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  • 10 end of chapter quizzes
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Course description

  • What’s the focus of this course?

    The ITIL® Intermediate Qualification: Planning, Protection and Optimization (PPO) Certificate is a freestanding qualification, and is also part of the ITIL® Intermediate Capability stream, and one of the modules that leads to the ITIL® Expert Certificate in IT Service Management.

    The purpose of this training module and the associated exam and certificate is to impart, test, and validate the knowledge on industry practices in service management as documented in the ITIL® Service Lifecycle core publications. The ITIL® Certificate in Planning, Protection and Optimization is intended to enable candidates to apply PPO practices during the service management lifecycle and specifically in the following key ITIL® process and role areas:
    • Capacity management
    • Availability management
    • IT service continuity management (ITSCM)
    • Information security management
    • Demand management
    Simplilearn brings ITIL® Intermediate PPO certification training that allows one to prepare for the ITIL® PPO exam in the comfort of their own place and/or in a Classroom learning environment.

  • Why is the certification most sought-after?

    ITIL® Intermediate PPO Certification is an intermediate level certification offered to professionals who qualify the ITIL® PPO exam. The ITIL® Intermediate Planning, Protection and Optimization (PPO) certification demonstrates one’s specialization in ITIL® service capability modules and expertise in applying PPO practices to ensure that new and updated services, service management systems and tools, technology architecture, processes and measurement systems, methods and metrics are designed to meet user needs and can be sustained once introduced. ITIL® Intermediate PPO certification establishes one’s knowledge of processes across the service lifecycle pertaining to the practice elements within planning, protection and optimization in the global market.

    More than 10000 professionals have reaped the benefits of being certified in the ITIL® PPO module. Also, the global demand for certified professionals is increasing at a faster pace.

    Simplilearn is accredited by APMG and TUV as an ITIL® Foundation and Intermediate Training provider. Simplilearn is also an Accredited Examination Centre (AEC) by APMG, TUV and EXIN.

  • What are the course objectives?

    Candidates can expect to gain competencies in the following areas upon successful completion of the training and exam components related to our ITIL® Intermediate PPO Certification Training:
    • Service design in PPO and the service lifecycle context
    • Processes across the service lifecycle pertaining to the practice elements within planning, protection and optimization
    • Capacity management as a capability to realize successful service design
    • Availability management as a capability to realize successful service design
    • IT service continuity management as a capability to support overall business continuity management
    • Information security management as part of the overall corporate governance framework
    • Planning, protection and optimization roles and responsibilities
    • Technology and implementation considerations
    • Organizational roles relevant to PPO

  • What are the career benefits of this course?

    Simplilearn’s ITIL® Intermediate PPO course provides a complete management-level overview of PPO including all its related activities.

    As per some of the leading job websites, ITIL® Intermediate PPO Certification is a pre-requisite for many key roles in the IT sector. Certified professionals can expect different roles such as Information Security Manager, Capacity Manager, and ITSCM Manager.

    The demand for certified professionals in the PPO module of ITIL® is growing enormously in the global market. They are highly paid for their skills and expertise, and their pay scale varies greatly from their non-certified peers. According to recent surveys by payscale.com, certified professionals in this field are paid the median annual salary of $100,000.

  • Who should take this course?

    The target group of the ITIL® Intermediate Qualification: Operational Support and Analysis Certificate includes, but is not restricted to IT professionals, business managers, and business process owners. This qualification can also be taken by the following:
    • Individuals who require a deep understanding of how the ITIL® Certificate in the Planning, Protection and Optimization processes may be used to enhance the quality of IT service support within an organization.
    • IT professionals who are working within an organization that has adopted and adapted ITIL®, and who need to be informed about, and thereafter contribute to, an ongoing service improvement programme.
    • Operational staff involved in capacity management, availability management, ITSCM, information security management, and demand management, and who wish to enhance their role-based capabilities.
    • Individuals who have attained the ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management and wish to advance to higher level ITIL® certifications.
    • Individuals seeking the ITIL® Expert Certificate in IT Service Management for which this qualification can be one of the prerequisite modules.
    • Individuals seeking progress toward the ITIL® Master Certificate in IT Service Management for which the ITIL® Expert qualification is a prerequisite.

