ISO/IEC 20000, the international standard for service management, is the first formal worldwide standard, specifically aimed at Information Technology Service Management industries. ISO/IEC 20000 is likely to become a basic business requirement, in the same way as ISO 9001
An organization seeking services from service providers and requiring assurance that their service requirements will be fulfilled.
An organization that requires a consistent approach by all its service providers, including those in a supply chain.
A service provider that intends to demonstrate its capability for the design, transition, delivery and improvement of services that fulfil service requirements.
A service provider to monitor, measure and review its service management processes and services.
A service provider to improve the design, transition, delivery and improvement of services through the effective implementation and operation of the SMS.
An assessor or auditor as the criteria for a conformity assessment of a service provider's SMS to the requirements in ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011.