ITIL V2 Practitioner Certificate in Change Management
Starting dates and places
Description
Prerequisites:
To be entered for the Practitioner's examination leading to the certificate, the candidate must fulfil three requirements:- Attend an accredited training course and complete the in-course assignment
- Demonstrate at least one year's experience in the Problem Management
process
- Hold the Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
Candidates taking the examination immediately following a course will be entered for the examination by the course provider. Those wishing to take the central examination should register direct with the ISEB, from whom the entry form can be obtained.
In order to offer training leading to the Practitioner's Certificate, course providers must first be ac…
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Prerequisites:
To be entered for the Practitioner's examination leading to the certificate, the candidate must fulfil three requirements:- Attend an accredited training course and complete the in-course assignment
- Demonstrate at least one year's experience in the Problem Management
process
- Hold the Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
Candidates taking the examination immediately following a course will be entered for the examination by the course provider. Those wishing to take the central examination should register direct with the ISEB, from whom the entry form can be obtained.
In order to offer training leading to the Practitioner's Certificate, course providers must first be accredited by the ISEB. A list of accredited training providers is available on the ISEB web site or from the Examination Officer at the ISEB.
The training may be offered in a variety of formats, but is most commonly available as a three-day course.
Course Description:
This qualification covers the Service Management discipline of Change Management as described in the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Service Support book. The qualification also covers ITIL Service Management principles in general, and the interdependencies between these and Change Management.
Course Content
I. Planning
The planning and implementation of the Change process
On completion of the course the candidate should be able to:
- understand the planning activities involved in implementation of Change Management and management of the change lifecycle
- understand the potential costs, benefits and problems associated with the implementation of Change Management
- know the objectives and scope of Change Management
- demonstrate an awareness of the support tools and techniques for Change Management
II. Prioritisation and Assessment
The checking, classifying and assessment of Requests for Change
(RFCs)
On completion of the course the candidate should be able to:
- Prioritise RFCs based on business impact and urgency
- Assess the cost, benefit and risk of the proposed change
- Recognise when to utilise the emergency process
ISEB/SYLL/PCITSM/ChangeV1/0103 © and agree which changes can be handled through the use of standard changes and change models - Categorise the RFC for authorisation
- Develop a business justification for proposed changes in association with the change initiator
III. RFC Authorisation
Organising the RFC authorisation process and manage meetings of the CAB and CAB/EC.
On completion of the course the candidate should be able to:
- Schedule, arrange and prepare the agenda for regular CAB meetings
- Ensure the correct membership of the CAB based on the RFCs to be considered
- Ensure full and relevant information is made available to the CAB members
- Arrange CAB/EC and CAB/EC meetings as required
- Report on minor changes and authorised independently of the CAB
- Report on major changes passed to Senior Management
- Report on the use of standard change models
- Plan and schedule authorised changes
- Produce and manage the Forward Schedule of Change (FSC)
- Liase with initiators of rejected changes
IV. Building, Testing and Implementation
Oversee the building and testing of changes, and their subsequent implementation.
On completion of the course the candidate should be able to:
- Ensure that authorised changes are properly built
- Ensure that authorised changes are independently tested
- Ensure that authorised changes have back-out plans
- Co-ordinate the implementation of changes, liaising with Release Management as appropriate
- Co-ordinate the back-out of failed changes
V. Monitor and Report on Change Management
Monitor and report on the metrics of Change Management, and review the effectiveness of the process.
On completion of the course the candidate should be able to:
- conduct change reviews
- identify and report on the metrics of the change process
- understand the significance and implications of the various metrics
- understand the need for and methods of auditing process compliance
- review Change Management processes identifying areas of weakness, instigating resolutions and recommending proactive improvements
VI. Interfaces and Dependencies
The appreciation and understanding of the scope of the Change Management process together with the interfaces and dependencies of the other Service Management processes.
The candidate is able to:
- identify and understand the interfaces that Change Management has with the other Service Management processes
- define and document the dependencies of the other Service
Management
processes on Change Management processes and information - define and document the dependencies of Change Management on the other Service Management processes and information
- implement procedures that facilitate the interfacing and dependence of Change Management with all other Service Management processes.
Recommended minimum number of hours training in the above syllabus: 18 hours
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