Course preview

  • ITIL Intermediate PPO
    • Learning Unit 00 - Introductory Lesson 45:10
      • 0.1 ITIL® 2011 Capability Module Planning Protection and Optimization 01:14
      • 0.2 Agenda 01:04
      • 0.3 Objective 00:25
      • 0.4 ITIL® 2011 Introduction 01:00
      • 0.5 ITIL® 2011 Intermediate 00:51
      • 0.6 ITIL - Qualification Criteria 02:03
      • 0.7 Definition of Service Lifecycle 00:51
      • 0.8 Definition of Service Capability 00:46
      • 0.9 Difference bw Lifecycle and Capability Modules 00:37
      • 0.10 Managing Across the Lifecycle 00:47
      • 0.11 Accreditation Institute 00:42
      • 0.12 PPO Course Description 01:20
      • 0.13 Course Objective 01:15
      • 0.14 Target Candidate 00:23
      • 0.15 Target Candidate contd 01:42
      • 0.16 Exam Pre-requisites 01:09
      • 0.17 ITIL® 2011 PPO Exam Format 01:11
      • 0.18 Exam Tips 00:23
      • 0.19 Course Outline 06:38
      • 0.20 Quiz 00:57
      • 0.21 Foundation Basics 00:22
      • 0.22 ITIL® 02:42
      • 0.23 ITIL® Publication 03:24
      • 0.24 ITIL® is presented as Best Practice What are Best Practices 00:57
      • 0.25 Why choose Public Standards over Proprietary ones? 02:09
      • 0.26 What is a Service? 00:36
      • 0.27 What is a Service Management? 01:45
      • 0.28 Service Management Roles: Service Owner 01:20
      • 0.29 Service Management Roles: Process Owner 00:55
      • 0.30 Connecting with Processes and Functions: RACI Matrix 02:49
      • 0.31 Key Terminology: Service Providers 01:35
      • 0.32 Key Terminology: Suppliers 00:39
      • 0.33 Thank You 00:39
    • Learning Unit 01 - Introduction to PPO 48:04
      • 1.1 Introduction to PPO 00:23
      • 1.2 Introduction to PPO 00:15
      • 1.3 Service Design - Purpose 00:42
      • 1.4 Service Design - Objectives 00:53
      • 1.5 Service Design - Value to Business 02:40
      • 1.6 Service Design - Basics 02:35
      • 1.7 Planning Protection and Optimization - Processes 00:26
      • 1.8 Service Design - Inputs 01:03
      • 1.9 Service Design - Outputs 01:34
      • 1.10 Objectives of Design Co-ordination 02:35
      • 1.11 Design Co-ordination - Scope 03:09
      • 1.12 Design Co-ordination - Value 01:41
      • 1.13 Design Co-ordination - Role of Design Coordination within PPO 00:36
      • 1.14 Design Co-ordination - Interfaces 07:09
      • 1.15 IT Service Management 02:39
      • 1.16 Concept of Service and Value - Definition of a Service 02:15
      • 1.17 Economic Value of a Service 03:24
      • 1.18 Combined Effects of Utility and Warranty 02:02
      • 1.19 Value to the Business - Monitor and Measure 02:09
      • 1.20 Process 03:44
      • 1.21 Organizing IT Service Management - Process Definition 00:44
      • 1.22 Characteristics of a Process 01:09
      • 1.23 Organizing IT Service Management - Organization Structure 03:55
      • 1.24 Summary 00:22
      • 1.25 Quiz
    • Learning Unit 02 - Capacity Management 41:51
      • 2.1 Capacity Management 00:18
      • 2.2 Capacity Management 00:23
      • 2.3 Capacity Management - Purpose and Objectives 01:48
      • 2.4 Capacity Management - Scope 03:38
      • 2.5 Capacity Management - Value to the Business 01:29
      • 2.6 Capacity Management - Policies 02:35
      • 2.7 Capacity Management - Principles 02:04
      • 2.8 Capacity Management - Process Activities 02:11
      • 2.9 Capacity Management - Sub-processes 03:24
      • 2.10 Capacity Management - Underpinning Iterative Activities 01:39
      • 2.11 Capacity Management - Thresholds Management and Control 01:57
      • 2.12 Capacity Management - Demand Management 01:56
      • 2.13 Capacity Management - Modeling and Trending 02:35
      • 2.14 Capacity Management - Application Sizing 02:21
      • 2.15 Exercise - 1 00:20
      • 2.16 Capacity Management - Triggers 01:06
      • 2.17 Capacity Management - Inputs and Outputs 01:19
      • 2.18 Capacity Management - Interfaces 01:45
      • 2.19 Capacity Management - Information Management 03:17
      • 2.20 Capacity Management - Challenges and Risks 02:42
      • 2.21 Capacity Management - CSFs and KPIs 02:31
      • 2.22 Capacity Management - Summary 00:33
      • 2.23 Quiz
    • Learning Unit 03 - Availability Management 46:37
      • 3.1 Availability Management 00:17
      • 3.2 Availability Management 00:25
      • 3.3 Availability Management - Purpose and Objectives 02:48
      • 3.4 Availability Management - Scope 03:43
      • 3.5 Availability Management - Value to the Business 01:22
      • 3.6 Availability Management - Policies 03:51
