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ITIL 4 Specialist: Create, Deliver and Support

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Phase 1: Plan the Service Value StreamYou are here

Review team design, collaboration, culture, shift-left, workforce planning, and measurement foundations.

10
hours
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Phase 2: Master Practice Contributions

Focus on how design and transition, service desk, incident, problem, knowledge, service levels, monitoring, deployment, release, testing, and change enablement fit into value streams.

16
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Phase 3: Flow, Prioritization, and Sourcing

Practice tickets, prioritization, work structuring, swarming, buy-versus-build, and service-integration decisions.

10
hours
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Phase 4: Timed Scenario Sets

Finish with timed 40-question sets that force best-fit ITIL judgment rather than pure definition recall.

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Estimated total study time
44 hours
That's about 5 weeks at 10 hours/week

Can You Take the ITIL 4 CDS Exam?

Check if you meet the basic eligibility requirements

Age
Education
No formal education requirement is stated
Experience
Prior hands-on ITSM experience is strongly helpful because CDS is scenario-heavy and practice-oriented
Additional Requirements
  • PeopleCert accepts any ITIL v3 certification, ITIL 4 Foundation, or the ITIL 4 Managing Professional certificate as the prior-certification prerequisite
  • The ITIL 4 Managing Professional Transition module was withdrawn on 30 September 2022 and is no longer an available route
  • Exam results are not released without proof of accredited training or official ITIL eLearning completion
  • Current PeopleCert pages show 60 CPD points for renewal
  • PeopleCert states that the current plan is to sunset all ITIL 4 modules, including CDS, on 31 December 2027 as ITIL (Version 5) is introduced

ITIL 4 CDS Quick Facts

Time to Get Licensed

4-8 weeks for most candidates after Foundation-level study

From start to license in hand

Exam Provider

PeopleCert

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Total Cost Breakdown

Exam FeeFrom US$865
Total Estimated CostFrom roughly US$865 to over US$1,300 depending on package and provider
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Free ITIL 4 CDS Prep Tools

Reported exam pass rate: PeopleCert does not publish public pass-rate percentages for ITIL 4 CDS.. These figures describe exam candidates, not OpenExamPrep user outcomes. Check the exam sponsor’s website for published statistics.

200 Practice Questions

Coverage mapped to the current CDS learning outcomes and weighted syllabus.

Scenario-Focused Review

Detailed explanations help you distinguish value-stream, service-desk, incident, problem, and sourcing decisions.

2026 Updated

Independent CDS practice with links to PeopleCert exam information, the CDS syllabus, and the published 31 December 2027 ITIL 4 sunset plan.

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What You'll Study

10 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide

ITIL 4 CDS Exam Details

ITIL 4 Specialist: Create, Deliver and Support

Administered by PeopleCert (ITIL Scheme Owner)

Official Source
70% (28/40)
Passing Score
40
Questions
90
Minutes
From US$865 on PeopleCert; actual package and training-provider pricing varies by region
Exam Fee
Study time: 30-50 hours plus the required accredited training path for many candidates
Prerequisites: Any ITIL v3 certification, ITIL 4 Foundation, or the ITIL 4 Managing Professional certificate, plus accredited training or official ITIL eLearning
Valid for: 3 years under current PeopleCert renewal rules, with 60 CPD points shown for renewal

Exam Content Breakdown

Based on the official PeopleCert (ITIL Scheme Owner) content outline

Planning and Building the Service Value Stream37.5%

Organizational design, collaborative teams, shift-left, workforce planning, reporting, and technology enablement across the service value system.

Practices Across New-Service and User-Support Value Streams40%

Applying ITIL practices to new-service design, development, transition, and live user support using service desk, incident, problem, knowledge, monitoring, release, testing, and related practices.

Prioritization, Structuring Work, and Sourcing22.5%

Tickets, prioritization, and evaluating buy-versus-build, sourcing, and service-integration choices across the service value system.

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