subject: How Iso 9001 Can Set Your Business Up For Other Management Systems [print this page] ISO 9001 is one of the most popular management systems in the world, with over 1 million organisations in over 150 countries already certified. There are a range of fantastic benefits that can be obtained from achieving ISO 9001 such as it saves time and money, and it helps to connect your company to other ISO 9001 certified organisations worldwide. However, the best advantage of ISO 9001 is its ability to set you up perfectly for other management certifications.
ISO stands for the International Organisation for Standardisation, and they publish a variety of business management standards such as 14001 for environmental management and 27001 for information security management. In addition to this they also publish technical reports and specifications and guides. They have been established since 1947.
All of the business management systems that ISO publish follow the same plan, do, act, check method for management. Once this process has been instilled into your company"s core processes during your ISO 9001 assessment, you will find it much easier to add any of the other systems on top.
In addition, many of the questions your assessor needs to ask you in each assessment may overlap. If you choose to stay with the same certification company for each standard you want to achieve, you may be able to ask for the same consultant to visit each time. This will significantly reduce the amount of time that you will need to spend in the additional standards, and because of this, many assessment companies offer a discounted rate to companies who choose to go for more than one certification.
Many companies find that after achieving ISO 9001, they reduce the time spent on their core business processes, and this can result in employee focus being spend elsewhere. It also enables small companies to be set-up well for the future, as once core processes have been put in place, it is far easier to expand around them.
Other standards then act as "expansion packs" "" helping the company to improve efficiency in all of their departments and sectors. If you"re considering investing into ISO 9001, why not consider another standard at the same time?
