ITIL® 4 - Direct, Plan and Improve (DPI)

Every successful organization knows that survival in today’s fast-moving digital landscape requires more than keeping the lights on. It demands a culture of learning and continual improvement. That’s where ITIL 4 comes in.

The ITIL 4 Qualification Scheme offers advanced streams for professional growth:

The ITIL Managing Professional
The ITIL Strategic Leader

At the intersection of both sits one universal module: Direct, Plan and Improve (DPI). Its inclusion in both streams underscores just how critical it is for building organizations that don’t just operate, but evolve and thrive.

ITIL DPI provides individuals with the real-world skills necessary to create a learning and improving IT organization. This class will focus on working holistically and aligns with principles from Agile, Lean, and Continuous Delivery optimization.

Leaders, practitioners, and all service management professionals understand that strategy is key and will walk away with a strong and effective basis for strategic direction.

Learners acquire an understanding of:

The integration of value streams and activities to create, deliver and support IT-enabled products and services
The influence and impact of new ways of thinking for when and how to do work
How Agile, Lean, and ITIL can be leveraged to an organization’s advantage
A practical and strategic method for planning and delivering continual improvement with agility

Start today to gain a strong strategic advantage via a culture of learning and improving. The only way to do that is to take action!

To learn more, or to register for the Direct, Plan and Improve certification course, please visit ITSM Academy's DPI course details.

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