Strengthen confidence in company performance through certified quality management
ISO 9001 is by far the most successful standard for the certification of organisations of all kinds in national and international quality management and often forms the basis for the development of corporate management systems.
Quality management is all about meeting expectations for an organisation's products and services: ISO 9001 specifies the minimum requirements that an organisation must implement in order to consistently meet the expectations and needs of its customers: you can be relied upon when it comes to quality.
But implementing a quality management system also offers great potential within your organisation. Continuous analysis of your own processes promotes the ongoing improvement of your own performance.
Benefits of an ISO 9001 certification
Competitive advantage
ISO 9001 certification increases your market opportunities and strengthens your competitiveness.
Reduce Costs
Reduce errors, discover potential for improvement, increase efficiency: you lower costs in the long term and increase your profits.
Customer loyalty
They build trust and increase the satisfaction of your customers and partners – especially in the B2B environment.
5 steps to certification
1. Audit preparation 2. Audit implementation stage 1 (as a document review or on site) 3. Audit implementation stage 2 4. Certification decision 5. Audit completion with your final certificate
The process is based on the specifications of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and the specifications of the German Accreditation Body (DAkkS) for the certification of management systems according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17021-1.
The amount of documentation required in the current 2015 edition of the standard is relatively small and refutes the common misconception that it is only about documenting processes and activities. Explicit requirements include a quality policy (5.2), quality objectives (6.2), internal audit reports (9.2) and management review (9.3).
However, the specifications and records that a company commits itself to documenting for internal or external reasons are significantly more relevant. You can find comprehensive information on this in our course on quality management representatives according to ISO 9001:2015.
We have listed the exact documentation requirements in a detailed checklist for ISO 9001. You will receive the checklist when you place a certification order via your exclusive access to our download area. This will allow you to prepare for the audit in the best possible way.
The cost of ISO 9001 certification depends on the scope of certification. This includes the size and activities of your company, i.e. the number of locations and employees. Existing certifications can reduce the audit time and thus the costs.
Standard requirements that are not applicable to your company also reduce the cost of certification. In the case of ISO 9001, these are often Chapter 8.3 ‘Development of products and services’ or Chapter 7.1.5 ‘Resources for monitoring and measurement’ (measuring and testing equipment).
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Help and information
Our series of quality management guidelines for SMEs and all other GUTcert publications on the subject of quality management can be found under Publications.
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