As we dig deeper into Virtual Audits, let’s take a look at a few more situations to be aware of. These might help reduce stress and make the audit go just a little better! A few more things to keep…
In the last post we set the stage for the brave new world of virtual/remote auditing. It’s here. It’s not going anywhere anytime soon and audit clients will reap some benefits! Registrars will, too. It’s a ‘win-win’ for the ISO…
As you all know, ISO certified organizations need to have surveillance audits at least annually to keep their certificate valid. Covid has made face-to-face encounters very dangerous, but the audits must be done to keep supplier organizations’ certificates valid. These…
Ever since the first non-conformance was written, we’ve been looking for ways to find the cause, do a corrective action and bid farewell to the profit sucking problem. It’s been a problem closing out non-conformances since I’ve been associated with…
When making your non-conformance (problem) statement, be sure to choose words that will get the response that you’re looking for. Stating a non-conformance as, “The operator did not follow the procedure” will set the root cause analysis back 30 years….
Root Cause Analysis is one of the best investments an organization can make in itself. Preventing a problem from recurring is like taking a wheelbarrow of money to the bank! As for the ‘WIIFM?’ let’s start with this ‘cost of…
The path to comfort with your risk management plan can be a complicated on one hand and scary on the other. This may help get you started down this path with a plan to work with. Since the 1960s we’ve…
When the final version of ISO 9001 arrived, we saw a new phrase, ‘risks and opportunities’ in clause 6.1. We have seen thousands of posts on ‘risk’, I’ve done webinars and videos on the topic and it is always a…
You may have heard these terms used interchangeably – I know I have. I thought I’d take a look into ISO 31000 to see if any light could be shed on this monumental question! It turns out that the answer…
John Seddon has been promoting Systems Thinking for years – I’ve been following him for nearly 30 years now and I’ve used the Vanguard Method approach to management system design since the early 2000s. A number of Federal Departments in…
Trying to sign up for your iso tips Jim but cannot find where to.
I’ll have to add that option, Wayne. What we have now is a ‘Contact us’ button at the bottom, and people send the request there.
I’ll add you to the list. We’ll be sending out a new round after the FDIS comes out – should be next month – we’ll make sure you get the next ones.
In the meantime, feel free to glance through the previous tips: https://simplifyiso.com/iso-tips
Comments welcome!
Jim
your lessons are clear and helpful. Thanks
You’re welcome, Tony – thanks for leaving a note. Hope 2020 works out for you!
Jim
Hello Dude! Thank you so much for sharing the Informative Blog, It is really helpful for readers. Keep it up.
You’re welcome, and thanks for the comment. You may enjoy some of our free courses at the International Management System Institute: https://imsipro.org/