Gaining employee buy-in for your ISO 9001:2015 implementation
John Nolan
Implementing an ISO 9001:2015 compliant Quality Management System (QMS) normally requires a lot of work from a lot of people within...
Implementing an ISO 9001:2015 compliant Quality Management System (QMS) normally requires a lot of work from a lot of people within an organization, but one aspect that it is possible to overlook is the importance of...
Making the best out of ISO 9001 Quality Plan
Strahinja Stojanovic
The new version of ISO 9001 has a new approach to documents and records (see also New approach to document...
The new version of ISO 9001 has a new approach to documents and records (see also New approach to document and record control in ISO 9001:2015) and this opportunity should definitely be seized. Without so...
ISO 9001:2015 – The benefits of early implementation
The ISO 9001:2015 revision was released into the public domain on Tuesday, September 15, 2015. As part of the standard there...
The ISO 9001:2015 revision was released into the public domain on Tuesday, September 15, 2015. As part of the standard there is a three-year implementation period, which allows organizations aligned with the 2008 version to have...
Does a QMS ensure 100% quality?
Mark Hammar
Every year we hear about product recalls and consumer alerts about manufactured goods that have major problems, and need to...
Every year we hear about product recalls and consumer alerts about manufactured goods that have major problems, and need to be returned to the company for replacement or refund. In this past year of 2014,...
Managing the QMS after your consultant leaves
Most of us, probably at a time in our career where we were less experienced, have needed the help of...
Most of us, probably at a time in our career where we were less experienced, have needed the help of an ISO 9001 consultant to assist us with the implementation of the standard in the...
Watch Your Language! Don’t confuse processes with procedures
T.D. Nelson
Many industries use industry lingo or jargon to communicate within the industry. It could be jargon used as short-hand to...
Many industries use industry lingo or jargon to communicate within the industry. It could be jargon used as short-hand to convey a variety of work-related information, or it could be a more technical language based...
