ISO 9001:2015 Update, How to start, what to understand
Is your company certified to an older version of ISO 9001? Are you aware of the changes made to ISO 9001 Quality Management in September of 2015?All ISO standards including ISO 9001 Quality are reviewed every five years, to establish if a revision is required & to keep it current and relevant for the marketplace.
What is ISO 9001?
ISO 9001 is the international standard that specifies requirements for a quality management system (QMS). This standard outlines the requirements related to quality management for an organizations’ products and/or services to ensure the meeting of customer’s requirements. ISO 9001 is managed by the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) in Geneva, Switzerland. ISO is an independent membership organisation and the world’s largest developer of voluntary international standards. ISO 9001:2015 was developed by the ISO / TC 176 / SC 2 – Quality Systems Technical Committee.
Benefits include compliance & creditably of your products & services to an international established standard in regards to quality! Continuous improvement in meeting customer demands for quality to your products & services/
Is there a deadline to update to ISO 9001:2015?
ISO 9001:2015 was updated from the older version of ISO 9001:2008 with some distinct changes. Organizations that are currently registered to ISO 9001:2008 will have until the 14th September 2018 to transition to the latest 2015 ISO 9001 standard.
What are the changes to ISO 9001:2015?
Whether you are just starting your path to ISO 9001 certification or updating your current ISO 9001:2008 certificate to the latest update, it is important to know the distinct changes.
High-level changes to updated ISO 9001:2015-
- ISO 9001:2015 update has 10 clauses instead of 8 adding Leadership & Planning
- Leadership– new draft international standard has added a requirement for top management to take accountability for the effectiveness of the QMS
- Assessing and planning for risks- For companies trying to make improvements to the QMS now, risk management is now an essential part of the update
- High-Level Structure (HLS)-The latest update has been re-written based upon HLS standard. http://highlevelstructure.com/
- ISO 9001:2015 manual– does not require a Quality Manual
- Service Industry– the recent update outlines the service industry requirements
- Input & Output focus- emphasis in ISO 9001:2015 on measuring and properly assessing the input and output of processes
- ISO 9001:2015 included. Suppliers, personnel, shareholders, legislative bodies, society, internal customers, etc. are now included as interested parties, in addition to customers
ISO 9001:2015 Video explanation
Do you have a plan in place to update ISO 9001:2015 changes?
Considering there is a deadline to transition to ISO 9001:2015 by 14th September 2018, it is important to have a plan in place to understand what needs to be involved and how to get there! Some of the questions I typically hear for the ISO 9001:2015 update are the following?
- Should I handle this process internally or outsource to a consultant?
- How much time and internal resources will be dedicated?
- What is required to implement and transition to ISO 9001:2015 & what is up to interpretation?
Does this sound familiar? Have you asked any of these questions and how to move forward with the ISO 9001:2015 transition process?
Implementation plan for ISO 9001:2015
- Evaluate-Current State ISO 9001
- Planned Approach
- Implementation
- Audit
- Registrar Certification
- Notify customers/suppliers of compliance
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