ISO 9001:2015 QMS Standard in Brief

ISO 9001:2015 QMS Standard in Brief

 

Clause One, the Scope—a standard map to lead,

For every organization, no matter the creed.

Requirements are flexible, built for all,

To boost quality in organizations, whether big or small.

 

Clause Two brings Normative Reference notes,

ISO 9000:2015 vocabulary, fundamentals in its quotes.

Definitions to guide the standard with clarity true,

So all we understand what we need to do.

 

Clause Three deals with Terms and Definitions with care,

It references ISO 9000, precise and fair.

Each term and definition in ISO 9000, laid out right,

To keep our understanding clear and bright.

 

Clause Four, Organization Context, broad and wide,

Interested parties' expectations the standard won’t let slide.

Scope and processes we must determine and define,

To align organization's QMS with business design.

 

Clause Five, Leadership, leads the way,

Top management’s active role here to stay.

Roles, guidance, and values that they share,

The team of the organization remains inspired and prepared.

 

Clause Six, Planning, addresses risks and targets,

Objectives and changes are planned well to get.

Risk-based thinking strengthens the foundation,

To foster success, growth, and innovation.

 

Clause Seven, Support, for all we need,

Resources, skills, to help succeed.

From documents to system knowledge shared,

A solid quality management system, well prepared.

 

Clause Eight, Operation, brings it alive,

Design and production, in which we thrive.

Services or products delivered, outputs controlled,

Standards we met and many processes rolled.

 

Clause Nine, Performance evaluation checks all the way,

Data analysis, internal audits, and management review say.

To measure, to analyze, to see what’s best and true,

So, our systems stay strong, achieve all goals in view.

 

Clause Ten, Improvement, a call to always rise,

Nonconformity and corrective action, learning wise.

Continual improvement and growth, in steps we tread,

Quality’s journey progress, always QMS remains ahead.

 

Annex A  informative adds a guiding light,

Concepts and terms clarified to sight.

Annex B informative provides other standards near,

Thus, ISO makes the broader quality sphere.

 

At the end, a Bibliography is given, wise and deep,

To reference the Quality that we sow and reap.

ISO 9001:2015 QMS standard, in harmony rings,

A popular QMS standard for excellence ISO brings.

 

- Keshav Ram Singhal