      • 3.7 Availability Management - Basic Concepts 1of3 01:53
      • 3.8 Availability Management - Basic Concepts 2of3 02:22
      • 3.9 Availability Management - Basic Concepts 3of3 00:47
      • 3.10 Availability Management - Reactive Activities 01:02
      • 3.11 Availability Management - Proactive Activities 03:06
      • 3.12 Availability Management - Techniques 02:28
      • 3.13 Availability Management - Triggers 01:34
      • 3.14 Availability Management - Inputs and Outputs 04:56
      • 3.15 Availability Management - Interfaces 02:29
      • 3.16 Availability Management - CSFs and KPIs 03:33
      • 3.17 Availability Management - Information Management 05:37
      • 3.18 Availability Management - Challenges and Risks 03:51
      • 3.19 Service Design - Availability Management Summary 00:33
      • 3.20 Quiz
    • Learning Unit 04 - IT Service Continuity Management 57:47
      • 4.1 IT Service Continuity Management 00:19
      • 4.2 IT Service Continuity Management 00:23
      • 4.3 IT Service Continuity Management - Purpose and Objectives 02:45
      • 4.4 IT Service Continuity Management - Scope 03:17
      • 4.5 IT Service Continuity Management - Value to the Business 00:49
      • 4.6 IT Service Continuity Management - Policies 04:21
      • 4.7 IT Service Continuity Management - Lifecycle 01:00
      • 4.8 IT Service Continuity Management - Activities 1of11 04:02
      • 4.9 IT Service Continuity Management - Activities 2of11 05:13
      • 4.10 IT Service Continuity Management - Activities 3of11 03:17
      • 4.11 IT Service Continuity Management - Activities 4of11 01:23
      • 4.12 IT Service Continuity Management - Activities 5of11 03:07
      • 4.13 IT Service Continuity Management - Activities 6of11 03:51
      • 4.14 IT Service Continuity Management - Activities 7of11 03:34
      • 4.15 IT Service Continuity Management - Activities 8of11 02:10
      • 4.16 IT Service Continuity Management - Activities 9of11 02:53
      • 4.17 IT Service Continuity Management - Activities 10of11 02:21
      • 4.18 IT Service Continuity Management - Activities 11of11 02:18
      • 4.19 Exercise - 2 00:21
      • 4.20 IT Service Management - Triggers 01:24
      • 4.21 IT Service Continuity Management - Interfaces 02:14
      • 4.22 IT Service Continuity Management - Inputs and Outputs 01:34
      • 4.23 IT Service Continuity Management - CSFs and KPIs 01:51
      • 4.24 IT Service Continuity Management - Challenges and Risks 01:05
      • 4.25 IT Service Continuity Management - Information Management 01:44
      • 4.26 IT Service Continuity Management - Summary 00:31
      • 4.27 Quiz
    • Learning Unit 05 - Information Security Management 29:27
      • 5.1 Information Security Management 00:15
      • 5.2 Information Security Management 00:25
      • 5.3 Information Security Management - Purpose and Objective 00:41
      • 5.4 Information Security Management - Scope 01:27
      • 5.5 Information Security Management - Value to the Business 01:00
      • 5.6 Information Security Management - Policies 01:50
      • 5.7 Information Security Management - Key Concepts 01:07
      • 5.8 Information Security Management - Key Concepts 00:41
      • 5.9 Information Security Management - Key Concepts 01:09
      • 5.10 Information Security Management - Key Concepts 01:08
      • 5.11 Information Security Management - Key Concepts 00:32
      • 5.12 Information Security Management - Key Concepts 00:59
      • 5.13 Information Security Management - Key Concepts 01:22
      • 5.14 Information Security Management - Key Concepts 02:48
      • 5.15 Information Security Management - Triggers 01:20
      • 5.16 Exercise - 3 00:21
      • 5.17 Information Security Management - Interfaces 02:56
      • 5.18 Information Security Management - Inputs and Outputs 03:12
      • 5.19 Information Security Management - CSFs and KPIs 02:21
      • 5.20 Information Security Management - Challenges 00:34
      • 5.21 Information Security Management - Risks 01:35
      • 5.22 Information Security Management - Information Management 01:09
      • 5.23 Information Security Management Summary 00:35
      • 5.24 Quiz
    • Learning Unit 06 - Demand Management 39:03
      • 6.1 Demand Management 00:19
      • 6.2 Demand Management 00:21
      • 6.3 Demand Management and service lifecycle 01:25
      • 6.4 Purpose and Objectives of Demand Management 01:54
      • 6.5 Scope of Demand Management 02:27
      • 6.6 Value to the Business 00:39
      • 6.7 Demand Management - Basic Concepts 1of4 00:36
