ITIL® Foundation (Version 5) introduces candidates to the key concepts of digital product and service management and establishes a common language for effective practice across organizations. It provides an overview of the ITIL framework, including its guiding principles, core models, and fundamental concepts, and explains how these elements are used to create, deliver, and continually improve products and services. ITIL Foundation (Version 5) enables candidates to understand how value is co-created through the effective management of products and services, and how organizations apply ITIL guidance to improve performance, collaboration, and outcomes. It also explains how the ITIL framework has evolved to support modern technologies, data-driven decision-making, automation, artificial intelligence, and contemporary ways of working, while remaining adaptable to different organizational contexts and levels of maturity.