ISO 20000-1

ISO/IEC 20000-1 is an international standard for Service Management Systems (SMS) that focuses on the management of information technology (IT) services. This standard provides a framework for organizations to plan, establish, implement, operate, monitor, review, maintain, and continually improve IT services.

The main purpose ISO 20000-1
  • Providing reliable, high-quality, and consistent IT services.

  • Aligning IT services with business and customer needs.

  • Driving operational efficiency and continuous improvement..

Benefits of implementing ISO/IEC 20000-1
  1. Improve the quality of IT services to make them more responsive and aligned with business needs.

  2. Increase confidence in clients and partners by ensuring services are managed to global standards.

  3. Reduce the risk of service disruptions (downtime) through improved process control.

  4. Support compliance and integration with other standards such as ISO 9001 (quality) or ISO/IEC 27001 (information security).

  5. Improve customer satisfaction through consistent and transparent service.

In short, ISO/IEC 20000-1 is a standard for ensuring that the IT services an organization provides are truly reliable, efficient, and valuable to customers.