ISO/IEC 20000: An Introduction to the Global Standard for Services Management 2nd Edition

A newly revised, up-to-date pocket guide to show you how to manage your IT services more effectively.

Whatever your business, your capacity to supply products and services to your customers depends on your IT. Yet, all too often, companies and government departments fail to take effective control of their IT systems. Instead, organisations rely on a confused mish-mash of different technologies and ad hoc working practices.

The solution: an ITSMS
To avoid this fate, your organisation needs to adopt an IT Service Management System (ITSMS). Employing an ITSMS will enable your organisation to identify how to enhance the quality of service you deliver to your customers. The standard for an ITSMS is ISO/IEC 20000.


ISO/IEC 20000 The standard
This pocket guide is intended to be a handy reference tool that contains, in one place, some of the key information that those working with ISO/IEC 20000 (Part 1, Edition 2, 2011) may need.

It offers an overview of the purpose of the standard and shows how it can be used. Topics covered include qualification programmes, certification schemes and the interrelationship of ISO20000 with other standards, such as ISO27001. The overall emphasis of the guide is on ISO20000's customer-driven approach, ensuring your IT service management processes will be aligned with the needs of your business.

Benefits to business include:
Deliver on the commitments you have made.

When you provide services to a customer, the customer expects you to take responsibility for completing the job on time. From your perspective, the way you deal with your suppliers plays a vital role in fulfilling that objective. Implementing ISO20000 entails adopting a holistic approach to service development and delivery, enabling prompt and accurate communication between your organisation and your suppliers. By managing relationships with your suppliers, you can establish a strong supply chain that will be capable of delivering on the commitments you have made.
More efficient and effective service delivery.

Different divisions and departments are a fact of life in every organisation. The problem is how to get them working together. Without proper communication between your employees, you cannot get them to cooperate. By adopting ISO20000, employee coordination can be improved and you can protect your organisation from the risk of different business units turning into information silos. Measures, such as showing appreciation for actions that promote integration, and using key performance indicators that encourage measurement across the departmental divide, will foster team spirit and lead to more efficient and effective service delivery.
Strengthen relationships and win new business.

You can quickly improve the running of your business by simply using ISO20000 as a checklist of activities that need to be performed. However, there are many ad...