Oxebridge Free ISO 9001:2015 Template Kit Updated
Oxebridge has updated its Totally Free ISO 9001:2015 QMS Documentation Template Kit to version 1.2.
ISO 13485:2016 Published — Quick First Look
ISO has published the latest revision to the medical device quality management system standard, ISO 13485:2016.
Source: US Registrars Falsified ISO 9001 Certificate Totals in 2013
A source within a prominent North American certification body (CB) revealed to Oxebridge that it intentionally “spiked” the numbers of ISO 9001 certificates it issued in the US in 2013 by as much as 5,000, when reporting the data to ISO for its annual ISO Survey; the source indicated that another North American CB did likewise, to a lesser degree, but later corrected the figures for the 2014 data.
Results of Oxebridge ISO 9001:2015 Early Opinion Survey
The results of Oxebridge Quality Resources International survey on early opinions on ISO 9001:2015 from users and others in the quality profession.
Other TAG 176 Members Didn’t Know of Jarvis/Palmes Book
Oxebridge has confirmed with a number of US TAG 176 members that they were not aware Alka Jarvis and Paul Palmes had been working on a joint project to publish a book on ISO 9001:2015 with Prentice Hall.
Oxebridge Launches ISO 9001:2015 Upgrade Plans Designed to Defeat Swiss Vikings
Oxebridge is offering three low-cost Upgrade Plans for ISO 9001:2015 that shouldn’t break the bank, but will defeat the hordes of Viking Swiss!
Former US TAG 176 Chair Co-Authored Book with Her Replacement
Former US TAG 176 Chair Alka Jarvis has co-authored a book with Paul Palmes, the man she personally selected to replace her as TAG Chair, despite allegations of him having padded his resume.
Facing Investigations, US TAG 176 Restores Membership Roster
The US Technical Advisory Group to ISO/TC 176, the committee responsible for developing official US positions on ISO 9001 and other quality standards, has restored its membership roster on an internal web portal accessible by its members. The TAG leadership, led by...
IRS Confirms Tax Investigation into ASQ over US TAG 176 Donations
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the nation’s tax collections body, has confirmed an investigation is underway against the ASQ over whether an ASQ-managed donation program for the US TAG to TC 176 violated US tax law.
US TAG 176 Ignores Election Controversy, Gives Chair to Paul Palmes
The US TAG to TC 176, responsible for forming official US position on ISO 9001 and related standards, has formally placed Paul Palmes in as its Chairman, ignoring the election controversies with rocked the TAG, and which now threaten to have it disbanded.
Now That I’ve Been Nominated, Let’s Look Back at ASQ’s Crosby Medal
Oxebridge founder Christopher Paris was nominated for an ASQ Crosby Medal, but only one of the Medalists in the group’s entire history did not write about Six Sigma, so odds are not in his favor.
ISO 27001 Information Security Registrar Alcumus ISOQAR Hacked, Admits It Sent Out Phishing Emails
ISO 27001 Information Security Management System registrar Alcumus ISOQAR admitted it was hacked, sent phishing emails to customers and others, now busy trying not to be embarrassed.
Nominate Oxebridge’s Chris Paris For “Crosby Medal” Just To Piss Off ASQ
ASQ is seeking nominations for the Crosby Award, and Oxebridge’s Chris Paris wants you to nominate him.
Typical: Consultants are Selling Training on new ISO 50501 “Innovation Management” Standard A Year Before It’s Published
The authors of the new ISO 50501 standard on “Innovation Management” are already selling expensive courses on the standard, even though it won’t be published until 2019.
Op-Ed: Why ASQ’s Sinofication of US Quality Matters, and Why It Doesn’t
ASQ’s new pandering to China is problematic for obvious reasons, but maybe it’s too late to care?
New Survey Questions Reveal ISO Considering Rebooting Annex SL, Forcing Revisions of Standards (Again)
ISO is surveying TC members about Annex SL, some 12 years after they began plotting it, and the survey reveals ISO is considering a reboot which would throw its entire “alignment of standards” strategy into chaos.
In 2014, IAQG’s Tim Lee Called Unaccredited AS9100 Certs “Fake” – Why That’s a Problem
In 2014, Boeing’s Tim Lee gave a presentation for the AAQG in which he claimed unaccredited AS9100 certificates are “fake” and “counterfeit,” thus exposing himself and the AAQG to a defamation suit.
TAG 176 Leaders Sell Seminar on Implementing an ISO 9001 Clause That Doesn’t Exist
Jack West and Charles Cianfrani are promoting a webinar giving training on an ISO 9001 clause that doesn’t even exist.
The Best Book on ISO 9001 You’ve Never Read
Deepu Krishnan’s book “4 to 10: Confessions of a Management Representative” is a great, short book on ISO 9001, and it’s still available for free download.
SAI Global Auditor Went Ballistic On Oxebridge With Unprovoked Homophobic Attack
SAI Lead Auditor Scott Morrison sent an unprovoked hate mail rant to Oxebridge, including homophobic insults.