Category Archives: ISO9001:2015@Risk™ – Greg Hutchins

#49 – ISO 31000 & ISO 9001:2015: THOUGHTS ON THE FUTURE – ALEX DALI

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alex-dali-mba-armWe’re seeing more integration of ISO 31000 and ISO 9001:2015.  What does this mean to both standards as well as the generation direction of ISO standards?   Here is my quick impression giving the current trend:

1.  Companies moving from a compliance and control framework to a performance-oriented, risk management framework supporting decision-making. 
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2.  Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program will refer to the principles, the vocabulary, the framework and the process proposed in ISO 31000, in order to provide a structured approach, a consistent methodology, a common vocabulary for all type of risks which could prevent the organization to achieve its objectives.  Continue reading →

#48 – PROACTIVE VS. REACTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT WITH ISO 31000 – GREG CARROLL

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GregCarrollISO 31000 needs to address the understanding of the fundamental nature of risk if it hopes to advance the maturity of risk practices in business.

Risk Management is firmly entrenched in a world of re-active modelling and reporting that belies the goals of ISO 31000 and until there is an epiphany in the industry on understanding the nature of risk, it is unlikely that ISO 31000 will achieve anything more than a documentary role in corporate governance and business management.  Risk Management must add value, and this means add Shareholder Value, if it is to be accepted as a part the strategic management of business. Continue reading →

#48 – WHAT DOES ISO ‘RISK BASED THINKING’ REALLY MEAN? – T. DAN NELSON

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T. Dan NelsonISO is promoting ‘Risk-Based Thinking’ in all of its standards – even ISO 9001:2015 its flagship Quality Management System standard.  What does this really mean for companies?

IRISK AS PART OF QUALITY
Risk is recognized (finally?) as being part of quality management—which is nothing new.  Risk is involved with every activity in life—some will likely knee-jerk react with an over-blown response to the inclusion of risk-based thinking among ISO 9001 requirements.  To clearly comply with the requirement to apply ‘risk-based thinking’, some companies will no doubt be tempted to raise a ‘Risk Management’ process and maybe even hire a ‘Risk Manager,’ even though neither is necessary to implement ‘risk-based thinking’ or to comply with requirements to apply ‘risk-based thinking.’ Continue reading →

#47 – #1 REASON TO TRANSITION TO ISO 9001:2015 – GREG HUTCHINS

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Greg Hutchins pixWe’ve been conducting Quality Management System (QMS) audits since 1987.  A very long time.

We’ve seen every manner, shape and form of quality audits.

BIGGEST CHALLENGE TO QUALITY AUDITING
The biggest challenge we’ve seen in quality auditing over the years is that these important assessments don’t get the visibility they deserve. Continue reading →

#47 – FMEA IN THE KITCHEN – CARLOS E. Z. KRAHEMBUHL

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CarlosFailure mode and effects analysis FMEA is an important tool for identifying the potential failures in design or manufacturing.  It started in 1940s by the U.S. Military and was further developed by the aerospace and automobile industries. The FMEA approach facilitates the improvements when potential issues are found. Continue reading →