Part 4 – Engagement Getting every member of staff involved with your organisation’s QMS really adds to its success. The staff are the people best placed to know about the processes of your organisation as they are actively involved in…
Part 3 – Leadership Strong Leadership is critical in the effective running of a Quality Management System (QMS). An individual or small team can be appointed as responsible for the QMS. Their main task would be to ensure the QMS…
Part 2 – Core principle number 1 – Customer Focus Customer focus is a very important part of a Quality Management System (QMS), as it is at the heart of providing a high quality service. Customer satisfaction results in repeat business…
Part 1 –Introduction to Implementing a Quality Management System An effective and well maintained Quality Management System (QMS) can really help an organisation to run more effectively. It is particularly helpful to new businesses and growing businesses when they need…
When ISO13485, the quality management standard for medical devices, received its last update and re-issue in 2016 it took the notable departure from using the current ISO9001 standard as its baseline. Divergence of ISO13485 from ISO 9001 The previous version…
In our blog “How Much does ISO Certification Cost?” we discussed some of the factors that influence the cost of achieving ISO Certification, but with the very specific requirements of the standard for Quality Management, how much does ISO 9001 Certification Cost?…
ISO 9001 is the international standard for quality management. You may have come across organisations that are certified to ISO 9001; perhaps you’ve seen the ISO 9001 certification logo on a lorry, work van, or on a website. An ISO 9001 certification…
You may have come across organisations that are certified to ISO9001; perhaps you’ve seen the ISO9001 certification logo on a lorry, work van, or on a website. An ISO 9001 certification can provide all kinds of benefits for both the…
As ISO Consultants we are keen to understand the clauses of ISO Standards that our clients find most challenging, so we can focus our support in those areas. Assent have analysed a sample of over 1,300 anonymised non-conformances from a…
