The Certified ISO 20000:2018 Lead Auditor program is globally designed to develop expertise in auditing IT Service Management Systems (ITSMS), ensuring service quality, compliance, and continual improvement aligned with ISO 20000 standards.
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ISO 20000:2018 Lead Auditor Certifications main objectives are:
After the completion of this ISO 20000 Lead Auditor Certification, participants will be able to:
•ISO/IEC 20000 Standard
•Relationship with other frameworks and standards
•The Deming cycle and how it applies to ITSM
•Plan. Do. Check. Act
•Applicability and scope definition
•Terminology related to management system standards
•Terminology related to service management
•Comprehending the organization and its environment
•Recognizing the requirements and anticipations of stakeholders
•Defining the extent of the service management system
•System for managing services
•Managing Services
•Efforts to tackle objectives and strategize for their accomplishment
•Set objectives
•Devise plans to achieve objectives
•Design the service management system
•Leadership and Dedication
•Policy
•Formulating the service management policy
•Conveying the service management policy
•Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities within the Organization
•Allocation of Resources
•Capability
•Consciousness
•Information Exchange
•Recorded Data
•Generation and Revision of Recorded Data
•Management of Recorded Data
•Documented Information of the Service Management System
•Planning and Control of Operations
•Service portfolio
•Delivery of Services
•Planning Services
•Control of Involved Parties in the Service Lifecycle
•Management of Service Catalogue
•Management of Assets
•Management of Configurations
•Relationship and agreement
•Overall
•Management of Business Relationships
•Management of Service Levels
•Management of Suppliers
•Supply and demand
•Budgeting and Accounting for Services
•Management of Demand
•Management of Capacity
•Service Design, Build, and Transition
•Management of Change
•Design and Transition of Services
•Management of Release and Deployment
•Resolution and Fulfillment
•Management of Incidents
•Management of Service Requests
•Management of Problems
•Service assurance
•Management of Service Availability
•Management of Service Continuity
•Management of Information Security
•Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation
•Internal audit
•Management review
•Service reporting
•Nonconformity and corrective action
•Continual improvement
•Personalized 1-on-1 Trainer Session - Receive a customized training session with ongoing access to relevant topics, ensuring lifelong support.
•Internal Audit Ready to use template
•AI Tool prompts for Lead Auditor
•ISO 20000 Audit Checklist/Questionnaire
•Top 100 Common ISMS Audit Non-Conformities list
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There is no such recommended experience required for getting this certification. Although your ITSM basics should be clear.
Exam Questions
40
Exam Format
Multiple choice
Language
English
Passing Score
65%
Duration
90 min
Open Book
No
Certification Validity
5 Years
Complimentary Retake
Yes

The ISO 20000 Lead Auditor Certification is designed to help professionals with an organized and systematic way to understand how the global standard for IT Service Management is applied throughout large and multinational enterprises; how the implementation of IT Service Management Frameworks impacts the consistency of operations, quality of services, and alignment between business requirements and IT Services; and how the continued practice of ISO 20000 will allow for sustained delivery of quality services in a dynamic and multi-vendor landscape.
This ISO 20000 certification provides a good foundation of knowledge for how organizations implement ISO 20000 to create repeatable service management processes and to meet the regulatory and customer requirements for delivering services, as well as improving the governance of services within the enterprise.
Delivered through GSDC Studio, the learning experience follows a Learn by Doing approach that combines structured content with applied context. This model helps learners connect ISO 20000 concepts to real organizational environments, enabling them to understand how the standard supports long-term service performance, governance maturity, and enterprise-wide service management effectiveness.