Question 340
During a service review at an airline, a team responsible for travel and workforce systems reports: A team inventories all laptops but cannot determine which components support a critical service. Which action BEST addresses the identified gap according to ITIL 4 Foundation concepts?
Explanation
Correct Answer
For travel and workforce systems at an airline, add configuration relationship information instead of relying solely on an asset purchase register. In this scenario, configuration versus assets matters because A team inventories all laptops but cannot determine which components support a critical service. A suitable way to check the response is: The team can trace dependencies among configuration items affecting the service.
Incorrect Answers
“Treat the managed component as a configuration item when it needs to be controlled” relates to configuration item definition, not the requirement described here. The required response or evidence is: Add configuration relationship information instead of relying solely on an asset purchase register.
“Track retirement and disposal as part of IT asset management” relates to asset retirement governance, not the requirement described here. The required response or evidence is: Add configuration relationship information instead of relying solely on an asset purchase register.
“Record the change of state as an event and evaluate its significance” relates to event definition, not the requirement described here. The required response or evidence is: Add configuration relationship information instead of relying solely on an asset purchase register.