{"id":520,"date":"2011-02-15T17:11:38","date_gmt":"2011-02-15T21:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oxebridge.com\/emma\/?p=520"},"modified":"2011-02-15T17:11:38","modified_gmt":"2011-02-15T21:11:38","slug":"eyesore-9001-hits-over-14-million-downloads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oxebridge.com\/emma\/eyesore-9001-hits-over-14-million-downloads\/","title":{"rendered":"“Eyesore 9001” Hits Over 1\/4 Million Downloads"},"content":{"rendered":"

Winter Haven FL — The free satire document “Eyesore 9000: A Smartass’ Guide to ISO 9001<\/a>“, published by Oxebridge and written by “Anonymous”, has hit a landmark record of over 250,000 downloads. This number is greater than the number of companies that have adopted the ISO 9001 standard in the USA, and is 1\/4 of the estimated 1,000,000 users of the official ISO 9001 standard, per data provided by ISO itself.<\/p>\n

The parody document presents a satirical look at the nine clauses, while simultaneously taking some jabs at the standards-development process and providing real-world advice on how to implement ISO 9001. In one instance, the document presents ISO’s “process model diagram” as a complex illustration of Dante’s nine circles of Hell. For example, under clause 5.4.1 Quality Objectives, Eyesore 9001 defines the requirements as follows:<\/p>\n

Make sure each area in the company has objectives. The fun of charting one\u2019s failure to live up to expectations should be shared, don\u2019t you think?<\/p>\n

Those objectives better be measurable, too, buddy. Don\u2019t think we won\u2019t check up on you!<\/p>\n

To make things handy, here are some suggested objectives which you can actually measure:
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