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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
While the world is trying to understand the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on our lives and the way we work and do business, one thing’s for sure: things won’t be the same, and a new normal is here to stay. Whether we like it or not, the pandemic has pushed a number of organisations…
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…
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…
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…
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…
This Standard replaces OHSAS 18001:2007 and AS/NZS 4801:2001. It is aligned with ISO 9001 (Quality Management), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management), and the other latest ISO management standards.
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…
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…
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…
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: […]
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 […]
Oddly enough, the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 for managing change in an organisation under clause 6.3 ‘Planning of Changes’ is very often overlooked, even though the process of achieving ISO 9001 certification is a significant change for the business in itself. […]
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