The 3 year certification cycle is made up of a two-stage process in the first year, followed by surveillance audits in the consecutive years, but very little is said about the pre-assessment audit of management systems and its benefit to the certification process. Many companies don’t know that they can hire a registrar to conduct […]
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You spent all this time, efforts and money into building a management system into your business. You worked hard to achieve compliance with the ISO standard, but your customers don’t know that. What about recognition? Here, we show you some ways you can promote your certification and show your customers that your company is committed
The SWOT Analysis is a very widespread tool for business administration and management. Now, ISO standards also use this tool for analysis of the context of the organization. Learn more about what makes this tool so relevant today. The term SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. Its creation is credited to Albert Humphrey,
Yes, you can transfer your ISO certificate from one registrar to another, and it is pretty easy too. Read this post to find out the steps needed to transfer your ISO certificate to a different registrar. Whatever motivates a company to get certified, the organization entrusts its certification body, or registrar, with monumental responsibility. If
QMS is an accredited registrar, but what does that mean for you? Working with an accredited registrar gives you the assurance that their competence to audit and issue certification is recognized by an accrediting body. ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 certification, among others, depend on a systematic process and a certification body accredited to
Here at QMS, we are often approached by companies that inquire about ISO certification but are not sure about the certification process itself. We have come up with a short but concise list of steps involved in the certification process that take place once you decide to achieve ISO certification. The ISO certification process begins
With so many options to choose from, how can we make sure we choose the right registrar for certification? So you have your ISO system management in place, a process that usually takes companies anywhere from 6-12 months. After the implementation phase comes the certifying part, and surely, choosing the right registrar can be overwhelming,
Many companies invest in implementing ISO standards to achieve certification and compliance with requirements because they are compelled to do so by their business clients. But certification should also be applied simply because you as a company desire to advance and improve for the sake of being better ISO standards are elaborated through an extensive
Many people understand the concept of ISO certification, but do they truly understand the benefits? ISO certification is more than just a framed piece of paper on your wall. We have come up with 6 main focus areas that help you understand the added value of certifying your company. 1- Cost Savings Not only
Internal and external audits are a commonly discussed topic in the implementation of management systems. According to ISO 19011, auditing is “systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining audit evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which the audit criteria are fulfilled.” The internal audit, or first-party audit, is a requirement described
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QMS is an accredited third party certification body, it is currently present in 33 countries and focuses on the certification of management systems. QMS America is managed by the US office and has consistently grown in market recognition by technical level, customer satisfaction and competitive pricing.
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