Understanding Business Ecosystems – Another level of collaboration
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Understanding Business Ecosystems – Another level of collaboration

Creating or being part of a business ecosystem that works in unison — with a shared set of common goals between organisations helping each other — will ultimately boost growth and create value. If there’s something that we have learned in the past months is that no organisation survives – nor thrives – alone. The…

How to check if an ISO Certificate is valid

How to check if an ISO Certificate is valid

When evaluating potential suppliers for your organisation, part of your evaluation criteria might be that their management system is certified to one or more ISO Management System Standards. If this is the case, you should be: Your potential supplier should be able to provide their ISO Certificate(s) quickly and easily via reply email with a…

ISO 9001:2015: How to address Clause 8.3 Design without losing your mind
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ISO 9001:2015: How to address Clause 8.3 Design without losing your mind

If you’re building or upgrading your management system to meet the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems, in section 8 of the Standard you would have come across Clause “8.3 Design and development of products and services”. Does Clause 8.3 Design give you the shivers? Are you unsure whether the clause is applicable to…

ISO 9000 Family of Standards
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ISO 9000 Family of Standards

You’ve probably heard of ISO 9001:2015 – the Internationally-recognised Quality Management Systems Standard, but did you know that there’s an entire family of standards that support it? The ISO 9000 family is the world’s best-known quality management set of standards. Collectively, they form the basis of a framework for business continual improvement and operational excellence….

5 Things Great Leaders Do

5 Things Great Leaders Do

In last month’s blog we discussed the benefits of working online and remotely. However, as with most things, there is always the other side of the coin. Working from home can make employees more susceptible to mental health issues, especially burnout, due to isolation and the obscure line between professional and personal life. With self-isolation…

Everything you need to know about the new NSW Government Management System Guidelines  *UPDATED January 2022*
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Everything you need to know about the new NSW Government Management System Guidelines *UPDATED January 2022*

Is your business in the construction industry and working in New South Wales? Did you know that the current NSW Government Budget is the largest infrastructure commitment ever by any Australian state government, with a whopping $93 billion capital program over four years from 2019-2020 to 2022-23? This funding is planned to: With the current…

Concerned about data breaches?… See how implementing ISO 27001:2013 can help your business to be safe.
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Concerned about data breaches?… See how implementing ISO 27001:2013 can help your business to be safe.

The thing we are hearing more often from our clients is concern over the threat of data breaches, and confusion over their legal obligations when it comes to client information. But how can you protect your business’ data from this threat? There are tools and frameworks available that you can put in place to do…

Business Collaboration Can Achieve Great Things.. If It’s Done Well

Business Collaboration Can Achieve Great Things.. If It’s Done Well

If done well, business collaboration provides benefits such as reduced costs through improved efficiencies, sharing of resources, access to new services and innovative ideas. Together we can achieve more. However, the reality is that effective business collaboration can be really challenging, and, if not managed effectively, partnerships, joint ventures, or other forms of collaboration can…

How Agile Can Improve Quality in Any Business

How Agile Can Improve Quality in Any Business

When we hear about Agile methodology, usually our first thought is IT Business and Software development organisations. But the truth is that Agile is also a great methodology to support Quality Management Systems development, implementation and improvement in any business. In a nutshell, the Agile manifesto (often referred to as the Agile Methodology) is a…

Top 4 Benefits of Embracing Environmental Sustainability in Your Business
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Top 4 Benefits of Embracing Environmental Sustainability in Your Business

Climate change concerns and sustainability awareness are growing rapidly and more people are becoming environmentally-conscious. While this is great news, it also raises a red flag for businesses that haven’t yet addressed environmental matters. Recent research shows that people want brands that are engaged in environmentally sustainable initiatives. For example, in the UK and the…

Want a piece of the action on Government funded projects?
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Want a piece of the action on Government funded projects?

There’s so much infrastructure and construction work going on in New South Wales right now. In fact, the 2019-20 NSW Government Budget is the largest infrastructure commitment ever undertaken by a state government! Check out these figures: So many of our clients in the construction industry continue to tell us how competitive the market is…

Effective Management Systems Start with Training and Competency

Effective Management Systems Start with Training and Competency

When we first start working with a new client organisation, what we often see is: Often the individuals responsible for managing the documented information of the business and the nominated Internal Auditors haven’t completed any kind of training, and they’ve just been asked to “Look after the documentation” or “Do an internal audit to show…

Think ISO Certification is a big expense to your business? Check out these real life examples that demonstrate the Financial ROI.
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Think ISO Certification is a big expense to your business? Check out these real life examples that demonstrate the Financial ROI.

Return on investment is a term that is commonly tossed around these days. But what exactly does it mean? Basically, return on investment is a performance measure that evaluates the success of an investment. The simple formula that calculates return on investment is: […]

What is Certification to ISO Standard(s) and how to get it?
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What is Certification to ISO Standard(s) and how to get it?

In short, this article will help you to understand the value that an ISO certification adds to your business, and also provide you with a free guide, where we share the process we’ve used to help hundreds of businesses to systemise their business, achieving certification, saving them time and increasing their profits […]