ISO 9001 Consultants in Bangalore
The ISO 9001:2015 standard specifies requirements for establishment, implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of a Quality Management System. The expert ISO 9001 consultants in India (QMS consultants in India) of the Inzinc Consulting India Team will ensure in providing professional consultancy solutions that puts a solid QMS foundation.
The New ISO 9001:2015 Standard Published by ISO (ISO 9001 Latest version)
ISO has released the latest edition of the Quality Management Standard - ISO 9001- which is the ISO 9001:2015. This new version replaces the previous version - ISO 9001:2008 standard from 15th September 2015. Please read this page to find out the changes in the new ISO 9001:2015 standard and the advantages of this new ISO 9001 version.
Our ISO 9001 Consulting team can help Organizations in smooth and effective transition from ISO 9001:2008 to ISO 9001:2015 (ISO 9001 version 2015).
What do you mean by QMS or Quality Management System?
A quality management system (QMS) is defined as "an integrated system of various business processes aimed at the achievement of quality policy and quality objectives to meet customer requirements and achieve Customer satisfaction".
Quality Management comprises of the
- Organizational structure
- Organizational policies
- Quality system procedures
- Standard operating procedures
- Product / Service realization and support processes
- Resources that are necessary to implement quality management
The Seven Quality Management Principles of ISO 9001:2015
While the ISO 9001:2008 Standard had Eight Quality Management Principles as the basis, the new ISO 9001:2015 standard is based on the set of Seven Quality Management Principles which are as below:
- Maintain Customer Focus
- Provide leadership
- Engage your people
- Process approach
- Encourage improvement
- Take decisions based on evidences
- Ensure relationship management
(Courtesy: ISO)
Our expert ISO 9001 Consultants in India ensures that the above Seven Quality Management Principles are well understood by organizations to help them effectively implement a Quality Management System..
Advantages of establishing and implementing the Quality Management System standard ISO 9001
By proper implementation of ISO 9001, an organization can get good benefits. Following are few key benefits that can be realized:
- Increased trust with your customers and stakeholders.
- Increased Customer Satisfaction leading to more business
- Improved Productivity, efficiency and effectiveness and hence better profits
- Consistency of operations are improved
- Few Defects
- Reduced wastage in operations
- Provides basis for continual improvement
- Gives Global recognition and qualify for the Global supply chain
- Counter competition
- Improved pride and employee morale
Revision of ISO 9001 – From ISO 9001:2008 to ISO 9001:2015
In today’s world, change is the only constant. ISO standards are not an exception either. The ISO has recognized the need to keep standards up-to-date to help stay relevant to the modern technology, concepts and practices prevalent in the marketplace and keep pace with the changes in the global economy.
To guide organizations in adapting to the growing customer needs, the ISO 9001 has undergone revision from the 2008 version to the 2015 version which was published in September 2015.
What are the key changes to find in the new ISO 9001:2015 standard?
- Organizational personnel who need the basics of ISO 9001 that is necessary to implement the quality management system based on requirements specified in the ISO 9001 standard.
- The new ISO 9001 version has a common higher level structure and text with the intent to make integration with other management system standards easier.
- The new version gives more importance to risk.The new versionemphasizes on a risk-based approach. Risk will be integral to the entire quality management system. Preventive action from ISO 9001:2008 has been replaced by risk management and planning.
- ISO 9001 Documentation: The requirements of the new version are less prescriptive. For instance, instead of the explicit need for traditional documentation like a quality manual, it suggests for a more flexible documented information. However, this will not imply that organizations who currently have a quality manual need to change or discard. It is only that the flexibility of documentation is increased,where relevant information can be retained and can be made available when needed. This makes it more flexible for service-related organizations.
- The new concept of Context of the Organization requires that the organization while determining its environment should not only consider customers, employees and suppliers, but also those who get affected by their operations for instance the communities in which they operate or may have significant influence.
Comparison of Main Clauses of ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9001:2015
The main differences between ISO 9001:2015 and the ISO 9001:2008 standards are as given in the table below:
Our ISO 9001 Consultants in India will explain the correspondence between ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9001:2015 in case where organizations want to undergo transition to the new ISO 9001 version.