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Quality ISO 9001
Updates to ISO 9001 and ISO 9004
ISO 9001 and ISO 9004 quality management standards are going to be updated within the next two years, here are the likely improvements.
Quality Management ISO 9001:2008
ISO 9001:2000 is due for an update in 2008. It is currently at Draft International Standard (DIS) stage and is likely to be published in the autumn of 2008.
What does this mean for you, if you are already registered to ISO 9001:2000?
In reality there will be little impact, it seems that the changes to the standard are very small. It will replace ISO 9001:2000 but each organization will be given approximately one year after its publication to make any updates. There should not be any major disruption to your organization or your registration and your client manager will guide you through the process. As soon as the exact changes have been confirmed we will let you know, please keep reviewing this site for all the latest developments.
Quality Management ISO 9004
Unlike ISO 9001, ISO 9004 is likely to undergo a number of significant changes. The proposed updates focus on the economic sustainability of an organization. The current suggested title is "Managing for sustainable success – a quality management approach."
Due to the significant changes this standard will no longer be updated at the same time as ISO 9001 and its planned publication is the end of 2009. In the meantime, until the publication of this version, the current ISO 9004:2000 will remain alongside ISO 9001:2000 and the subsequent ISO 9001:2008 version until the 2009 version is published, when the 2000 version will be withdrawn.