A provider measures only technical availability and concludes its service is excellent, while users describe the service as frustrating to use. Which guiding principle does this gap most directly relate to?
ITIL 4 Foundation, objective 2. The ITIL guiding principles medium
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Not correct Optimize and automate
Better tooling might follow, but the gap described is between provider measures and consumer perception of value, which this principle does not address.
Correct Focus on value
Correct. The principle requires understanding value from the consumer's perspective, which includes their experience of using the service, not only the provider's technical measures.
Not correct Start where you are
Direct observation could reveal the problem, yet the underlying issue is whose definition of value is being used, which belongs to 'focus on value'.
Not correct Think and work holistically
A broader view would help, but the specific failure is measuring the wrong thing relative to the consumer's perspective of value.
Why
'Focus on value' requires the provider to know who is being served and to understand what those consumers actually value, including the customer and user experience. A service that meets internal technical targets while users find it frustrating is not delivering value in the terms that matter.
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- ITIL 4 syllabus clause 2
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