Interesting to note that I can't find a Vision, Mission and Key initiatives for the TC 176 any longer (
About). It used to be the following
The vision of ISO/TC 176 is that, through its worldwide acceptance and use, the ISO 9000 family of standards will provide an effective means for improving the performance of individual organizations and providing confidence to people and organizations that products (goods and services) will meet their expectations thereby enhancing trade, global prosperity and individual well-being.
ISO/TC 176's mission is to:
- identify and understand user needs in the field of quality management;
- develop standards that respond effectively to the expectations of users;
- support implementation of these standards; and
- facilitate meaningful evaluation of the resulting implementations using the ISO process to achieve international consensus and compatibility with other ISO/IEC management standards.
The ISO/TC 176 Key Strategies to achieve this vision and mission are:
- Provide for a clear understanding of the role of quality in relation to the management (leading and operating) of an organization and the application of related concepts and principles.
- Minimize proliferation of standards within the ISO 9000 family.
- Work towards minimizing the proliferation of standards in the field of quality management developed externally to TC 176 using a joint and cooperative approach with the ISO/IEC TCs and other bodies involved.
- Ensure the integrity of the ISO 9000 family of standards and provide for the integrity of their implementation and of the evaluation of their implementation.
- Maximize usefulness of the ISO 9000 family of standards, facilitating effective implementation together with other ISO/IEC management system standards, using a joint and cooperative approach with the other TCs involved.
On the page of SC2 (
About ) we now have the following:
Our vision is:
- That our products should be recognized and respected worldwide, and used by organizations as an integral component of sustainable development initiatives.
Our mission is:
- To develop, maintain and support a portfolio of products that enable organizations to improve their performance and to benefit from the implementation of a robust quality management system.
- To establish generic quality management system requirements that provide the foundations to build confidence in products and services delivered throughout the supply chain to organizations and people worldwide.
- To provide guidance and support, where needed, to ensure the continued credibility of our products.
So, in a world where we have challenges and difficulties positioning modern quality management where it should be, in the boardroom of organizations and the credibility of ISO 9001 is questioned without mercy, as evidenced by the existence of an ISO-endorsed and ISO-sponsored ISO 9001 Brand Integrity group, they want to make their products part of sustainable development initiatives. To me, it seems a tremendous disconnect between the TC176 and the overwhelming majority of the target group for their products.
Let's remember that the statistics on sales, deployment and usage of ISO 9004 Quality of an organization, Guidance to achieve sustained success are as opaque as a lump of coal, painted in matte vantablack, on a moonless night, during a blackout. And, then, they ask why the chicken crossed the road.