Oxebridge has had its Quality Promise for years, our take on the”Quality Policy” requirement, and one that sums up our philosophy pretty well, I think. It was focused on four main pillars: Ethics, Value, Quality and Usefulness.
But you know, I don’t think it goes far enough. With all the scandals and misbehavior plaguing our profession. I think it’s time for Oxebridge to show the world how it’s done and update the Quality Promise for a new generation of ISO users and professionals. Here we go.
- We promise not to plagiarize.
- We promise not to hypnotize you during audits.
- We promise not to claim that risk management can solve every problem ever known to man.
- We promise not to pull bogus standards and certification schemes out of our asses, when ISO 9001 is just fine the way it is for nearly every industry.
- We promise not to create fake profiles of sexy eyebrow models on LinkedIn in order to sell our services.
- We promise not to sue anyone for using the term “ISO 9001” in any context whatsoever.
- We promise not to poach members of TC 176 to create a dubious consulting firm, and profiteer from the work of international volunteers without giving them a cut.
- We promise not to invoke religious slurs or racist rants when confronted with critics.
- We promise not to audit against standards that don’t exist yet.
- We promise not to call our clients “morons.”
I think that’s a good start, don’t you?
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
