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ITIL 5 Foundation Exam Questions: Value System Drill

October 17, 2026 · 26 min

Chapters

  1. Why drill the value system
  2. Section 1: Components and Purpose: Questions 1 to 4
  3. Section 2: The Guiding Principles: Questions 5 to 13
  4. Section 3: Governance: Questions 14 to 16
  5. Section 4: The Value Chain: Questions 17 to 26
  6. Section 5: Management Practices: Questions 27 to 30
  7. Section 6: The Continual Improvement Model: Questions 31 to 34
  8. Score yourself

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An ITIL 5 Foundation domain drill: 34 original questions on the ITIL Value System, the biggest area of the ITIL Foundation (Version 5) exam at 40% of the syllabus, every answer explained. Following the syllabus subtopics: components and purpose (4 questions: the five components, guiding principles, why a system, practices vs activities), the seven guiding principles (9: holistic thinking, experience, observing directly, iteration with a big picture, who to collaborate with, simplify then automate, what optimize means, the four dimensions, changing value), governance (3: the governing body, evaluate-direct-monitor, governance vs management), the value chain (10: product specification, testing, reliability, event vs incident, where continuous delivery sits, release vs deployment, observability, service request vs incident, success metrics, the value chain itself), management practices (4: change enablement, service configuration management, service level management, deployment management) and the continual improvement model (4). As of October 2026, per PeopleCert: 40 multiple-choice questions, 60 minutes, closed book, 26 correct (65%) to pass. Our 27-of-34 target is our own planning estimate, not a PeopleCert number. Questions are original, not real exam questions. Not affiliated with PeopleCert or AXELOS. ITIL is a registered trademark of PeopleCert.

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Chapters
0:00 Why drill the value system
1:16 Section 1: Components and Purpose: Questions 1 to 4
4:01 Section 2: The Guiding Principles: Questions 5 to 13
10:52 Section 3: Governance: Questions 14 to 16
12:56 Section 4: The Value Chain: Questions 17 to 26
20:03 Section 5: Management Practices: Questions 27 to 30
22:40 Section 6: The Continual Improvement Model: Questions 31 to 34
25:05 Score yourself

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"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Reminiscing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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