Oxebridge has launched the first step in the development of the Management Maturity Model standards, or “M3” at the following URL:
The M3 Development project, formerly called “ALT 9001”, will attempt to use modern technology to crowdsource standards development, while creating a modular set of management system standards applicable to any industry and for any type of management scheme, from quality systems, to environmental to information security management. The structure of M3 is being proposed as containing universal “Trunk” practice requirements applicable to any organization, followed by a hierarchy of Branch Modules which are selected by the organization.
Furthermore, the planned M3 Model would allow for varying levels of maturity for each Branch Module, allowing companies to measure improvement over time.
The project is not intended to compete with existing standards such as ISO 9001, but instead as an experiment to see if a truly universal set of standards can be developed if participation is opened to a far greater scope of potential authors.
Christopher Paris is the founder and VP Operations of Oxebridge. He has over 35 years’ experience implementing ISO 9001 and AS9100 systems, and helps establish certification and accreditation bodies with the ISO 17000 series. He is a vocal advocate for the development and use of standards from the point of view of actual users. He is the writer and artist of THE AUDITOR comic strip, and is currently writing the DR. CUBA pulp novel series. Visit www.drcuba.world
