Introduction to ISO International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is basically an Non-governmental organization (NGO). It was established in Geneva, Switzerland in 1947. Since then, it is making standards for the improvement and betterment of the organizations. Currently they have about 167 countries as their member. Each member country have one body which represents ISO in […]
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Clause 6.1 Actions to address risk and opportunities Addressing risk and opportunities are the main focus of this clause. This is the clause directly describing Risk-Based Thinking. We are going to define risk and opportunities below as per the ISO 9001:2015 standard: How to address risk and opportunities: In clause 4.1 Understanding the organization and its
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How Change Is Made In A QMS Planning of changes is done in a QMS through ISO 9001 change management procedure so that there should be a defined way to make a change. This we derive through clause 6.3 Planning of Changes. This is done so that unauthorized changes can be controlled and change can
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The cost of ISO 9001 certification is perhaps the most concerning thing for a company owner, management or investor. Everyone want to improve their system but at a discounted rate. In this blog I am listing all the possible ways to actually lower the overall cost of ISO 9001 certification. Conduct a gap analysis internally
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In this article we are going to elaborate the main concept of “interested parties”. The clause 4.2 discusses the concept of “interested parties” which is the subclause of clause 4 Context of the organization. Before moving forward, we must understand that “nothing progresses in isolation”. Companies are surrounded by mutual invested interests by other companies,
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7 Proven Benefits Of The Implementation Of ISO 9001:2015 Standard Streamline processes, lower wastages, higher customer turnover, repeated orders, more sales, and more profit are some of the benefits of the implementation of quality management system ISO 9001:2015 in any company. The logic of these benefits will be discussed in this article in detail. Being
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Clause 6.2: Quality objectives and planning to achieve them In this article we are going to elaborate Quality Objectives as in ISO 9001:2015. Quality Objectives are set by the organizations so that organizations can realize their vision and mission. The objectives are the elaboration of the organization’s vision. This article will give you options for
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Clause 5.2 How to Establish, Draft and Communicate a Quality Policy The quality policy is a statement that sets the direction of the organization. Basically, it a set of sentences that defines the mission and aim of the organization’s quality management system. We can also term it as a mission or vision statement concerning a
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Risk-Based Thinking & Process Approach – New Concepts In ISO 9001:2015 Before moving forward, let us first understand two new concepts process approach and risk-based thinking which are also one of the three building blocks of this standard. The three building blocks are: What is a process? Set of activities, in which there are defined
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Context of the organization – Explained, Elaborated and Simplified Context of the organization is a new requirement in the standard which wants you to describe the organization before starting to implement the standard. This clause mainly talks about these: In this article, we will cover the first two parts, while the scope and fourth part
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