By their very nature ecosystems are exceedingly complex. They are difficult to establish and even more challenging to maintain in balance, bu t without a healthy ecosystem the organisms that depend on them die. In like manner, the ISO 9000 family of standards relies on sustenance from its ecosystem to adapt and continue to succeed. What are the elements of such an ecosystem? Certainly standards and guidelines such as ISO 9004 and the 10000 series are critical elements. But much, much more is necessary to make the ecosystem viable – things like tools, case studies, white papers, standard implementation collateral, communication vehicles and feedback mechanisms -- all elements that sustain and invigorate the primary standards, make them more robust and easy to use, and propel them into new application domains, adapting as they go.
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