ITIL 4: Foundations and Framework
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ITIL 4: Foundations and Framework
This course is part of ITIL 4 Foundation Specialization
Instructor: Bill Rosenthal
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What you'll learn
Understand the foundational components of the ITIL 4 Service Value System and explore how organizations co-create value with service consumers.
Examine the four dimensions of service management to balance people, technology, suppliers, and value streams for holistic service delivery.
Apply the seven ITIL guiding principles, governance activities, and management practices to drive continual service improvement.
Learn by doing. Perform guided, step-by-step hands-on activities on your own computer.
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January 2026
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There are 3 modules in this course
This course is useful to anyone who would like a foundational understanding of IT service management, its key principles and practices, and how it will help deliver better value to your customers. You will explore introductory and key concepts behind ITIL. You'll also dive into the ITIL framework, particularly the four dimensions of service management and the service value system.
This is the first course in a multi-course Specialization.
In order to understand how ITILยฎ can help you both now and in the future, it is important to understand where it came from, and what its building blocks are. In this lesson, you will become familiar with the key concepts of service management and service relationships, and what it means to create value for your customers.
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1 reading5 plugins
1 readingโขTotal 5 minutes
- Course Introductionโข5 minutes
5 pluginsโขTotal 120 minutes
- Getting Started with This Courseโข10 minutes
- Lesson Introductionโข5 minutes
- Introduction to ITILโข45 minutes
- Key Concepts of ITILโข45 minutes
- Lesson Summaryโข15 minutes
In an earlier lesson, you were introduced to the new ITILยฎ framework in this revision of ITIL. Now that you have an understanding of the key concepts and terminology of ITIL, you're ready to take a closer look at the components of the framework. In each of the components, today's digital world is taken into consideration. In this lesson, you will examine the four dimensions of service management and the ITIL Service Value System (SVS).
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4 plugins
4 pluginsโขTotal 130 minutes
- Lesson Introductionโข5 minutes
- The Four Dimensions of Service Managementโข60 minutes
- The ITIL Service Value Systemโข60 minutes
- Lesson Summaryโข5 minutes
You'll wrap things up and then validate what you've learned in this course by taking an assessment.
What's included
1 reading1 assignment
1 readingโขTotal 5 minutes
- Course Summaryโข5 minutes
1 assignmentโขTotal 10 minutes
- Course Assessmentโข10 minutes
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