SIAM Exam Information and Outline
BCS Service Integration and Management Foundation
SIAM Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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Exam Code: SIAM
Exam Name: BCS Service Integration and Management Foundation
Duration: 01 hour
Number of Questions: 40 (Multiple Choice)
Pass mark: 65%
Level: Foundation
- SIAM fundamentals
- outline the purpose and value of a SIAM approach.
- describe (business) drivers for SIAM.
- SIAM layers and structures
- explain the SIAM layers.
- describe the SIAM structures- advantages and disadvantages for a hybrid service integrator- an internally and an externally sourced service integrator and a lead supplier integrator.
- SIAM implementation key stages
- distinguish between the different SIAM implementation key stages.
- outline the main objectives- triggers- inputs- activities and outputs in the Discovery & Strategy stage.
- outline the main objectives- triggers- inputs- activities and outputs in the Plan & Build stage.
- outline the main objectives- triggers- inputs- activities and outputs in the Implement stage.
- outline the main objectives- triggers- inputs- activities and outputs in the Run & Improve stage.
- SIAM roles and responsibilities
- explain SIAM roles and responsibilities.
- explain the SIAM structural elements.
- Practices of SIAM
- describe the people practices of managing cross-functional teams.
- describe the process practices of integrating processes across service providers.
- describe the measurement practices of enabling and reporting on end-to-end services.
- describe the technology practices of creating a tooling strategy
- Processes in a SIAM ecosystem
- outline the function of processes in a SIAM ecosystem.
- Objectives and SIAM considerations of the main processes
- indicate what the process purpose is.
- outline the SIAM considerations.
- Challenges- associated risks and potential mitigations
- describe the importance of building the business case- the associated risks and mitigations.
- describe the importance of cultural fit and behaviors- the associated risks and mitigations.
- describe the importance of the level of control and ownership- the associated challenges and mitigations.
- outline the importance of security- the associated risks and mitigations.
- describe the challenges associated with measuring success and its mitigations.
- define the commercial challenges- the challenges with legacy contracts and their mitigations.