Internal audits
The journey from a QMS to an IMS – Part 4: Triple ISO certification!
The journey from a QMS to an IMS Part 4: Triple ISO certification! Allmet Engineering achieves triple ISO Certification 16 April 2025 Our hearty congratulations today go to Allmet Engineering on adding ISO 14001 Environmental and ISO 45001 OH&S to their existing ISO 9001 Quality certification. Allmet is a steel fabrication business based in Wacol,…
Read MoreThe 5 Top reasons for nonconformance at a certification audit
The 5 top reasons for nonconformance at certification audits By Alan M. Jones Qudos Management Pty Ltd. March 2025 A major NC (nonconformance) at a certification audit can present a serious problem for a business. If you know the most likely causes of them, you can better prepare to ensure that your organization doesn’t fall…
Read MoreThe Top 5 reasons why your internal audit programme may be failing
The Top 5 reasons why your internal audit programme may be failing The Top 5 reasons why your internal audit programme may be failing October 2024. When our team of management system consultants and certification auditors look at system for the first time, they often find that the organization’s internal audit programme is not working…
Read MoreHow does a management system advance?
How does a management system advance? How does an ISO Management System Advance? How does a management system advance? By Alan M. Jones, CEO, Qudos Management Pty Ltd. 23 January 2024. I came across a quotation the other day from the renowned philosopher and mathematician Alfred North Whitehead: “Civilization advances by extending the number…
Read MoreGetting more from your internal audits
Getting more from your internal audits 5 June 2023: Getting more from your internal audits Are your internal audits just a chore? All management system standards require a programme of internal audits to be performed on a regular basis. However, for many organizations they are simply an overhead – a necessary evil tolerated to achieve…
Read MoreQudos Quarterly Newsletter – March 2023
The Qudos Quarterly Newsletter – March 2023 2 March 2023 Quarterly newsletter on ISO management systems Qudos publishes a quarterly newsletter to provide free information and guidance on compliance and risk management systems. The content offers valuable information and resources to help with your management system – some of which is not publicly available anywhere…
Read MoreIs there a hole in your internal quality audit programme?
Is there a hole in your internal quality audit programme? Internal Audit Programme 8 February 2023 – This article discusses the hole in many Internal audit programmes, and how to fix it. The hole in many internal audit programmes Quality management systems need checks and maintenance to ensure that they are being effectively implemented to…
Read MoreISO 27001 Information Security – Clause 9 Evaluation
ISO 27001 Information Security – Clause 9 Evaluation Qudos guide to ISO 27001:2022 clause 9 Evaluation 16th November 2022 – ISO 27001 Information Security in plain English – Blog post #16. ISO 27001 – Clause 9 Evaluation This clause forms the Check step of the PDCA cycle. It has three elements: 9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation 9.2…
Read MoreOur August / Sept 2022 Newsletter
Our August / Sept 2022 Newsletter 19 September 2022 Our latest newsletter was recently released to subscribers and is now being made available to our blog readers. This edition of the newsletter has a strong focus on internal audits – a critical component in making your management system successful. The newsletter includes: The need for…
Read MoreGive your business a health check Pt.4
Give your business a health check Pt. 4 ISO clause 9.2 Internal audits – a health check for uour business 15 September 2022 – Internal audits are a great tool to give your management system and business a health check. Management system software can help you audit smarter. Using software to audit smarter Just like…
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