ITIL 4 Leader: Digital and IT Strategy (DITS)

ITIL 4 Leader: Digital and IT Strategy is the core module for the ITIL Strategic Leader (SL) designation. It addresses the strategic role of IT in modern digital businesses, helping senior leaders create compelling IT and digital strategies that respond to rapidly changing environments. It covers digital disruption, vision, risk, and the link between business goals and IT capabilities.

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What is the ITIL4-DITS Course?

Who Should Take This Course?

CIOs, CTOs, and senior IT directors
Digital transformation leaders and strategists
IT strategy consultants and enterprise architects
Senior managers pursuing the ITIL Strategic Leader path
IT executives responsible for organisational change
Business leaders with accountability for digital services
Professionals aligning IT strategy with business outcomes

What You Will Learn in the ITIL4-DITS Course

A comprehensive curriculum covering all exam objectives with hands-on labs and real-world practice.

Developing a Digital Vision

Creating and communicating an effective digital vision aligned with business strategy.

Digital disruption and competitive landscape
Building a compelling digital vision
Stakeholder alignment and leadership buy-in
Communicating strategy across the organisation

IT Strategy Fundamentals

Core frameworks and tools for building effective IT strategies.

Strategic analysis frameworks (PESTLE, SWOT, Porter)
IT capability assessment and gap analysis
Strategic options and trade-off analysis
Technology roadmap development

Risk Management and Governance

Managing strategic risks and establishing governance for digital initiatives.

Digital risk identification and mitigation
IT governance frameworks
Regulatory compliance and data strategy
Board-level risk reporting

Leading Digital Transformation

Leading organisational change through digital transformation programmes.

Change leadership and culture transformation
Operating model design for digital
Measuring digital transformation outcomes
Agile and iterative strategy execution

Business Cases and Value Realisation

Building investment cases and demonstrating IT value to the business.

Business case development and approval
Benefits realisation frameworks
IT financial management and ROI
Value stream mapping at strategic level

Course Prerequisites

Pre-requisites training is free when you purchase the course from ProSupport

ITIL 4 Foundation certification
ITIL 4 Strategist: Direct, Plan and Improve (required for ITIL SL designation)
Recommended: 5+ years of senior IT leadership or strategy experience
Familiarity with enterprise architecture and digital business models

Exam Information

Everything you need to know about the ITIL4-DITS certification exam.

Exam Component	Details
Exam Name	ITIL 4 Leader: Digital and IT Strategy
Exam Code	ITIL4-DITS
Exam Type	Closed book, scenario-based multiple choice
Total Questions	30
Passing Score	70% (21 out of 30)
Exam Duration	90 minutes
Language	English
Exam Provider	PeopleCert (in-person or online proctored)
Exam Focus	Digital strategy development, IT leadership, and transformation governance
Exam Registration	Via PeopleCert.org
Retake Policy	Must wait 14 days before retake; up to 3 attempts per year
Certification Validity	3 years (maintenance via CPD points)