Oxebridge founder and VP Operations Christopher Paris will be presenting “Risky Business: Surviving The Future of ISO 9001:2015” at the ASQ Section 1503 in Huntsville AL on May 13, 2014.
This frank discussion dissects the upcoming ISO 9001:2015 edition of the international quality management standard, exploring some of the new requirements, and the new challenges that will be faced by users, along with “survival strategies” for navigating the future.
- New Requirements
- The new “high level structure” arrangement of requirements
- Context of the organization
- Updated requirements for management of processes
- The introduction of Risk
- Human factors
- Anticipated problems
- Many negative comments received over the Working Draft of ISO 9001:2015
- Threats of “decoupling” (abandoning ISO 9001) by major international industries
- Possibility of return to 2nd Party audits
- Impact on ISO 9001 certified companies
- Vague language introduces problems with interpretation between clients and registrars
- Difficulties in implementation or upgrading
- Survival strategies
- How to interpret the new standard to get the most value
- Reducing costs for “upgrading”
- Marketing ISO 9001 certification in the post-ISO era
The presentation is an updated, English language version of the presentation given last November in Lima Peru, El Futuro de ISO 9001. The ASQ presentation in March will include additional up-to-date information direct from TC 176 and other sources.
For registration, admission fee and location, contact John Matras of ASQ 1503.
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
