The continual improvement practice aligns the organization's practices and services with changing business needs through the ongoing identification and improvement of services, service components, practices, or any element involved in the efficient and effective management of products and services1. A continual improvement register (CIR) is a tool used to track and manage improvement ideas from identification through to final action2. It helps to prioritize, monitor, and communicate the status of improvement initiatives3. The other statements are not true because:
* Used to help plan changes, assist in communication avoid conflicts and assign resources: This describes the purpose of a change schedule, which is a tool used by the change enablement practice2.
* Used to select the right method, model or technique for identifying improvements: This describes the purpose of a continual improvement model (CIM), which is a tool used by the continual improvement practice2.
* Used to provide a formal description of one or more services designed to address the needs of a target consumer group: This describes the purpose of a service offering, which is an output of the engage activity of the service value chain1. References: ITIL Foundation - ITIL 4 Edition, page 15; ITIL 4 - A Pocket Guide, page 34; ITIL 4 Practice Guide: Continual Improvement, page 9.