UPGRADE
TO THE NEW ISO 9001:2015
ISO 9001, the world's leading quality management standard, is
revised in 2015. Each major revision of the standard introduces a concept that
allows certified companies to reach a new level of maturity.
ISO 9001:2015 – Risks & Opportunities
Risk Management Approach (risk identification, qualification and
management) has become fundamental in the revised standard. Quality results
from proper management of associated risks, which go beyond the strict scope of
the product or service delivered. Quality cannot exist unless the organization
can provide its client a conforming product or service over the long term.
Risk has its counterpart: opportunity. The ISO 9001:2015
standard also embraces this concept of positive uncertainty. Of course, risk is
an additional concept that in no way supersedes the concept already present in
the standard. Risk is incorporated into the fundamentals and rounds out these
notions. As such, the process approach and PDCA remain two essential pillars.
Managing risk also means working towards continuous improvement.
Corrective action corresponds to an unidentified, wrongly qualified or
mismanaged risk; preventive action addresses a risk of possible but un-occurred
noncompliance.
The commitment to quality through strong and visible leadership
is strengthened: The idea of a “management representative” disappears
completely. The quality policy and stated goals must be deeply in keeping with
the strategic orientations. QMS requirements must be merged into business
processes.
The purpose of the standard is to take account of technological
and societal changes. Information is no longer created, organized, managed,
maintained, disseminated and accessed as it was 20 years ago when paper was the
primary medium. This change also allows for greater flexibility in companies’
organization. It is now possible to comply with the standard without
jeopardizing managerial agility, as long as the fundamental principles are
respected.
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