PeopleCert ITIL® 4 Specialist: High-Velocity IT (HVIT) – Course Description
The ITIL 4 Specialist: High-Velocity IT (HVIT) module is designed for IT and service management professionals who work in, or aspire to work in, fast-paced and digital environments. It focuses on how digital organizations and operating models function in high-velocity settings and how IT service management practices can adapt to meet these rapid business demands. The course explores how to enable quick delivery of digital products and services, drive value co-creation, and ensure agility and resilience.
The course is one of the required modules for the ITIL 4 Managing Professional (MP) certification path. It helps participants understand how modern organizations use Agile, Lean, DevOps, automation, and design thinking to achieve optimal performance and deliver high-speed digital services.
Prerequisites
Participants must hold an ITIL 4 Foundation certification or the ITIL 4 Managing Professional Transition certificate. Training must be completed through an Accredited Training Organization (ATO).
Key Learning Objectives
Understand the characteristics and demands of high-velocity digital enterprises.
Learn how the ITIL operating model supports digital product lifecycles and rapid delivery.
Apply ITIL guiding principles, Agile, Lean, and DevOps practices in high-velocity environments.
Recognize how to balance innovation, speed, and compliance while maintaining stability and resilience.
Understand how to achieve valuable investments, fast development, resilient operations, co-created value, and assured conformance.
Course Format and Duration
The course is typically delivered over three days and includes lectures, practical exercises, and case studies. It may be offered as instructor-led classroom, virtual live training, or self-paced eLearning. Course materials often include a learner workbook, quick reference guide, and an exam voucher.
Examination and Certification
Format: 40 multiple-choice questions
Duration: 90 minutes
Passing Score: 70% (28 out of 40 correct)
Type: Closed book, online proctored exam
Target Audience
This course is ideal for IT and service management professionals, IT managers, DevOps engineers, software developers, service designers, and anyone involved in digital transformation or high-velocity IT environments. It is especially suited for individuals responsible for optimizing digital services and enhancing agility in modern organizations.
