Management - QMS Certification

What is the importance of ISO 31000 for other Management Systems standards?

6 Comments / Blog, Management / By Raquel Felix

The risk approach is the central theme of all management system standards in line with Annex SL. Therefore, the application and reference of ISO 31000 is essential in these processes. ISO 31000 is the Risk Management Standard that addresses guidelines and a guide for implementing organizational risk management. The Standard is in version 2018 and […]

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The PDCA cycle applied to ISO standards

2 Comments / Blog, Management / By Raquel Felix

The PDCA cycle is one of the most well-known quality tools in the world, this is also due to the ISO standards of management systems, which establish the requirements structure based on PLAN, DO, CHECK, ACT.

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Promote your ISO certification with b2b marketing

5 Comments / Blog, Management / By Raquel Felix

B2b marketing is business to business marketing, that is, when a company sells / markets to other companies. If this is the case for your company, it is through this path that you can spread the ISO certification in your company. B2b marketing is very important to promote ISO certification, regardless of the Standard certified

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3 Trends to improve your QMS in 2021

3 Comments / Blog, Management / By Raquel Felix

Beginning of the year is a period for planning, setting goals and objectives, but few quality professionals take actions to improve their QMS The Quality Management System – QMS, based on the ISO 9001 Standard must be continuously improved, at least that is what is described in the Standard itself. In addition to mandatory tools

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How to use ISO standards for corporate governance

6 Comments / Blog, Management / By Raquel Felix

ISO Standards comprise fundamental tools to be used in the organization’s corporate governance. Firstly, it is important to highlight what corporate governance is. According to some corporate governance institutions, the definition is: “Corporate governance is the system by which companies and other organizations are directed, monitored and encouraged, involving the relationships between partners, board of

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What is ISO certification for?

3 Comments / Blog, Management / By Raquel Felix

ISO certification exists to attest the conformity of a management system against a reference standard. However, it is important to understand the real reasons and what is behind the ISO certifications. At the end of the 1980s, the certification system standards management process started, with the best known of all standards, ISO 9001, since then

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An analysis of the number of certifications in the world – ISO Survey 2019

1 Comment / Blog, Management / By Raquel Felix

ISO conducts a survey on the number of certifications in the world, called the ISO Survey. The survey is delayed by 1 year and refers to the total number of certifications from the previous year of publication, in this case 2019. The ISO Survey is not a survey to be evaluated in absolute numbers, that

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What to do with your management system in times of crisis?

1 Comment / Blog, Management / By Raquel Felix

We currently live in a health and humanitarian crisis due to the spread of COVID-19. We professionals in management systems have a contribution to make to maintain the continuity of processes in times of crisis. Management systems based on ISO standards have been prepared over the years to arrive now as risk management tools. Each

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Remote Auditing – A definitive guide

Leave a Comment / Blog, Management / By Raquel Felix

Many people question me daily as to why QMS have not made any specific content on remote auditing during this quarantine. Let me explain: We haven’t really done it, the main reason is that we believe that remote auditing is not a separate process, or a major innovation. Remote auditing is auditing, there is no

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The ISO Certification Process Explained

7 Comments / Blog, Management / By Raquel Felix

The ISO certification process is very simple and straightforward. The process, timeline and certification cycle is pretty much the same for all certification bodies. ISO certifications follow a three year cycle. Given that the company complies with the requirements of the ISO standard, the certificate is issued after the initial audit on the first year.

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