CIS-ITSM
1Incident Management
25%
2Problem Management
15%
3Change Management
25%
4Service Portfolio Management
5%
5Service Catalog and Request Management
25%
6Configuration Management Database
5%
Exam guide · CIS-ITSM
ServiceNow Implementation Specialist – IT Service Management exam guide
The CIS-ITSM exam has 60 questions and takes 90 minutes. ServiceNow doesn’t publish a passing score. It costs $450 (before customer and partner discounts). ServiceNow hasn’t announced a retirement date.
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The exam at a glance
ServiceNow Implementation Specialist – IT Service Management (CIS-ITSM)
- Questions
- 60
- Time
- 90 min
- Passing score
- Not published by ServiceNow
- ServiceNow shows results as a conditional pass or fail
- ServiceNow’s exam blueprints
- Recommended experience
- CIS – Data Foundations first · 6 months implementing
- Level
- Implementation Specialist
- Role
- ITSM Implementer
- Upkeep
- Yearly delta
- Exam code
- CIS-ITSM
From ServiceNow’s own pages, checked every week (last on November 7, 2026). The cost is checked every week too. How we check our facts
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What’s changing, and when
ServiceNow hasn’t announced a retirement date for CIS-ITSM. We check ServiceNow’s site every week, and this page changes the day it does.
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What the exam covers
Each domain’s share of the exam, as ServiceNow publishes it. Spend your study time in the same proportion.
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How many questions are on the ServiceNow Implementation Specialist – IT Service Management exam?
The CIS-ITSM exam has 60 questions, and you get 90 minutes.
What is the passing score for ServiceNow Implementation Specialist – IT Service Management?
ServiceNow doesn’t publish a passing score for CIS-ITSM. ServiceNow shows results as a conditional pass or fail.
How much does the ServiceNow Implementation Specialist – IT Service Management exam cost?
$450 (before customer and partner discounts). Check ServiceNow’s site for the price in your country.
When does CIS-ITSM retire?
ServiceNow hasn’t announced one yet. We check ServiceNow’s site every week, and this page changes the day it does.
What experience do I need for ServiceNow Implementation Specialist – IT Service Management?
ServiceNow recommends CIS – Data Foundations first · 6 months implementing. It isn’t required to sit the exam.
How should I study for ServiceNow Implementation Specialist – IT Service Management?
Weight your time like the exam: Incident Management, Change Management and Service Catalog and Request Management carry the most (25% each). Take the free practice test to find your weakest domains, make a study plan around them, and before you book, sit full-length timed practice exams until you pass them comfortably.
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