Category: Opinion

Why ISO Registrars Won’t De-Certify Clients,...

Posted by Christopher Paris | Jul 7, 2019 | Opinion | 0

Registrar ACM Gives Masterclass on How to Respond to Formal Complaints

by Christopher Paris | Oct 12, 2019 | Opinion | 0

Registrar ACM shows exactly how CBs and ABs should be responding to complaints.

Regional Accreditation Oversight Body Doesn’t Want Information That Might Help It Conduct Regional Accreditation Oversight

by Christopher Paris | Oct 11, 2019 | Opinion | 0

APAC doesn’t want people sending them feedback on the bodies under their oversight, because procedures!

Probitas: OK for Aerospace Auditors to Falsify Employment History

by Christopher Paris | Oct 5, 2019 | Opinion | 0

The AS9100 Lead Auditor certification body Probitas has ruled that it’s fine for auditors to lie about their work experience on LinkedIn, because it’s only airplanes.

OP-ED: Why So Many Complaints to India? (It’s Not What You Think)

by Christopher Paris | Oct 4, 2019 | Opinion | 0

The ISO Whistleblower Program has been inundated with complaints about Indian-based CBs; maybe there’s an unexpected reason for that.

2019 Analysis of Worldwide AS9100, AS9100 & AS9120 Certifications

by Christopher Paris | Sep 25, 2019 | Opinion | 0

Oxebridge’s Chris Paris analyzes the number of certificates to AS9100 and related aerospace standards.

ISO Survey 2018 Analysis: Facing 20% Loss of ISO 9001 Certs Worldwide, ISO Dismantles Data Trending

by Christopher Paris | Sep 15, 2019 | Opinion | 0

Oxebridge releases its analysis of the ISO Survey 2018 data, revealing disturbing trends not highlighted in ISO’s official report.

Oxebridge’s Chris Paris Talks Standards Development on New QualityMatters Podcast

by Christopher Paris | Sep 13, 2019 | Guidance Document, Opinion | 0

Chris Paris appears on the QualityMatters podcast — this time with video — to discuss ISO’s conflicted standards development practices.

ISO Dropped the Ball on Maturity Models, and Now Competitors Are Circling

by Christopher Paris | Sep 11, 2019 | Opinion | 0

ISO ignored calls to adopt a “maturity model” approach to its standards, and now its competitors are freezing it out of the growing trend triggered by CMMI.

Registrars’ Explanation for Low-Ball Bids: “IAF Doesn’t Mandate Audit Pricing”

by Christopher Paris | Sep 3, 2019 | Opinion | 0

The latest excuse by ISO 9001 registrars who quote low prices for audits is that the “IAF doesn’t mandate pricing.”

ISO Standards Author: “So What?” if ISO 9001 Violates Deming’s 14 Points

by Christopher Paris | Aug 17, 2019 | Opinion | 0

A major contributor to ISO’s Annex L just said “so what?” if ISO 9001 contradicts Deming’s 14 points, and suggested Deming is obsolete.

OP-ED: Auditors Once Again Making Their Own Interpretation of the Standards

by Phyllis Naish | Aug 16, 2019 | Opinion | 0

ISO 9001 expert Phyllis Nash discusses the increase in auditors demanding clients implement ISO 9001 their way, even when this conflicts with the standard.