by Mary McDonald | Aug 17, 2018 | ISO
What sort of yard owner implements an ISO standard? In keeping with the theme of this edition, I stopped to ponder what are the common characteristics of the folks that I have the privilege and honor of working with, and serving. With hardly any effort at all, I...
by Megan | Jan 12, 2018 | ISO
There are 5 basic steps to becoming ISO 9001 certified and each step has their own difficulties. Every organization that wishes to be certified is required to first prepare themselves by understanding all aspects of ISO 9001. Knowledge of the differences between the...
by Mary McDonald | Aug 12, 2016 | ISO
I’ve been fortunate enough to work with some really top-notch companies lately, who are all working to implement ISO x001:2015 (either ISO 9001:2015 or ISO 14001:2015, or both). As we work through the changes to the system, we work on some exercise worksheets...
by Mary McDonald | Feb 12, 2016 | ISO
One of the biggest changes to the ISO 9001 Revision 2015 is the requirement to implement risk-based thinking. This “new” requirement may already be in place within your org – it’s simply a codification of what’s already there. ISO...
by Mary McDonald | Feb 11, 2016 | ISO
The much-anticipated ISO 9001 Revision 2015 has been formally published! What does this mean to you and your organization? ISO 9001 hasn’t been updated since 2008, and that update was a ‘clarification’ update; the last time the standard saw a...
