Taking the ITIL v3 Managers bridge – some notes July 13, 2008
Posted by evilzenscientist in : ITIL,evilzenscientist , trackbackHopefully these notes will be useful for others; based on my experience of last weeks Bridging course and exam from The Art of Service in Brisbane.
The Curriculum
- the curriculum is available from APM Group here
- I didn’t see any surprises in the exam – i.e. everything in the exam was described in the curriculum
- the focus of the exam is the differences from the ITIL v2 Managers exam.
Differences … but..
- the bridge does assume that you understand the ITIL v2 space pretty well – i.e. your managers is still fresh!
- you should read the five ITIL v3 books; there is a lot of contextual information that you really do need to understand.
After four days of cramming in Brisbane I ended up with five annoted ITIL books; five ‘books of notes’; each based on one of the phase books; a book of sample questions and exam-style questions; and finally a book of mind maps from The Art of Service.
For my own learning style the cross-referencing between the ‘bridge notes’ from The Art of Service and back to the books was really useful. It let me refer quickly from a concept – such as Portfolio Management, back to the relevent sections in the books.
Also useful is cross-referencing where the different roles and processes intersect. There is a lot of emphasis on the holistic lifecycle; also on the relationships between phases in the lifecycle. It’s not enough to try and map the v2 linear world onto the v3 map; I found it invaluable working with others to really understand the lifecycle and how it all fits.
Exam is done. Fingers crossed. Results in a week or so.
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Thanks for the info !!!
I’m hoping to start the training in October and hope to do the exam in November.
Can’t find a lot of information, exam-style questions so any other info tou can give will be greatly appreciated.
Looks like you were well prepared good luck with the results.
Hello,
Do you know where I can get notes or sample exam for ITIL v3 manager bridge? I don’t even care if it isn’t free, I am taking course early October and want to prepare now.
Jimmy – read the V2 and V3 books – that’s the killer.
Understand the processes and roles – and how they intersect.
Preparation is the key to this one – and a training partner might help with the sample papers/style of questions
Has anyone some samples or tips in regards to V3 manager bridge exams ?
Appreciate that.
Thanks.