place.

Organizing around the IT Value Chain professionalizes IT to the level of other key departments in the business such as Finance, Supply Chain, etc…

The data-driven IT4IT Reference Architecture enables insight for agile improvement that brings an increased IT focus on business outcomes.

Syllabus

In the course, you will learn about the terminology, structure, and basic concepts of the IT4IT standard, as well as understanding the core principles of the IT4IT Reference Architecture and the IT Value Chain.

The course has been designed for Business Leaders, Enterprise Architects, Developers, IT Engineers, IT Operations, and anyone with an interest in enabling IT management to work across the entire Value Chain in a better, faster, and cheaper way with less risk.

Full Details of our IT4IT Foundation Course:

Browse the contents of this eLearning course by clicking on a module title below that you would like to know more about. Visit our exams page to find out more about sitting the IT4IT Foundation (level 1) exam.

  • Module 1: IT4IT Overview

  • The purpose of this Learning Unit is to help the Candidate understand the IT4IT Reference Architecture at an overview level.The candidate must be able to:

     Explain what The Open Group IT4IT Reference Architecture is and what approach it uses
     Identify the intended use of IT4IT Reference Architecture for organizations
     Identify the intended use of the IT4IT Reference Architecture for suppliers of IT management products and services
     List the guiding principles that the IT4IT Framework adheres to
     Demonstrate understanding of the IT Value Chain
     Briefly describe the difference between the primary activities and supporting activities in the IT Value Chain
     List the primary activities of the IT Value Chain
     the supporting activities of the IT Value Chain
     Explain the difference between value chain and value stream
     Briefly describe how the IT value chain supports the IT service life-cycle
     Briefly describe how the four value streams manage the full service life-cycle

  • Module 2: Definitions (understand key terminology)

  • The purpose of this Learning Unit is to help the Candidate understand the key terminology of the IT4IT Reference Architecture standard.The Candidate must be able to understand and explain the following definitions:

     Service Lifecycle Data Object (Data Object)
     IT Value Chain
     Value Chain
     Value Stream
     Functional Component
     Service Model Backbone Data Object
     Relationship
     System of Record

    It is expected that these definitions would be covered as part of the learning in other units.

  • Module 3: Basic Concepts (Value Streams & Reference Architecture)

  • The purpose of this Learning Unit is to help the Candidate understand the Basic Concepts of IT4IT Value Streams and the IT4IT Reference Architecture.The candidate must be able to:

     Briefly describe an overview of the Strategy to Portfolio (S2P) value stream
     Briefly describe an overview of the Requirement to Deploy (R2D) value stream
     Briefly describe an overview of the Request to Fulfill (R2F) value stream
     Briefly describe an overview of the Detect to Correct (D2C) value stream
     Understand functional components and data objects and their relationship
     Understand the scope of S2P
     List S2P value propositions
     List S2P typical activities
     Understand the scope of R2D
     List R2D value propositions
     List R2D typical activities
     Understand the scope of R2F
     List R2F value propositions
     List R2F typical activities
     Understand the scope of D2C
     List D2C value propositions
     List D2C typical activities
     Explain the concept of the four pillars “anchoring” the IT Value Chain – the Service Model, the Information Model, the Functional Model, and the Integration Model
     Understand the IT4IT service model
     Understand the IT4IT Information Model
     Understand service lifecycle data objects
     Understand the difference between key and auxiliary data objects
     Understand the IT4IT Functional Model
     Explain functional components and how they relate to IT capability
     Understand difference between Primary Functional Components and Secondary Functional Components
     Explain interactions between Functional Components and Data Objects

  • Module 4: IT4IT Core (the Reference Architecture at high level)

  • The purpose of this Learning Unit is to help the Candidate understand the IT4IT Reference Architecture at a high level.The candidate must be able to:

     List the five levels of IT4IT abstractions and identify which are vendor-agnostic and which are vendor-specific
     Explain why an informal notation was chosen for Levels 1 and 2
     List the five core concepts introduced at Reference Architecture Level 1
     Explain the Level 1 class model
     Explain the objective of the IT4IT Reference Architecture as it relates to Level 1
     Explain how the IT4IT Reference Architecture uses the value stream concept
     List the three things a functional component must have
     Identify the OMG definition that is aligned contextually with the service life-cycle data object (artifact)
     Identify the constituent parts of the system of record fabric for IT management

  • Module 5: The Strategy to Portfolio Value Stream

  • The purpose of this Learning Unit is to help the Candidate understand the objectives and functional components of the Strategy to Portfolio value stream.The candidate must be able to:

     Describe the objectives of the Strategy to Portfolio (S2P) value stream
     Explain the benefits of implementing S2P value stream for the business
     List the KPIs
     Explain the purpose and use of the Enterprise Architecture functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Policy functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Proposal functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Portfolio Demand functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Service Portfolio functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the IT Investment Portfolio auxiliary functional component

  • Module 6: The Requirement to Deploy Value Stream

  • The purpose of this Learning Unit is to help the Candidate understand the objectives and functional components of the Requirement to Deploy value stream.The candidate must be able to:

     Describe the goals and key objectives of the Request to Deploy (R2D) value stream
     Explain the benefits of implementing R2D value stream for the business
     List the KPIs
     Explain the purpose and use of the Project functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Requirement functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Service Design functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Source Control functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Build functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Build Package functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Release Composition functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Test functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Defect functional component

  • Module 7: The Request to Fulfill Value Stream

  • The purpose of this Learning Unit is to help the Candidate understand the objectives and functional components of the Request to Fulfill value stream.The candidate must be able to:

     Describe the objectives of the Request to Fulfill (R2F) value stream
     Explain the benefits of implementing R2F value stream for the business
     List the KPIs
     Understand the primary and secondary functional components of the R2F value stream
     Explain the purpose and use of the Engagement Experience Portal component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Offer Consumption functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Offer Management functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Catalog Composition functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Request Rationalization functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Fulfillment Execution functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Usage functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Charge-back/Show-back functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Knowledge & Collaboration supporting function

  • Module 8: The Detect to Correct Value Stream

  • The purpose of this Learning Unit is to help the Candidate understand the objectives and functional components model of the Detect to Correct value stream.The candidate must be able to:

     Describe the objectives of the Detect to Correct (D2C) value stream
     Explain the benefits of implementing D2C value stream for the business
     List the KPIs
     Explain the interactions with other value streams
     Explain the purpose and use of the Service Monitoring functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Event functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Incident functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Problem Control functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Change Control functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Configuration Management functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Diagnostic & Remediation functional component
     Explain the purpose and use of the Service Level functional component
     List other IT operations capabilities not part of the D2C value stream

  • Module 9: The IT4IT Certification Program

  • The purpose of this Learning Unit is to help the Candidate understand the IT4IT Certification Program.The candidate must be able to:

     Explain the IT4IT Certification Program, and distinguish between the levels of certification.

Exam

If you’d like to sit your IT4IT Foundation exam you can find everything you need to know on this page!

When you think you are ready to book your exam, you can check if you are ready by taking our practice exam supplied with each course. It’s modeled directly on the real thing and is a great way to check your preparedness before you book your exam.

Pearson Vue are the authorized providers of exams for TOGAF 9, IT4IT, and ArchiMate Certification.

What you Need to Know About the IT4IT Exam:

Each eLearning course comes with a revision module that gives you an overview of the course and the key principles and concepts that you need to understand in order to pass the IT4IT Foundation exam.

Our IT4IT course comes with a FREE exam voucher that can be used to schedule your exam. When you think you’re ready, just contact us and we’ll order your exam voucher.

  • IT4IT Foundation (level 1) Exam:

  • This exam is the first part of a 2-part certification process for IT4IT Certification and can be taken after the completing the IT4IT Foundation e-Learning course.
    Key points to know:

     This is a multiple choice exam consisting of 40 questions
     There is a time limit of 60 minutes to complete the exam
     The exam is closed book – you cannot make use of any resources or materials during the exam
     The pass-rate for the exam is 65%: you must get 26 out of 40 questions correct
     In countries where English is a second language, the time allocated for the exam is extended to 90 minutes

    Booking the exam

    Once you have completed the IT4IT Foundation training course, you can contact 4pa  e-learning support and request your free exam voucher which can be used at any Pearson Vue test center within 12 a month period.

Free Trial

Why not try out a free trial module from our IT4IT Foundation eLearning course!

In this IT4IT Foundation trial module, you will learn how to understand at a high level, the core concepts and make-up of the IT4IT standard, including the IT Value Chain, the Four IT Value Streams, and the IT4IT Reference Architecture.

There’s also a free quiz at the end for you to test your knowledge!

Try the Course Before you Buy!

Like the full IT4IT Foundation eLearning course, you can access this free trial module from any device whether you are at home, at work, or on the move!

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