Posts Tagged ‘Quality Management System’
Does your business still need a Quality Manual?
Does your business still need a Quality Manual? Does your business still need a Quality Manual? By Alan M. Jones, CEO, Qudos Management Pty Ltd. February 2024. Back in the day, every organization with a quality system had a quality manual. There was no alternative. A documented Quality manual was a mandatory requirement of…
Read More10 tips for an Outstanding Management System
10 Tips for an Outstanding Management System 13 December 2021 | 10 Tips for an Outstanding management System. 10 Tips Webinar We were recently asked by AOQ (Australian Orgnisation for Quality) to deliver a public webinar on what makes for an outstanding management system. The webinar took place in November and was very well attended.…
Read MorePreventing human error and omissions
Preventing human error 11 July 2019 The latest version of ISO 9001 included many significant changes, and the headline acts were probably the change in focus from documentation to risk management, the enhanced process requirements, and the adoption of ISO’s common structure and terminology. However, there were a few requirements that slid in without much…
Read MoreA blast from the past
A blast from the past…and into the future 16 April 2019 A Blast from the past! We had a very pleasant surprise last week, when a long-standing client Didier Dejean of Valvoline sent us some photographs of early Qudos software products. These date back from the late 1990’s and had come to light when…
Read MoreOur March 2019 Newsletter
Our March 2019 Newsletter 21 March 2018 What evidence would an auditor look for as compliance to ISO 9001:2015 clause 7.1.4 Environment for the operation of processes? First aid – internal audit template 10 FAQs about obtaining ISO 27001 Information Security Certification Welcome to our newest Re-seller 50 sample objectives for your management system New ISO…
Read MoreAre you getting to the root of the problem?
Are you getting to the root of the problem? 20 March 2019 When problems occur in organisations, it is generally easiest to deal with the symptoms – for they are the immediately obvious manifestation of the problem and dealing with them is what gets recognition. So that’s exactly what we tend to do. Something goes…
Read MoreNew year’s resolutions for your management system – 50 sample objectives
New year’s resolutions for your management system – 50 Sample Objectives 10 January 2019 So, a new year is already upon us. On a personal level, it’s a time when we often take stock of our current situation and maybe resolve what we are going to do for self-improvement. Perhaps we are going to…
Read More10 FAQs about obtaining ISO27001 Information Security certification
10 FAQs about obtaining ISO27001 Information Security Certification 3 December 2018 ISO 27001 is an international standard that specifies the requirements for an ISMS (information security management system) in the context of an organization’s risks. With the combination of ever-increasing use of information technology in our business operations and the frequent news coverage of…
Read MoreWelcome to Camilage – our newest Re-seller!
Welcome to Camalige – our newest re-seller! 30 November 2018 Qudos is delighted to welcome our newest software re-seller Geoff Manu from Camalige. Camalige Consulting Pty Ltd is committed to making a positive impact on communities. Geoff and his team provide customised management services, create ground-breaking programs for the community services, and help to establish the best…
Read MoreThinking about AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Management Systems
Thinking about AI (Artificial Intelligence) and management systems By Alan M. Jones | 2 November 2018 I have just been reading the international bestseller Life 3.0 – Being human in the age of artificial intelligence. In it, the author Max Tegmark considers the implications of rapidly evolving AI (Artificial Intelligence) for us humans. This thought-provoking…
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