Target Audience
The Certified Implementation Specialist - IT Service Management Certification Exam is targeted to ServiceNow customers, Partners, sales engineers, and others interested in becoming a certified implementation specialist for the ServiceNow ITSM platform. This exam certifies the candidates are skilled enough for configuring, implementing, and maintaining the ServiceNow ITSM platform and applications.
Topics to Cover
ServiceNow CIS-ITSM exam is based on the learnings, key topics, and activities encountered during ServiceNow implementations.
Following are the major modules, learning domain, sub-skills along with their weight-age in the examination, giving you a clear view of which topics and skills inclusive, you should focus on for the certification. Note: The list and details are not an all-inclusive content list. ServiceNow reserves the right to change and update the content (topics, sub-skills, and weight-age) at any point in time.
- Incident Management: 25%
- Knowledge Management: 10%
- Request Fulfillment Management: 25%
- Configuration Management Database: 5%
- Change and Release Management: 25%
- Problem Management: 10%
For each ITSM application, the candidate must know the following for each module
Business Cases / Use Cases Value proposition KPIs and Benchmarks Appropriate features and functions basis business requirements
Architecture and Security Key tables used in applications Relationships among tables Roles and default access controls Primary application components including Scripts, Business Rules, etc Integration capabilities
Proven Practices for Implementation Implementation approach to meet requirements to preserve upgradability, scalability, and maintainability Implementation solutions to work in conjunction with application functionality
Baseline Application Functionality Basic and advanced features in baseline installation New functionality and features added or changed State model and default process flow Basic and advanced operations performed by users and system
Based on the above-mentioned syllabus and their related weight-age, it is clear that there is no one topic a candidate should focus on or a candidate can leave while preparing for the examination. The candidate needs to go through and be proficient in every topic.
ServiceNow CIS-ITSM Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | ServiceNow |
| Exam Name: | Certified Implementation Specialist - IT Service Management (CIS-ITSM) |
| Exam Number: | CIS-ITSM |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Exam Price: | $450 USD |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Passing Score: | Approx 70% (scaled scoring, may vary slightly) |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60 |
| Related Certifications: | Certified Implementation Specialist - Data Foundations (CMDB & CSDM) ServiceNow Certified System Administrator Certified Implementation Specialist - IT Operations Management |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice (single answer), Multiple Select (multiple answers), Scenario-based questions |
| Recommended Training: | CIS-ITSM Official Blueprint & Study Guide ServiceNow ITSM Implementation Training |
| Exam Registration: | ServiceNow Learning Portal Pearson VUE |
| Sample Questions: | ServiceNow CIS-ITSM Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored (OnVUE) or in-person at authorized Pearson VUE test centers |
| Pre Condition: | Must hold Certified Implementation Specialist - Data Foundations (CMDB & CSDM); recommended 6 months ServiceNow platform experience + 6 months implementation experience |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learning.servicenow.com/lxp/en/credentials/certified-implementation-specialist-it-service-management?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0011560 |
Brief Details
Following are the quick details related to the CIS-ITSM Certification Exam
Number of Questions: 65 Questions
Exam Code: ServiceNow CIS-ITSM Certification Exam
Valid Attempts: Candidates failing to pass the exam, can register again to take the exam up to three times.
Exam Price: $150 (USD)
Exam Mode: On-line Proctored Exam. Candidates can take the examination from any place at any time as per their convenience. Candidates also have the option to give exams at any of the authorized training centers. Candidates can select the exam mode based on their convenience at the time of registration. In both testing venues, the exam is conducted through a consistent, friendly, user interface customized for ServiceNow tests.
Exam Name: Certified Implementation Specialist - ServiceNow Training and Certification
Exam type: Multiple Choice Questions
Duration: 90 minutes
Exam Registration: Registration should be done using the ServiceNow Webassessor. For successful exam registration, candidates must have exam vouchers that can be obtained on completing the prerequisite pieces of training for ITSM implementation.
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