Quality Management- ISO 9001

Quality Management recognizes several management principles that can be used by senior management as a framework to admonish their organizations towards improved performance. Standardization in quality management (generic quality management systems and accepting technologies), as well as quality management standardization in specific sectors at the request of the affected sector and the ISO Technical Management Board.

It is essential that sufficient time and suitable resources are dedicated to testing and commissioning to assure the fundamental success of the project. There are advantages in using dedicated, specialist resources i.e. independent of the development / construction team and the project sponsor should ensure that testing requirements are considered throughout the project lifecycle and a suitable test strategy and appropriate test plans are formulated and instantiated.

ISO 9001 is by far the world's most established quality framework, currently being used by around and sets the standard not only for quality management systems, but management systems in general. Registration to ISO 9001 by an accredited certification body shows committed to quality, customers, and a willingness to work towards improving efficiency. For the International Standard ISO 9001 year 2000 an organization must include the business process and cycle activities as a requirement to define its scope plus demonstrating continuous improvements.

ISO 9001 has become the international reference for quality requirements. Its focus on processes and customer satisfaction rather than procedures makes it equally applicable to service providers as well as manufacturers. This provides a competitive advantage for your organization because it can provide improved performance measurable in key metric areas such as:
-Improved productivity and efficiency -Improved product, process and service levels -Increased customer satisfaction and confidence -Reflects global consensus of the best quality management practices -Enables you to work with many organizations where it is a contractual obligation or expectation.

The Quality Management provided the basis to develop an understanding on the relationships between the standards and a means to build consistency into the pair of the standards. Through management review, internal/external audits and corrective/preventive actions, continuously improve the effectiveness of the Quality Management. Many successful companies have the quality management in place.