For a long time, it has been heard that ISO 9001 is boring and / or bureaucratic, but is it just a matter of breaking paradigms or is ISO 9001 just coming to halt the processes of organizations? There are many negative paradigms about ISO 9001, but they are just paradigms and we will demonstrate […]
Requirement 7.1.2 of the ISO 9001: 2015 standard is short, but one of the most important, because it is the people who keep running the management system. The ISO 9001: 2015 standard specifies in requirement 7.1.2 that: “The organization must determine and provide the people necessary for the effective implementation of its quality management system
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The term ESG means Environment, Social and Governance. It is an index used for investment decisions, mainly for companies listed on the stock exchange or with the potential to be listed. ISO 14001, obviously, comes as a framework for the letter E (Environment). ISO 14001 is an Environmental Management Systems standard created in 1996, currently
In a QMS certification audit process it is common to generate recommendations for improvement during the process, these recommendations make organizations improve their management systems and processes. At QMS, we define improvement recommendations as: Compliance with the requirements of the assessment criteria (Standards) may be at risk and the organization is obliged to investigate the
The ISO 9001 Standard – Quality Management System standard states that the main focus of the standard is to comply the customer needs and exceed customer expectations, but this must go far beyond that. “The customer is always right”, is that so? I am sure that you have come across this statement in your life
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The audit process consists to assess compliance of the regulatory requirements in comparison with the company’s implementation process, always considering the auditor’s professional judgment. ISO 19011: 2018 – Guidelines for auditing management systems recommends the following: “It is appropriate that auditors apply your professional judgment during the audit process and avoid focusing on specific requirements
ISO 56002 was published in July 2019 with the goal of making it the main reference in innovation management and has already been transforming companies worldwide. A QMS is responsible for the promulgate, dissemination of culture and launches an unprecedented product to certify compliance in companies. ISO 56002 is a compilation of more than 10
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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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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
The International Organization for Standardization has recently published ISO 56002, a guidance document that helps companies be more innovative. As they state,“this document provides guidance for the establishment, implementation, maintenance, and continual improvement of an innovation management system for use in all established organizations.” The newly introduced guideline for innovation follows the common ISO
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