      • 6.8 Demand Management - Basic Concepts 2of4 01:41
      • 6.9 Demand Management - Basic Concepts 3of4 01:15
      • 6.10 Demand Management - Basic Concepts 4of4 02:21
      • 6.11 Challenges in Managing Service Demand 00:44
      • 6.12 Management of Operation Demand 02:09
      • 6.13 Activities 00:56
      • 6.14 Activity based Demand Management 01:34
      • 6.15 Activity based Demand Management 01:55
      • 6.16 Benefits for analysing PBA 00:54
      • 6.17 Codifying of PBAs 00:25
      • 6.18 User Profile 01:09
      • 6.19 PBA and User Profile 00:49
      • 6.20 Differentiated Offerings 01:10
      • 6.21 Triggers Inputs and Outputs 02:03
      • 6.22 Outputs 00:41
      • 6.23 Interfaces 04:57
      • 6.24 Information Management 00:57
      • 6.25 Critical Success Factors 02:22
      • 6.26 Key Performance Indicators 00:55
      • 6.27 Challenges 01:05
      • 6.28 Risks 00:48
      • 6.29 Demand Management Summary 00:32
      • 6.30 Quiz
    • Learning Unit 07 - PPO Roles and Responsibilities 30:42
      • 7.1 Roles and Responsibilities 00:16
      • 7.2 Roles and Responsibilities 00:15
      • 7.3 Process Owner 01:15
      • 7.4 Process Manager 00:56
      • 7.5 Process Practitioner 00:50
      • 7.6 Capacity Management Process Owner 03:58
      • 7.7 Capacity Management Process Manager 04:10
      • 7.8 Availability Management Process Owner 03:31
      • 7.9 Availability Management Process Manager 03:43
      • 7.10 IT Service Continuity Management Process Owner 02:55
      • 7.11 IT Service Continuity Management Process Manager 02:14
      • 7.12 Information Security Management Process Owner 02:45
      • 7.13 Information Security Management Process Manager 02:11
      • 7.14 Key roles for Demand management 01:06
      • 7.15 Roles and Responsibilities Summary 00:37
      • 7.16 Quiz
    • Learning Unit 08 - Technology and Implementation considerations 52:15
      • 8.1 Technology and Implementation Considerations 00:19
      • 8.2 Technology and Implementation Considerations 00:45
      • 8.3 PPO Technology Considerations 00:56
      • 8.4 Designing Technology Architectures 02:55
      • 8.5 Generic Requirements (Toolsets) 05:07
      • 8.6 Evaluation Criteria for Technology 01:39
      • 8.7 Requirements Classification - MoSCoW 01:20
      • 8.8 Process Implementation 00:42
      • 8.9 Service Design Evaluation Criteria 01:36
      • 8.10 Service Design - Challenges 01:17
      • 8.11 Service Design - Risks 02:22
      • 8.12 Service Design - CSFs and KPIs 03:14
      • 8.13 Service Transition - Challenges 02:14
      • 8.14 Service Transition - Risks 01:41
      • 8.15 Service Transition - Critical Success Factors 01:40
      • 8.16 Service Operation - Challenges 02:20
      • 8.17 Service Operation Managers - Challenges 1of2 02:24
      • 8.18 Service Operation - Challenges 2of2 03:48
      • 8.19 Service Operation - Risks 03:26
      • 8.20 Service Operation - CSFs 1of3 01:29
      • 8.21 Service Operation - CSFs 2of3 02:19
      • 8.22 Service Operation - CSFs 3of3 01:58
      • 8.23 Implementing Service Operation - Planning 03:41
      • 8.24 Implementing Service Operation - Planning 01:48
      • 8.25 Exercise - 4 00:17
      • 8.26 Exercise - 4 (Contd) 00:27
      • 8.27 Summary 00:31
      • 8.28 Quiz
    • Learning Unit 09 - Summary exam preparation and direct studies 02:18
      • 9.1 Exam Preparation 00:29
      • 9.2 Exam Hints 1of4 00:17
      • 9.3 Exam Hints 2of4 00:17
      • 9.4 Exam Hints 3of4 00:17
      • 9.5 Exam Hints 4of4 00:17
      • 9.6 Case Studies Directed studies and Glossary 00:08
      • 9.7 Checkpoints 00:17
      • 9.8 Thank You 00:16
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Exam & certification

  • How will I become a ITIL Intermediate PPO certified?

    ITIL Intermediate exam is governed by APMG, EXIN and CSME. Professionals require 28 hours of professional training before attending exam on ITIL Intermediate capability modules. The exam fee for ITIL Intermediate exam is different as per governing bodies.

  • What are the prerequisites for the certification?

    Configuration Manager, Availability Manager, System Software, Applications Support, IT Operations Manager, Network Control and Operation, Database Administrator, Problem Manager, Network Support etc. are ideal participants for ITIL® Intermediate PPO certification.

  • What do I need to do to unlock my Simplilearn certificate?

    Online Self learning:
    • Complete 85% of the course.

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