#31 – A POEM / ISO 9001 IS BEING CHANGED – SANDY LIEBESMAN

Sandford Liebesman pixA management standard on quality
ISO 9001 is its name
Is used by 1 million worldwide
It’s being changed, what a shame

The committee draft has 10 clauses
Compare to 9001:2008’s eight
Names of clauses are changed
Some requirements I can’t find, I’m irate! Continue reading

#6 – CHANGES COMING SOON TO ISO 9001 AND COSO – SANDFORD LIEBESMAN – QUALITY@RISK

I’m a committee member for two very different standards—ISO 9001 and the COSO internal control guidance document used to comply with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).1  While these documents cover different activities in an organization, they share a need to update the current versions.

COSO is a management system that was originally developed in the 1980s in response to the savings and loan scandal.  It is used for internal control over operations and compliance to external financial reporting requirements.  COSO consists of five elements used to manage systems of internal control: Continue reading