by PsyphaDeejay | Dec 3, 2018 | Archived, ISO Audit Preparation, The Diary of an ISO Consultant
A customer contacted me recently who needed a new ISO approval. The “driver” was to get the company through a tender process and into a new market. I specialise in getting businesses ISO-approved quickly with concise management systems. They contain...
by PsyphaDeejay | Nov 16, 2015 | Archived, ISO Audit Preparation, The Diary of an ISO Consultant, Uncategorised
In an earlier blog , I tried to demystify the ISO Audit, and give some insight into ISO Audit questions and answers. I’m a former auditor myself, currently a Registered Lead Assessor, a sort of gamekeeper turned poacher, so do have some insider knowledge. So,...
by PsyphaDeejay | Jul 1, 2014 | Archived, General, ISO Consulting, Quality Management System, The Diary of an ISO Consultant
So, as an ISO Consultant advising businesses on compliance with ISO Standards , I’m often faced with serious minded business people who’ve seen a lot of the world and have a slightly cynical view of the standard they are being told they need to comply...
by PsyphaDeejay | Apr 23, 2014 | Archived, General, ISO 9001, ISO Consulting, The Diary of an ISO Consultant
In my work as an ISO Consultant , I frequently find organisations making the whole process leading to ISO Certification far too complicated. ISO Consultancy , and gaining certification, is all about starting where the business is, building a system that fits its...
by PsyphaDeejay | Jul 2, 2013 | General, ISO 9001, The Diary of an ISO Consultant
What can you compare the job of ISO Consultant to? Occasionally, it seems a very strange job, running an ISO Consultancy. There are parallels with being a vicar, priest, or miscellaneous other minister of religion. Now, I wouldn’t say that being an ISO...
by PsyphaDeejay | Mar 27, 2013 | General, ISO 9001, The Diary of an ISO Consultant
I received a call from a prospective customer. who explained that he’d bought a business which held an ISO 9001 certificate from a reputable certification body. However, he’d identified that discipline within the business wasn’t good, and that most of the staff...
