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Step-by-Step Guide to
ISO 9001:2015 Transition
 The purpose of the revision
Why was the ISO 9001:2008 changed?

● Maintain relevance
● Integrate with other management systems
● Provide an integrated approach to organizational
management
● Provide a consistent foundation for the next 10 years
● Reflect the increasingly complex environments in which
organizations operate
● Ensure the new standard reflects the needs of all potential
user groups
● Enhance an organization's abilityto satisfy its customers
 Main changes to the new standard

● Explicit requirement for Risk-Based thinking

● Fewer requirements
● Less emphasis on documents
● Better application for services (vs products)
● Boundry definition of the QMS
● Emphasis on organizational context
● Increased leadership requirements
● More emphasis on customer satisfaction outcomes
 Changes to the requirements

● Objectives must include reference to who,what,

when
● Planning of changes
● Explicit reference to knowledge management
● Operational planning includes addressing risks
● Greater emphasis on processes achieving
requirements for goods or services and
customer satisfaction
 Changes to the requirements (cont.)

● Control of changes
● Monitoring and measurement
● Internal audits now require the consideration of
related risks
● Management review to take into consideration
strategic direction of the organization
 Timeline for Compliance

● New standard to be voted around September

2015
● ISO 9001:2008 certifications will not be valid 3
years from the date the new standard is
published
● ISO 9001:2008 expiration period is accelerated
to correspond with the 3 year transition date
 Major Transition Tasks

● Complete a Gap Analysis between your current QMS

and the new standard
● Prepare a Transition Project Plan
● Provide training programs for all stakeholders involved
in the QMS
● Update existing QMS
● Verify the new QMS is effective
● Perform internal audit
● Contact and schedule new certification with registrar
 Transition Tools

● Transition Gap Analysis Checklist

● Standard Correlation Matrix
● 2015 Transition Training Programs
● Overview for stakeholders
● Employee Overview (certificate awarded)
● Risk-Based Thinking (certificate awarded)
● Organization Context (certificate awarded)
● Leadership and the new standard (certificate awarded)