How to Get Certified as an ISO 9001 Lead Auditor
By Mark Hammar When certification bodies send an audit team to assess an ISO 9001:2015…
Read the Standard, Already!
Opinion by Scott Paton Exemplar Global certifies auditors—primarily management systems auditors who conduct third-party audits…
ISO Guidelines vs. Requirements
By Inderjit Arora ISO 9001 lead auditor training should enable auditors to focus on the…
The Future of Quality Management Is Business Success, Part 3
By Tom Taormina Each article in this series (part one here and part two here) presents…
The Future of Quality Management Is Business Success, Part 2
By Tom Taormina In part one of this series, I said that I want to help my…
Second-Party Audits: An Improvement Opportunity for ISO 9001?
By Gordon McNeil Certification to the ISO 9001 standard is often a minimum customer requirement for…
A Brave New World for Auditors?
By Andy Nichols The last three decades have seen a paradigm shift in the responsibilities…
Myth: Your Management System Documentation Must Resemble the ISO Standard
By Inderjit Arora Every company uses a system to understand the requirements and inputs of…
ISO 9001 Explained (or How to Make a Better Pizza), Part Four
By Rick Townsley, Ph.D. Editor’s note: In this four-part series, contributor Rick Townsley offers a…
ISO 9001 Explained (or How to Make a Better Pizza), Part Three
By Rick Townsley, Ph.D. Editor’s note: In this four-part series, contributor Rick Townsley offers a…