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Several businesses, especially the small ones still fear getting an ISO 9001 quality management system implemented because of the several challenges that can be required by the process. However, they also realize the immediate as well as the long-term benefits that the ISO 9001 certification can provide to small businesses. The benefits of ISO certification are noticeable for small enterprises or businesses which seek growth, and it can help to drive their growth potential with better quality products/services and higher customer satisfaction. While every organization, regardless of its size or type of business, is eligible for this ISO certification, there are unique challenges that each face while implementing the quality management system (QMS) complying with the regulations of the ISO 9001 standard.  Here are some of the difficulties small businesses may small businesses in their route to implementing ISO 9001. Documenting the Procedures One of the most serious difficulties fa...

An organization that needs an ISO certification such as ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 14001, or any other to strengthen its specific management approach must go through a readiness review . It is a prerequisite for certification because it ensures compliance of the management system with requirements of the ISO standard. A readiness review assessment done by ISO specialized experts helps you know the key milestones your business has achieved in its compliance journey and what is still left to be achieved. An efficient review hence ensures that you get certified sooner by pointing out the major nonconformities which need to be corrected. The review must be conducted by a third-party certification services agency that offers review services. Their professional auditors will assess your management system, examine the internal processes it integrates with, and find out the level of its compliance with the ISO standard. In the next section, we have discussed why conducting a readiness review in ...