What a QMS Isn’t: Two Common Misconceptions When Implementing a QMS
Being in the QMS consulting business, we get to work with all sorts of clients from various industries who want to implement or improve their quality management systems starting from various levels of maturity. Some have systems in place but are looking to make them more robust or more reflective of their processes, eliminating redundancies […]
TC 176 Posts Updated ISO 9000 Terms & Definitions Reflecting eComm and Election Integrity
On November 1st, ISO/TC 176, the committee responsible for the ISO 9000 series of quality management standards, posted a new terms and definitions document to their website that has been significantly updated from the official terms and definitions contained in the current revision of ISO 9000 that was published in 2015. ISO 9000 contains terms […]
Paul Simpson Leaving Role as Chair of ISO TC 176 SC 2, the Committee Responsible for ISO 9001
Paul Simpson took to LinkedIn early today to announce to his nearly 4,000 followers that he was stepping down from the role as Chair of ISO TC 176 SC 2, the committee responsible for ISO 9001, ISO 9004, and other supporting quality management standards. Paul was originally nominated for the role by BSI in mid-2018, […]
TC 176/SC 2 Finished Review of ISO 10007:2017; Majority Favor Confirmation
TC 176/SC 2, the group responsible for ISO 9001, has finished its review of ISO 10007:2017, in accordance with the normal 5-year review cycle for ISO standards, with a large majority of SC 2 reportedly being in favor of confirming the standard as-is. ISO 10007:2017 Quality management – Guidelines for configuration management, is a quality […]
Is ISO 9001 Undergoing a Midlife Crisis? | Opinion
ASQ has recently posed a plethora of introspective and analytical articles in its flagship Quality Progress magazine on the current state of the ISO 9001 standard, its waning influence in the world, and even questioning the efficacy of its use. These, I’ve found, are an invigorating and honest look at the world’s most popular and […]
TC 176 Plans to Correct Mistakes Made With the Introduction of “Risk-Based Thinking” in ISO 9001:2015 | Opinion
The July issue of ASQ’s Quality Progress was one of the best issues I’ve read in a long time, with a much-appreciated emphasis on risk management and including a terrific article from Jayet Moon that served as an introduction to the new Quality Press book Foundations of Quality Risk Management, which is definitely now on […]
Free Whitepaper: How to Integrate ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001?
There is an ever-increasing competition in the market with a higher awareness of both environmental and health & safety performance for companies. This awareness is driving businesses to implement three of the ISO standards, ISO 9001 (click here to learn more about ISO 9001), ISO 14001 (click here to learn more about ISO 14001) and […]
Free Whitepaper: How can ISO 9001 Help Your Business Grow?
When you operate a business, you may encounter other businesses that boast about their ISO 9001 certification, or you may encounter customers who want to know if you are ISO 9001 certified. The ISO 9001 system can help you to improve your business through quality management, so this white paper helps you understand what ISO […]
ISO 9001 Auditing Practices Group Updates Auditing Competence Guidelines
The ISO 9001 Auditing Practices Group is constituted as an informal group of quality management system (QMS) experts, auditors and practitioners, drawn from the ISO Technical Committee 176 Quality Management and Quality Assurance (ISO/TC 176) and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF). On June 1, 2022, the group revised its guidance for auditing competence and published the revised document on […]