ITIL4 Managing Professional Transition Certification

Image description

ITIL 4 Managing Professional have been developed for IT practitioners working within technology and digital teams across organizations. Managing Professional (MP) provides practical and technical guidance on how to create, deliver and support successful IT-enabled services, teams and workflows.

ITIL 4 Managing Professional

ITIL 4 Managing Professional (ITIL 4 MP) comprises four modules that include:

● ITIL 4 Specialist: Create, Deliver and Support
● ITIL 4 Specialist: Drive Stakeholder Value
● ITIL 4 Specialist: High Velocity IT
● ITIL 4 Strategist: Direct Plan and Improve

ITIL 4 Strategic Leader

ITIL 4 Strategic Leader comprises two modules, including:

● ITIL 4 Strategist: Direct Plan and Improve
● ITIL 4 Leader: Digital and IT Strategy

ITIL 4 Master

AXELOS yet to update details (ETA: March 2020)

Image description

How to transition to ITIL 4

ITIL v3 candidates can transition to ITIL 4 while still acquiring the skills and knowledge needed to understand the core concepts of the updated guidance. The certification scheme shared below is aligned with ITIL v3 and has been streamlined to provide a clear path for ITIL v3 Practitioners to continue their ITIL journey.

ITIL V3 FOUNDATION

If a candidate has taken ITIL v3 Foundation, it is recommended that they take the ITIL 4 Foundation exam in order to transition to ITIL 4.

ITIL V3 INTERMEDIATE (3 OR 4 CREDITS ACHIEVED)

End learners holding a low number of credits beyond Foundation have two options to transition to ITIL 4, dependent on what they want to achieve.

OPTION 1: Candidates are encouraged to take ITIL 4 Foundation and a further module in their preferred area of interest, becoming either an ITIL 4 Specialist, Strategist or Leader. If a candidate does not intend to pursue the ITIL 4 Managing Professional designation, then the recommended route would be to take the relevant modules in their area of interest.

OPTION 2: If a candidate wishes to attain the ITIL v3 Expert or ITIL 4 Managing Professional qualifications, they are encouraged to achieve 17 credits from ITIL v3 to become eligible to take the ITIL 4 Managing Professional Transition module. If an end learner wishes to attain the designation, ITIL 4 Managing Professional, they will need to collect v3 credits until they have acquired the requisite 17 credits to be eligible to take the Managing Professional Transition module. 


They can also continue to collect credits until the ITIL v3 exams are discontinued in 2020, accumulating enough points to take the Managing Professional Transition module. The benefit of this is that they are eligible to fast track past the v3 Managing Across the Lifecycle course and exam.

ITIL INTERMEDIATE/PRACTITIONER (6 OR MORE CREDITS ACHIEVED BEYOND FOUNDATION)

If an end learner has achieved 6 credits or more since taking v3 Foundation, then it is in their interest to continue collecting v3 credits to prepare for an easy transition to ITIL 4 Managing Professional. They will need to reach 17 credits to be eligible to take the ITIL 4 Managing Professional Transition module.

ITIL V3 EXPERT

If a candidate has achieved ITIL v3 Expert, they can take the ITIL 4 Managing Professional Transition module to achieve the ITIL 4 Managing Professional qualification. At that point, if the end learner wishes to become an ITIL 4 Strategic Leader, they would only need to complete the ITIL 4 Leader Digital and Strategy module. Once they complete both streams, they would be eligible to move onto ITIL Master.

Exam Details

  • Exam duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Number of questions: 40 questions
  • Pass mark: 28/40 marks - 70%
  • Open book/closed book: Closed book
  • Accepted prerequisites: Minimum 17 credits from the ITIL v3 Foundation and Intermediate/Practitioner modules or ITIL Expert certificate. ITIL 4
  • Foundation can be accepted to replace ITIL v3 Foundation, but candidates would still need to achieve 15 credits from v3
  • Expiry date: No expiry date