ITIL 4
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Framework Domains (38)
Architecture Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GM-ARC-1 | Architecture Management |
Availability Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SM-AV-1 | Availability Management |
Business Analysis
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SM-BA-1 | Business Analysis |
Capacity and Performance Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SM-CAP-1 | Capacity and Performance Management |
Change Enablement
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SM-CHG-1 | Change Enablement |
Continual Improvement
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GM-CI-1 | Continual Improvement |
Deployment Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SM-DEP-1 | Deployment Management |
IT Asset Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GM-ITAM-1 | IT Asset Management |
ITIL 4: Continual Improvement
Ongoing improvement of IT services (ITIL 4)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ITIL4-16 | Service measurement and reporting |
| ITIL4-17 | Continual improvement process |
| ITIL4-18 | Benchmarking and maturity assessment |
| ITIL4-19 | Stakeholder feedback management |
ITIL 4: Service Operation
Day-to-day IT service operations (ITIL 4)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ITIL4-11 | Incident management |
| ITIL4-12 | Problem management |
| ITIL4-13 | Event management and monitoring |
| ITIL4-14 | Request fulfillment |
| ITIL4-15 | Access management for services |
ITIL 4: Service Strategy & Design
IT service strategy and design (ITIL 4)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ITIL4-01 | Service portfolio management |
| ITIL4-02 | Service level management |
| ITIL4-03 | Capacity and availability management |
| ITIL4-04 | IT service continuity management |
| ITIL4-05 | Information security for services |
ITIL 4: Service Transition
Managing changes to IT services (ITIL 4)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ITIL4-06 | Change management processes |
| ITIL4-07 | Release and deployment management |
| ITIL4-08 | Service validation and testing |
| ITIL4-09 | Knowledge management |
| ITIL4-10 | Configuration management |
Incident Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SM-INC-1 | Incident Management |
Information Security Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GM-ISM-1 | Information Security Management |
Infrastructure and Platform Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| TM-INF-1 | Infrastructure and Platform Management |
Knowledge Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GM-KM-1 | Knowledge Management |
Measurement and Reporting
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GM-MS-1 | Measurement and Reporting |
Monitoring and Event Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SM-MEM-1 | Monitoring and Event Management |
Organizational Change Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SM-OCM-1 | Organizational Change Management |
Portfolio Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GM-PFM-1 | Portfolio Management |
Problem Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SM-PRB-1 | Problem Management |
Project Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GM-PM-1 | Project Management |
Relationship Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GM-REL-1 | Relationship Management |
Release Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SM-REL-1 | Release Management |
Risk Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GM-RSK-1 | Risk Management |
Service Catalogue Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GM-SRV-1 | Service Catalogue Management |
Service Configuration Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SM-SCM-1 | Service Configuration Management |
Service Continuity Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SM-SCONT-1 | Service Continuity Management |
Service Design
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SM-SD-DES-1 | Service Design |
Service Desk
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SM-SD-1 | Service Desk |
Service Financial Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GM-FIN-1 | Service Financial Management |
Service Level Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SM-SLM-1 | Service Level Management |
Service Request Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SM-SRM-1 | Service Request Management |
Service Validation and Testing
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SM-SVAL-1 | Service Validation and Testing |
Software Development and Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| TM-SDM-1 | Software Development and Management |
Strategy Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GM-STR-1 | Strategy Management |
Supplier Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GM-SUP-1 | Supplier Management |
Workforce and Talent Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GM-WT-1 | Workforce and Talent Management |
Your Compliance Coverage
If you comply with ITIL 4, you already cover:
NIST SP 800-82 Revision 3: Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security
9%
5 controls mapped
Compare →ISO 20000-1
9%
5 controls mapped
Compare →ISO 27001:2022
9%
5 controls mapped
Compare →+ 165 more: NIST Privacy Framework (8%), MTCS (Singapore) (8%)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is ITIL 4?
ITIL 4 is a compliance framework from International with 38 domains and 53 controls. IT Infrastructure Library for IT service management best practices It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
How many controls does ITIL 4 have?
ITIL 4 has 53 controls organised across 38 domains. The largest domains are ITIL 4: Service Operation (5 controls), ITIL 4: Service Strategy & Design (5 controls), ITIL 4: Service Transition (5 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
What frameworks does ITIL 4 map to?
ITIL 4 maps to 168 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are NIST SP 800-82 Revision 3: Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security (9% coverage), ISO 20000-1 (9% coverage), ISO 27001:2022 (9% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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