{"id":1019,"date":"2018-01-22T10:28:14","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T10:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/ie\/?p=1019"},"modified":"2021-05-17T13:09:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T12:09:58","slug":"why-iso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/ie\/news\/why-iso\/","title":{"rendered":"Why ISO?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is ISO?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ISO is the International Organization for Standardization. ISO is a non-governmental organisation with members from 162 countries and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The International Organization for Standardization develops and publishes international standards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is ISO certification suitable for my organisation? <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Would you like to resolve reoccurring issues in the first instance and save money and time?<\/li>\n<li>Would you like to tender for contracts within your industry?<\/li>\n<li>Would you like to see an improvement with client relationships and customer satisfaction?<\/li>\n<li>Would you like to utilise your time better through improved resource management?<\/li>\n<li>Would you like to see an improvement in internal procedures?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have answered yes to any of the aforementioned questions, ISO certification may certainly be suitable for you. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imsm.com\/ie\/iso-9001-3\/\">ISO 9001:2015<\/a> (Quality Management System) is one of the most widely used management tools in the world, with over 1 million businesses certified.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7 principles of ISO 9001<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Customer focus<\/li>\n<li>Leadership<\/li>\n<li>Engagement of people<\/li>\n<li>Process approach<\/li>\n<li>Improvement<\/li>\n<li>Evidence-based decision making<\/li>\n<li>Relationship management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How can IMSM help?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The role of IMSM is to provide support and guidance towards certification. 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