Steps for Successful ISO Registration


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Target Audience
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Overview/Description
An organization must carefully plan and integrate into their own quality management system a comprehensive strategy to comply with ISO 9001:2000 requirements. This course discusses the necessary steps required to organize for ISO registration. For example, management commitment must be obtained, a steering team and internal audit program established, and the appropriate registrar selected. Preparing for registration involves creating four levels of documentation beginning with the quality manual, identifying areas that require improvement, and ensuring quality procedures and work instructions are in place. This course emphasizes the importance of continual communication, benchmarking, and quality improvements. "Steps for Successful ISO Registration" guides your organization through the familiar ISO motto: say what you do, do what you say, prove it, and improve it!

Target Audience
This course is designed for all quality stakeholders, especially those who play a pivotal role in enhancing their organization's quality management system to comply with ISO 9001:2000 standards.

Expected Duration (hours)
3.0

Lesson Objectives

Planning for ISO 9001:2000 Implementation

  • recognize the benefits of thorough planning for ISO certification.
  • identify practical strategies that can be implemented to gain management commitment to the ISO-certification process.
  • evaluate the team-building activities of an organization to determine whether they effectively support the ISO-implementation process.
  • sequence the steps required to conduct an ISO gap analysis.
  • Implementing an ISO 9001:2000 Compliant System

  • recognize the benefits of implementing an ISO 9001-compliant quality system.
  • sequence the steps needed to develop an ISO-compliant documentation system.
  • recommend improvements based upon an analysis of a company's ISO implementation training plan.
  • match effective questions to ask when selecting an ISO registrar to the important considerations each addresses.
  • Obtaining and Maintaining ISO 9001:2000 Certification

  • recognize the benefits of thorough preparation for audits when obtaining and maintaining ISO certification.
  • identify the quality outcomes of an effective internal program.
  • match the activities of an organization with the requirements for a successful corrective action program.
  • apply effective strategies for promoting a successful final audit in a given scenario.
  • evaluate an organization's activities to predict its effectiveness in maintaining ISO 9001:2000 certification.
  • Course Number:
    OPER0407