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Thursday, May 13th, 2010Have a quality Thanksgiving!
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009We wish everyone (in the US and Canada, at least!) a happy, quality filled Thanksgiving Day holiday. We give thanks for all the great people we get to work with, and for family and friends who have always been there for us.
My biggest pet peeve regarding ISO9001:2008
Saturday, October 17th, 2009Probably the most annoying part of being an ISO9001:2008 consultant is trying to deal with employees who are perfectly competent, but have no interest in participating in the quality system.
How ISO9001:2008 can make you a better motorcycle rider
Sunday, January 18th, 2009The principles of ISO9001:2008 can apply to things you might not consider. Like motorcycle road racing. Huh?
More on how to write your ISO9001-2008 Quality Objectives
Friday, December 12th, 2008Felix writes: “Greetings, can you please send details about Quality Objectives explanation, including how to create Quality Objectives (Referring Quality Policy), how to link with Quality Policy, how to achieve Quality Objectives (With example). If not meeting the requirement how to close. Can you please provide all with examples.”
Here’s a stab at [...]
Tips on how to be an effective internal auditor in ISO9001:2008
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008OK, this is it….this is officially the first time I’ve used the term ISO9001:2008 in a blog post. We all have to get used to it eventually, so I thought I’d try it out. Not so painful after all.
The ISO gods have blessed us with a revised quality standard that’s really not so [...]
Apply ISO9001-2000 to your daily life!
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Ever wonder if you can take ISO9001-2000 out of the office and into daily life? Not as crazy as you might think.
Using outside companies as part of your Production Process in ISO9001:2000
Thursday, May 15th, 2008In an ISO9001:2000 quality management system, is it OK to use an outside company as part of your production process?
ISO9001:2000 FAQ’s Part 2
Sunday, March 9th, 2008How long will it take us to get our ISO9001:2000 accreditation?
This is a really tough question, kind of like asking “how long will it take us to get our company organized?”. It all depends, and on several factors.
It depends on things like:
The size of your organization
The quantity and complexity of your processes
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The 21 records required by ISO9001:2000
Thursday, November 1st, 2007For those about to implement an ISO9001:2000 quality management system, here’s a handy little list of the 21 records required by the standard.
Control of Nonconforming Product in an ISO9001:2000 Quality
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007What is nonconforming product? Do you really have to deal with it? How would YOU deal with it?
Would you let a customer observe an internal audit? ISO9001:2000
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007Would you let a good customer observe one of your internal audits for ISO9001:2000?
Welcome
Wednesday, February 7th, 2007This blog is about ISO quality management systems in general, and ISO 9001:2000 quality systems in particular. We will cover quality manuals, and quality manual templates, how to get started, how to negotiate pitfalls, what to expect and not to expect, costs, benefits, challenges, and more!!