The IT Skeptic - Comments for "ITIL V2-V3 Managers Bridge"

V2 and V3

pjotrg — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 09:28:08 +0000

For those who want to do "the last chance to re pass your ITIL V2 Service Manager" in French, please be advised that I'll organise a last chance option followed by a V2V3 manager bridge in French (English courseware) in the next two months.

With regards to inconsistency to ITIL V3 publications, I think it's just great:
- it shows that people in Castle ITIL are human
- it gives consultants world wide a great job to explain the meaning of "the Good Books".
- it gives life to forums like the ITI Skeptic

Bridging the gap

Matthew Flynn — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:01:33 +0000

Andy is right. If you are a V2 Manager this is indeed the quickest and cheapest route to becomming a V3 Expert. However be warned you've only THREE months to pass the Manager's Bridge Exam as it is being withdrawn on 30th June 2011.

http://www.itil-officialsite.com/News/ITILV2QualificationsWithdrawalstarts30June2010.asp

After this to get V3 ITIL Expert certification you have to take the longer route of the collection of V3 intermediate exams, the Managing across the lifecylce exam etc. Hurry now if you want to take advantage of this route! Except I saw on a LinkedIn thread a rumour (unconfirmed) that a new route to V3 Expert will appear once the Manager's Bridge route is closed.

I'm adding a link to a book that candidates might find useful as it is written specifically for them - The Managers Bridge Certificate in IT Service Management by Colin Rudd

http://shop.bcs.org/display.asp?K=9781906124205)

Though note you will have had to undertake accredited training as well to take the Manager's Bridge exam.

Skep can add a link to the book on amazon.com and get his cut.

Matthew Flynn
Book Publisher, BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT

Managers Bridge V2 - V3

andy@itilnews — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:27:47 +0000

For those wishing to become a V3 Expert, the Managers Bridge from V2 to V3 is the simplest and by far the cheapest method of gaining accreditation. Agree with the Wizard the refresh may well overcomplicate things...By the way what happens to those folk who have bought the newish ITIL books, will they get free inserts associated with the refresh?...!!

Do mock exams

aroos — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:27:13 +0000

Dear Curious
I want to add one more piece of advice to the excellent guidance of The Wizard.

The trick is to get hands on those mock exams which actually contain real exam questions. Some training companies (who have access to real questions) use them in the training classes.

Remember that the Certificate has nothing to do with IT service management, it is about your career and salary so just concentrate on learning those answers. But hurry, the 3.1 versions will change questions and right answers and that may be confusing.

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