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Free guidance documents for implementing ISO 9001, AS9100 and other quality management system standards.

Top Ten Mistakes ISO 9001 Consultants Make – Part 2

Published by Christopher Paris on January 30, 2013

(Part 1 of this article can be found here.) Continuing on the top 10 mistakes made by ISO 9001 consultants, in no particular order: 6.) Training the client to be a consultant. Consultants often don’t realize that by teaching clients everything… Read more →

About Christopher Paris

Christopher Paris is the founder and VP Operations of Oxebridge. He has over 25 years' experience implementing ISO 9001 and AS9100 systems, and is a vocal advocate for the development and use of standards from the point of view of actual users.

Top Ten Mistakes ISO 9001 Consultants Make – Part 1

Published by Christopher Paris on January 29, 2013

This marks the first of a series of “How to Be an Excellent ISO 9001 Consultant” articles; it would equally apply to consultants of other management systems including AS9100, ISO 14001, TS 16949, etc. Here I present some common mistakes that ISO 9001… Read more →

About Christopher Paris

Christopher Paris is the founder and VP Operations of Oxebridge. He has over 25 years' experience implementing ISO 9001 and AS9100 systems, and is a vocal advocate for the development and use of standards from the point of view of actual users.

New AS rules: Can’t Fire Your Registrar for Bogus Audit Findings

Published by Christopher Paris on February 15, 2012

by Christopher Paris SAE finally released AS9104/1, the document which defines some key rules for certification bodies (“CB’s, or registrars) when conducting AS9100/AS9110/AS9120 certification audits. Never mind that this rulebook comes a few years after the release of AS9100 Rev…. Read more →

About Christopher Paris

Christopher Paris is the founder and VP Operations of Oxebridge. He has over 25 years' experience implementing ISO 9001 and AS9100 systems, and is a vocal advocate for the development and use of standards from the point of view of actual users.

Do It Yourself “Rapid ISO 9001″ – Ten Quick Pointers

Published by Christopher Paris on September 2, 2011

by Christopher Paris Many years ago, Oxebridge struggled to jump on the “frozen dinner ISO 9001 package” bandwagon, and provide a set of boilerplate documents that organizations could use to implement ISO 9001. The difference would be that our package… Read more →

About Christopher Paris

Christopher Paris is the founder and VP Operations of Oxebridge. He has over 25 years' experience implementing ISO 9001 and AS9100 systems, and is a vocal advocate for the development and use of standards from the point of view of actual users.