The ITIL (version 5) Foundation course shows you how organizations create value with digital products and services. You learn how ITIL (version 5) helps align service delivery and product development with what customers and other stakeholders truly need. The focus is on value creation, collaboration, and continual improvement in a digital and constantly changing environment. This course helps you understand and apply ITIL (version 5) in your daily work, regardless of your role or organization.
You are introduced to the core concepts of digital product and service management, such as value and co-creation of value, outcomes, costs, and risks. You also learn how service relationships, customer journeys, and service quality contribute to value delivery. You then explore the four dimensions of product and service management and discover how people, processes, technology, and partners are interconnected. You learn how the ITIL product and service lifecycle supports organizations in discovering, designing, building, delivering, and supporting digital products and services.
The course pays extensive attention to the ITIL value system. You learn how guiding principles, governance, value streams, and continual improvement work together to provide coherence and direction. In addition, you gain insight into identifying, mapping, and improving value streams and learn the role of modern technologies, such as automation and artificial intelligence. With exam-focused practice questions, you prepare effectively for the exam.
This course is a guided self-study course: you learn independently, with support whenever you need it. The course requires 36 hours of study time and gives you three months of access to the online learning environment, where you can plan your study schedule completely flexibly. You work through assignments, quizzes, and case studies at your own pace, supported by an active community, expert mentors, and one-on-one video consultations. This course prepares you for the ITIL® (version 5) Foundation exam. You’ll receive an exam voucher that allows you to take the online exam within twelve months, at a time that suits you best.