Measuring and monitoring
Struggling with Internal Audits? Why Outsourcing could be the solution
Struggling with Internal Audits? Why Outsourcing could be the solution For many organisations, internal audits of their management system are a recurring challenge —a last minute panic, draining time, resources, and energy. Does that sound familiar? Well, here’s a question worth asking: Question: Do internal audits actually need to be done in-house? Answer: No. It’s…
Read MoreManagement System FAQs: Management Review
Management System FAQs: Management Review ISO Management System We often get asked questions about various aspects of management systems. So, we decided to put some of the more frequently asked questions to one of our lead consultants. Those questions and his answers are being made available as a series of posts on management system FAQs. …
Read MoreNew ISO14001 Environmental Standard on its way
The new ISO14001 Environmental Standard is on its way ISO14001:2026 Environmental Standard Qudos Management Pty Ltd. November 2025 If your organization has ISO 14001 environmental management system certification (or planning to achieve it soon) please be aware that a new version of the standard is on its way. The new version of the ISO14001…
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 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 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 MoreAsset module for Qudos 3 IMS software!
Asset management in Qudos 3 IMS software 26 May 2021 Asset management is becoming an increasingly important area of management systems. For example, the ISO 27001 Information Security standard includes specific requirements for the control of assets (Annex control A8). The subject is also very relevant to the 7.1 Resources clause as well as other…
Read MoreSupplier management and ethical sourcing
Supplier evaluation and ethical sourcing 24 August 2020 Supplier evaluation / management Few, if any, organizations can do everything in-house. To some degree, most of us rely on external parties to provide something included in our product or service. It is therefore, not surprising that all the main ISO management system standards include requirements relating…
Read MoreBusiness continuity and ISO 22301
Business continuity and the ISO 22301 standard 19 May 2020 Business continuity management is dealing with the impact of disruptions in order to continue providing services or products. That is, at least to acceptable levels and time frames. A BCMS (or business continuity management system) will integrate arrangements for prevention and recovery to build…
Read MoreThe ISO 45001 OHS standard: A Quick Intro
ISO 45001 OHS Standard: A Quick Intro 3 March 2020 The ISO 45001 OHS Standard specifies requirements for an OHSMS (Occupational Health & Safety Management System). It was released in 2018 and is gradually superseding many earlier national standards. Many observers consider ISO 45001 to be the most significant OHS standard ever. Why? Well, a…
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