ISO9001: Highlights of changes in 2015

Highlights of changes in Shenzhen Ruiding Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd.
On the day of the year, the status was upgraded to the committee draft stage ( ). This also means the member voting phase begins.
A month after reaching the first major version of the current stage of development, it is a good time to review some of the changes and structural proposals for the world's most popular standard. Naturally, there is much speculation about these changes and their effects, and a wealth of readily available information is available through traditional or electronic channels.
So let's start with what we all know is the high-level framework and common language adopted in the appendix as we all expected.
There is a lot to see and think about when reading it for the first time, but the standards writers have made it easy for us by writing a detailed introduction to this version and highlighting specific changes in the document.
The content of these changes is available in publicly available information, including the appendix. The redrafts aim to make the standard more general and easier to use for the service industry, while also understanding the context in which organizations are proposing these three widely reported changes.
But in addition to these changes, this version also modified
the text in other requirements due to considerations for other management systems and their use, such as extending the use of the word ensure as top management's Responsibilities, change planning and knowledge. Other revisions to the text include
External provision of goods and services (formerly procurement)
Development of goods and services (formerly design development)
Post-delivery activities
Data analysis and Assessment
Management review input
From the above we can see that the implicit requirements of the old version are quietly changing to the more explicit requirements of the version. If you want to delve into the specific impact of the above points, it can only be pure speculation at present.
However, there is still much to consider and debate within the industry to ensure that changes incorporated achieve the intended benefits to the stakeholders of certified organizations.
The most fundamental reason why management systems can continue to develop and gain global adoption is their applicability and relevance, and their support for new management ideas. Relevance means that the management system has the demonstrated ability to play a key role in company performance and its ability to successfully manage risks.
We feel it is our responsibility to help our clients understand what these changes mean for their companies and their management systems. And as the standards revision process progresses, this will be a key area of focus for us. We need to help organizations of any size understand the impact of these changes. The latest draft from a professional perspective raises some interesting questions
How do systems managers need to change or acquire relevant knowledge and skills?
What does this mean for auditor competency requirements?
Are traditional audit methods still applicable? Need changes or additions?
Will the length of the review be affected?
Obviously the revision process still has a long way to go and the requirements will be continuously reviewed and revised through soliciting opinions, but the purpose has gradually become clear.
With this version being hailed as an important release by the standards writers, the industry should now take action by considering the extent of the likely changes, what they mean for users around the world, and what should remain the same and what should change for the third-party certification industry. Understand the potential impact. We should note that much has changed since last year's major revision. The development of technology, the emergence of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and the occurrence of world events whether natural or man-made, all these factors influence our thinking on the question What is important to business and organizations? Standards writers now have the difficult task of constructing a set of requirements that are applicable today and at least into the future.
Comments on the version will be closed on day, month, year, and committee members and their respective national committees will be notified.