Its straight forward. You determine upfront how long it would take to achieve (weeks / months) and then work towards achieving the set objective within the time target."When planning how to achieve its quality objectives, the organization shall determine:... when it will be completed"
Seems straight forward enough... When do you plan to achieve the objective's results.
Am I missing anything or am I overthinking this?
Thanks!
When do you plan to achieve the objective's results.
The "when completed" refers to the actions/activities you plan to undertake towards the accomplishment of the objectives, in my opinion.
There seem to be two opinions in this thread. It is either:
- when the objective is achieved, or
- when the action is completed
I've been interpreting this clause to be about when the actions are completed as Sidney said. The standard uses the word "it" in a clause where there are two things that could be "it." My logic was that the list was a progression starting with identifying actions to take, assigning resources for the actions, assigning action owners, and ending with completion of the actions and verifying their effectiveness.
Now that I've seen an alternate interpretation, I'd be interested to hear an explanation/justification for why "when it will be completed" is talking about the achievement of the objectives, not the actions.
Great minds think alikeMy logic was that the list was a progression starting with identifying actions to take, assigning resources for the actions, assigning action owners, and ending with completion of the actions and verifying their effectiveness.