You can build your own ISO system and get certified. Many do, increasingly with AI. But one part you can’t do alone: the independent internal audit. Here’s how DIY ISO really works.
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The Ultimate Guide to ISO 9001 Audits
Achieving a good result at an ISO 9001 Audit should be a walk in the park for a well designed, developed and implemented Quality Management System. During the audit, the Certification Auditor will sight objective evidence to support conformity with each of the sub-clauses (clause numbers 4-10) of ISO 9001. This will mean an ISO […]
Smartsheet Announce Major Capability Enhancement
Smartsheet’s automation features make it a strong, low-cost platform for running an ISO management system. Among the most useful capabilities are the ability to: Combine multiple actions and conditional paths in a single workflow Set up recurring workflows to send regular reminders, status requests and more Smartsheet is easy to use (much like Excel), cost […]
ISO 31000 Risk Management Explained: Can You Get Certified?
ISO 31000 is the international risk management standard. Here’s what it covers, why you can’t be ‘certified’ to it, and how it strengthens ISO 9001 and ISO 27001.
NSW RMS Civil Works ITPs
Are you looking for Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs) to comply with New South Wales Roads and Maritime Services Construction QA Specifications (now hosted on the Transport for NSW Standards Portal)? Streamline has a range of ITPs available for the following civil construction activities: Concreting RMS QA Spec R53 Demolition of existing structures RMS Spec […]
Why are four-year-olds the masters of root cause analysis?
Why are four-year-olds the masters of root cause analysis? At around the age of four, not long after we start rattling off simple sentences, our minds are sponges, absorbing as much information as possible. We innately start asking questions about the world that surrounds us, trying to establish the reasons it is the way it […]
ISO Templates vs a Real Management System: Do Templates Work?
ISO templates and toolkits promise a shortcut to certification. They can help, but a downloaded template isn’t a management system. Here’s where they help and where they hurt.
DRY ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems: Don’t Repeat Yourself
We recently came across a handy principle borrowed from software engineering: DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself). The idea is to reduce the repetition of information by ensuring every piece of knowledge has a single, unambiguous, authoritative representation within a system. In plain terms, a single source of truth. Applying this methodology to your management system makes […]
The real reason two Max 8s went down?
The two Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashes are often described as a technical failure of a single flight-control system. But the deeper story is about commercial pressure to beat a rival, and a breakdown in following proper process. This wasn’t simply a software bug. It was an avoidable failure of process discipline, the kind of […]
Lockheed Martin multi-role F-35 stealth fighter simulator at World Quality Conference 2019
Defence and aerospace manufacturers like Lockheed Martin sit at the demanding end of the quality spectrum, including showcasing programmes such as the multi-role F-35 stealth fighter at industry events like the ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement. When every mission is high-stakes, quality in both products and processes is non-negotiable. “At Lockheed Martin, quality […]
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