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ITIL® RCV Certification: Qualification Basics
The intermediate level of ITIL® V3 consists of two streams: the Capability Stream and the Lifecycle Stream. The ITIL V3 Capability Stream is made of four individual certifications: the Service Offerings and Agreements Certification, the Operational Support and Analysis Certification, the Planning, Protection and Optimization Certification, and the Release, Control and Validation Certification, which is the focus of this article. Like its other counterparts in the series, the Release, Control and Validation (RCV) Certification course focuses on a number of processes and activities, their implementation, and their importance in the ITIL Service Lifecycle.
The RCV Certification course opens up the world of operational-level processes and their supporting methods. Becoming ITIL certified is quite important for IT professionals because in order to execute new services in a secure and budget-friendly manner, IT departments must be aware of how to efficiently use resources available to them. Thus, with ITIL training, IT professionals will know how to utilize different resources to improve their workplace and their productivity.
ITIL is an organic framework. It has evolved over time into its current shape and form. In order to continue offering best practice guidelines, the instruction volumes are updated every few years. The latest guidelines were published in 2007 to introduce new concepts that suit the evolving world of IT. Therefore, those attending the various ITIL training courses and applying for the associated ITIL Certifications will have the necessary knowledge to tackle problems that may arise in IT departments or companies.
IT departments all over the globe are thinking up new, more lucrative ways of effectively and efficiently implementing ITIL Release, Control and Validation (RCV) processes. This training course can teach you how to plan, implement, and optimize RCV best practices to get the most out of them.
With an extensive five-day program offered at Ashford Global IT (AGIT), students gain the required skills to pass the ITIL V3 RCV Certification Exam. All necessary topics are covered in-depth throughout the RCV Certification course. In addition to that, test tips and tricks, sample tests and exercises, and real-life examples are also offered to the institute’s students.
At the end of the RCV class, students will have gained knowledge in:
- The importance of Service Management
- The Service Lifecycle
- Processes within the Service Lifecycle related to Release, Control and Validation (such as Change Management, Knowledge Management, Service Asset and Configuration Management, Service Validation and Testing, Request Fulfillment, and Service Evaluation)
- The importance of RCV
- How to measure Release, Control and Validation
- Technology and implementation considerations
- Challenges, Critical Success Factors, and Risks
The ITIL V3 Release, Control and Validation Certification will be of interest to individuals who desire an advanced ITIL Certification, personnel who require a detailed understanding of RCV processes, IT professionals who are involved in IT Service Management programs, as well as IT/business managers, IT/business process owners, and IT practitioners. Candidates interested in enrolling in the ITIL V3 Release, Control and Validation Capability course must hold an ITIL V3 Foundation Certificate or a V2 to V3 Bridge Certificate along with the V2 Foundation Certificate. Applicants are also strongly recommended to have at least 2 years of experience in IT or a related field.
