Re: New to ISO..Please Help!
Hello Sorsola! I am confused with your management. Your manager approaches you here:
And they respond here:
I think the first thing you should do is to establish whether your management understands what ISO9001 and developing an effective QMS is really about.
1. It's going to cost time and money.
2. It's going to require everyone in the organization.
3. There are probably going to be changes to how things are done management responds to the organization;
4. It will probably take more than one year to even begin to recoup investment.
When I began my latest education endeavor, one of my good friends (and a professor) set me down and told me how things were going to go. I'm glad he did; and they were pretty much exactly what he said.
I realize I'm performing a little bit of "me too" here, but I feel it is extremely important to stress to your management that you don't just "ISO-The Flavor of the Month" or sign an application, pay $25.00, and get the golden ticket.
It's a lot of work, and it's going to be work on their part too.
If they don't see the need to spend the money to legally purchase the standard, what other stumbling blocks are they going to throw in front of this endeavor?
Sorsola, I for one am certainly not trying to depress you or anything. It's just that this is one of those things where the costs need to be considered before diving into this thing. There will be more costs, and your management need to understand it's an investment. This investment needs to align with their strategy, management should change their strategy, or just forget the whole thing in its entirety and stay on the current path.
Hello Sorsola! I am confused with your management. Your manager approaches you here:
And they respond here:
I think the first thing you should do is to establish whether your management understands what ISO9001 and developing an effective QMS is really about.
1. It's going to cost time and money.
2. It's going to require everyone in the organization.
3. There are probably going to be changes to how things are done management responds to the organization;
4. It will probably take more than one year to even begin to recoup investment.
When I began my latest education endeavor, one of my good friends (and a professor) set me down and told me how things were going to go. I'm glad he did; and they were pretty much exactly what he said.
I realize I'm performing a little bit of "me too" here, but I feel it is extremely important to stress to your management that you don't just "ISO-The Flavor of the Month" or sign an application, pay $25.00, and get the golden ticket.
It's a lot of work, and it's going to be work on their part too.If they don't see the need to spend the money to legally purchase the standard, what other stumbling blocks are they going to throw in front of this endeavor?
Sorsola, I for one am certainly not trying to depress you or anything. It's just that this is one of those things where the costs need to be considered before diving into this thing. There will be more costs, and your management need to understand it's an investment. This investment needs to align with their strategy, management should change their strategy, or just forget the whole thing in its entirety and stay on the current path.
