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Consulting Approach
Consultants should be an extension of your company by helping you:
Understand the ISO requirements
Implement industry best practices
Continually improve your business
Certification Process
ISO certification is not a pass / fail process. The Purpose is to continually improve. Here are the Steps for certification:
Stage 1 Audit
Stage 2 Audit
Certification
Best Practices
Consulting
Consultants provide in-depth ISO services tailored to meet their clients’ individual needs. They should start off by getting to know the company, understanding their current operations, and gathering information on what they are looking to achieve.
Next, ISO consultants should create a customized plan that outlines the steps necessary to reach the desired objectives. This includes providing guidance on the latest industry standards and regulations, evaluating existing systems and processes, and making suggestions for improvements.
Once the plan has been approved, they assist with implementing the changes within the organization. This may include training staff members on relevant policies and procedures, developing documentation to ensure all requirements are met, and conducting regular audits.
Finally, once everything is up and running many consultants offer ongoing support so that their clients can continue to maintain compliance with ISO standards over time.
Certification Bodies
Certifying bodies are organizations responsible for providing ISO certification. Their primary role is to assess organizations against specific sets of standards and, where appropriate, award them with a certificate that demonstrates conformance.
The purpose of certifying bodies is to promote trust in quality management systems by ensuring that companies that adhere to ISO requirements and specifications are consistently meeting their commitments. This helps ensure safety, quality, and reliability in the products and services organizations provide to their customers.
Certified companies benefit from increased customer confidence and recognition, improved product marketability, cost savings through more efficient processes, better use of resources, and greater compliance with environmental regulations. Additionally, the accreditation process provides assurance that the requirements set forth by ISO are being met in full.
By using a certifying body instead of attempting certification independently, organizations can be sure they are getting expert guidance without spending additional time or money navigating the complexities of the ISO standard on their own.