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ITIL Terms starting with R
For quick access, all ITIL terms and definitions starting with "R" are listed below.
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- Recovery Plan
- Release
- Release Build
- Release Component
- Release Deployment
- Release and Deployment Management
- Release Management
- Release Manager
- Release Package
- Release Plan
- Release Planning
- Release Policy
- Release Record
- Release Unit
- Request Categorization
- Request for Access Rights
- Request for Change (RFC)
- Request for Service
- Request Fulfilment
- Required Modifications to Service Catalogue
- Required Modifications to UCs
- RFC
- RFC Assessment Guideline
- RFC Template
- Risk Analysis
- Risk Management
- Risk Management Policy
- Risk Manager
- Risk Monitoring
- Risk Register
- Roles
Definitions
Recovery Plan
- Recovery Plans are created mainly by Availability and IT Service Continuity Management.
- The plans contain detailed instructions for returning specific services and/or systems to a working state, which often includes recovering data to a known consistent state.
- → ITIL processes,
Release
- A Release (also referred to as a “Release Package”) consists of a single Release Unit or a structured set of Release Units.
Release and Deployment Management
- → ITIL processes, ITIL Service Transition > Release and Deployment Management
Release Build
- → ITIL sub-process, Release Build
Release Component
- → ITIL sub-process, Release Component Acquisition
Release Deployment
- → ITIL sub-process, Release Deployment
Release Management
- → ITIL processes,
- ITIL V3: ITIL Service Transition > Release and Deployment Management
- ITIL V2: Release Management
Release Manager
- → Roles within ITIL, Release Manager
Release Package
- → Release
Release Plan
- A Document that embraces all Releases in line for rollout and their planned implementation dates.
- A Release is defined as a collection of hardware, software, documentation, processes or other components required to implement one or more approved Changes to IT Services. The contents of each Release are managed and tested as a unit, and deployed as a single entity.
- → Checklist Release Plan
- → ITIL processes, Release Management - ITIL V2
Release Planning
- → ITIL sub-process, Release Planning
Release Policy
- A set of rules for deploying releases into the live operational environment, defining different approaches for releases depending on their urgency and impact.
- → ITIL Checklist Release Policy
- → ITIL processes, ITIL Service Transition > Release and Deployment Management
Release Record
- Release Record contains all details of a Release, documenting the history of the Release from the first planning stages to closure.
- → ITIL processes, ITIL Service Transition > Release and Deployment Management
Release Unit
- A Release Unit is a set of new, changed and/or unchanged Configuration Items, which are tested and introduced into the live environment together to implement one or several approved Changes.
Request Categorization
- → ITIL sub-process, Request Logging and Categorization
Request for Access Rights
- A request to grant, change or revoke the right to use a particular service or access certain assets.
Request for Change (RFC)
- A formal request for a Change to be implemented.
- An RFC includes details of the proposed Change, and may be recorded on paper or electronically.
- The term RFC is often misused to mean a Change Record, or the Change in itself.
- → ITIL Checklist Checklist Request for Change - RFC
- → ITIL processes, ITIL Service Transition > Change Management
Request for Service
- A formal request from a user for something to be provided – for example, a request for information or advice; to reset a password; or to install a workstation for a new user.
- The details of a Request for Service are recorded by Request Fulfilment in a Service Request Record.
- → ITIL processes, ITIL Service Operation > Request Fulfilment
Request Fulfilment
- → ITIL processes, ITIL Service Operation > Request Fulfilment
Required Modifications to Service Catalogue
- A request from a Service Management process to change the Service Catalogue.
- This request is sent to Service Catalogue Management if new services or service attributes must be recorded.
- → ITIL processes, ITIL Service Design > Service Catalogue Management
Required Modifications to UCs
- A request from a Service Management process to change an Underpinning Contract.
- This request is most often sent from Service Level Management to Supplier Management if a new service requires a new or modified external Supporting Service.
RFC
RFC Assessment Guideline
- A guideline describing the aspects to be considered when assessing a proposed change.
- → ITIL processes, ITIL Service Transition > Change Management
RFC Template
- A template to be used when formally requesting a Change. An RFC includes details of the proposed Change, and may be recorded on paper or electronically.
- → ITIL processes, ITIL Service Transition > Change Management
Risk Analysis
- → ITIL sub-process, Business Impact and Risk Analysis
Risk Management
- → ITIL processes, ITIL Service Design > Risk Management
Risk Management Policy
- The Risk Management Policy describes and communicates the organization’s approach to managing risk.
- Most importantly, it defines how risk is quantified and who is in charge of specific risk management duties.
- The Risk Management Policy is maintained by the Risk Manager role, but to be effective it needs the backing of senior management.
- → ITIL processes, ITIL Service Design > Risk Management
Risk Manager
- → Roles within ITIL, Risk Manager
Risk Monitoring
- → ITIL sub-process, Risk Monitoring
Risk Register
- The Risk Register is a tool used by the Risk Management process to keep an overview of identified risks and corresponding counter measures.
- The Risk Register is sometimes referred to as the Risk Log.
- → ITIL processes, ITIL Service Design > Risk Management
Roles
- ITIL V3: → ITIL Roles
- ITIL V2: → Roles in previous ITIL versions
Notes
[1] ITIL® is a Registered Trade Mark of the Cabinet Office in the United Kingdom and other countries. — IT Infrastructure Library® is a Registered Trade Mark of the Cabinet Office in the United Kingdom and other countries.
Source (partially): ITIL Glossaries/ Acronyms © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Material is reproduced with the permission of the Cabinet Office under delegated authority from the Controller of HMSO. — The complete ITIL Glossary compiled by APMG in conjunction with the Cabinet Office and TSO is available for download from the Internet.
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