{"id":8877,"date":"2019-10-25T13:32:52","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T13:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/v3red.com\/stellar\/?page_id=8877"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:40:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:40:42","slug":"iec-iso-20000-2018-service-management-standard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/v3red.com\/stellar\/iso-standards\/iec-iso-20000-2018-service-management-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"IEC\/ISO 20000: 2018 &#8211; Service Management Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776414916815{padding-top: 65px !important;background-color: #F3F4F5 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;iso-standards&#8221;][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776414930943{padding-bottom: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>IEC\/ISO 20000: 2018 Service Management Standard<\/h1>\n<p>Stellar is one among the Top IEC\/ISO 20000 Certification Consultant for IT Service Management Standards and is regarded as one of the best by all of our clients.<\/p>\n<p>ISO\/IEC 20000-1:2018 is an IT Service Management System (SMS) standard and is based on the ISO 9001 framework (whether in-house, outsourced or external). 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intends to demonstrate its capability for the design, transition, delivery and improvement of services that fulfill service requirements<\/li>\n<li>a service provider to monitor, measure and review its service management processes and services<\/li>\n<li>a service provider to improve the design, transition, delivery and improvement of services, through the effective implementation and operation of the SMS<\/li>\n<li>an assessor or auditor as the criteria for a conformity assessment of a service provider\u2019s SMS to the requirements in ISO\/IEC 20000-1:2011<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-accordion-item\"><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-title\"><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-title-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/div><h4 class=\"panel-title\">ISO\/IEC 20000 Parts 1, 2 and 3<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-body\">ISO\/IEC 20000, has two main parts which enables IT service providers to identify how to enhance the quality of service they deliver to their customers, both internal and external.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"spbld\">Part 1<\/span> \u2013 Specification (ISO\/IEC 20000-1:2018) provides requirements for IT service management and is relevant to those responsible for initiating, implementing or maintaining IT service management in their organization.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"spbld\">Part 2<\/span> \u2013 ISO\/IEC 20000-2:2019 provides guidance on the application of a service management system (SMS) based on ISO\/IEC 20000-1 and provides guidance to auditors and assistance to service providers for planning service improvements or to be audited against ISO\/IEC 20000-1:2011.<\/p>\n<p>The two mains parts of ISO\/IEC 20000 are not clear on scoping. They say, simply, that \u2018the requirements for a service provider to deliver managed services of an acceptable quality for its customers.\u2019 This is where ISO\/IEC 20000-3:2009\u00a0comes in.\u00a0 ISO\/IEC 20000-3\u00a0provides vital information on writing a scope for a service management system (SMS) as well as providing information on implementing an ISO\/IEC 20000-1 SMS.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-accordion-item\"><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-title\"><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-title-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/div><h4 class=\"panel-title\">Looking for a ISO\/IEC 20000-1:2018 consulting consultant?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"rt-accordion-item-body\">Stellar\u2019s ISO\/IEC 20000-1:2018 consulting consultants are designed to optimize benefits, provide cost effective and customer-focused solutions. 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