Posts Tagged ‘Integrated Management System’
Auditors know when you’re faking it
Auditors know when you’re faking it! “ISO auditors aren’t looking for perfect paperwork. They’re looking for evidence that the system is real. Anyone can build a façade but experienced auditors know to walk around the back”. The Danger of Leaving Your Management System Until Audit Time It is surprisingly common for organizations to give…
Read MoreStruggling 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 MoreUnderstanding ISO: Noncormity and Corrective Action
Understanding ISO: Nonconformity and Corrective Action Qudos Management 3 December 2025 The ISO Management System Standards provide frameworks that can help organizations to do things better. Depending on the topic, doing things better could mean being more productive, more secure, safer, more sustainable and so on. Achieving such improvements will help make an organization…
Read MoreUnderstanding ISO: The MOST IMPORTANT concept!
Understanding ISO: The MOST IMPORTANT concept in ISO management system standards Qudos Management 18 November 2025 The ISO Management System Standards provide frameworks that can help organizations to do things better. Depending on the topic, doing things better could mean being more productive, more secure, safer, more sustainable and so on. Achieving such improvements…
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 MoreThe journey from a QMS to an IMS – Part 3: Extending your ISO certification
Extending your certification – The journey from a QMS to an IMS – Part 3 Extending ISO certification to other topics September 2024. This article is the third in our series on the taking the journey from a QMS (Quality Management System) to an IMS (Integrated Management System). It is based on an organisation that…
Read MoreThe journey from a QMS to an IMS – Part 2: IMS Action Plans
IMS Action Plans – The journey from a QMS to an IMS – Part 2 The journey of moving up to an IMS July 2024. This article is the second part of our series on the journey from a QMS (Quality Management System) to an IMS (Integrated Management System). There is a growing trend to…
Read MoreThe journey from a QMS to an IMS – Part 1: Getting started
The journey from a QMS to an IMS – Part 1 Reasons for expanding and integrating a management system March 2024. There is a growing trend to expand and integrate management systems. In some cases, an organization has an existing management system for one topic (let’s say Quality – based on ISO 9001), and it…
Read MoreWelcome to new Qudos 3 client – Spaceframe buildings
Welcome to new Qudos 3 IMS software client – Spaceframe Buildings Qudos 3 IMS software client – Spaceframe Buildings 20 November 2023. Welcome to Spaceframe A very warm welcome to Spaceframe Buildings as a Qudos3 IMS software client. Spaceframe is a leading construction company in Queensland, Australia that has been delivering award-winning advanced design and…
Read MoreQudos announce new ISO 27001 Information Security Toolkit
Qudos announce new ISO 27001 Information Security Toolkit 10 December 2019 In the light of numerous high-profile incidents, there is a growing awareness of the importance of information security in both private and public sector organisations. We need to establish clear business rules, and implement the necessary controls to preserve the confidentiality, integrity and availability…
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