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ITILFND V4 Exam - Question 117


An SLA is a service level agreement. Which describes the 'watermelon SLA' effect?

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Correct Answer: B

The 'watermelon SLA' effect describes a situation where the metrics in a service level agreement (SLA) are focused on internal measures that indicate everything is going well (green on the outside), while the customer experiences issues and dissatisfaction (red on the inside). This creates a misleading impression of service quality.

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Nene171Option: B
Oct 28, 2021

The watermelon SLA effect means that metrics look green in the outside, but in fact are red in the inside. It happens when a service provider misses out business functionalities and outcomes that are important for the customer

bigpete975Option: B
Dec 24, 2021

B is correct.