Authors
David Clifford is recognised as one of the world’s leading authorities on ISO/IEC 20000. He is a regular speaker at international events managed by organisations such as the itSMF and EXIN. David is the author of the itSMF International endorsed publication, Implementing ISO/IEC 20000 – the roadmap.
He assisted the itSMF in establishing their certification scheme for ISO/IEC 20000, now owned by APMG International, including auditing the auditors on their behalf. He has also been the prime consultant supporting the initiation and development of the EXIN service management qualification programme aligned with ISO/IEC 20000.
His knowledge, experience and contribution to the service management industry have been formally recognised by the award of the highest credential of ‘Fellow’ within itSMFI’s The priSM Institute®. David is also the global vice-president for priSM®.
David has worked in the arena of business, IT applications and ITSM, supporting multi-billion dollar initiatives on a global scale.
He is an Executive Consultant at enterprise-DNA Limited, a global consultancy and training company.
David Clifford is a director of Pace Harmon, an international advisory firm headquartered in the USA. He has contributed to a number of publications about IT service management, writing about ITIL®, service agreements and international standards. He also initiated and contributed to the development, and assisted with the promotion, of EXIN’s IT Service Management qualification program based on ISO/IEC 20000. He is currently Chair of the BSi committee on IT governance (ISO/IEC 38500) and contributes to the development of the IT service management standard ISO/IEC 20000 and BPO for IT enabled services (ISO/IEC 30105).
