With work friendly checklists Transition is a “must” • Reactions to the new version of ISO 9001 – Can we post pone the implementation? – Hope the changes are not too many. – We are already implementing what the standard says now. – We will wait till BIS comes out with the Indian edition. Message is we do not want to incur costs now. Indian Companies should not postpone implementation to the new standard • In today’s competitive scenario, it is not in the interest of Indian companies to postpone implementation to new standard. • It will affect our standing and will come for adverse remarks from our customers in Europe and USA. • We should do the transition faster and of course at less cost. Five steps in the transition • Communicate the changes to all • Revise the Quality Manual to the new standard. • Revise the II level and III level documents. • Train the internal auditors • Carry out one round of internal audit. • Hold one round of management review. How do we do the transition at less cost? • Communicate the • Use the list of changes enclosed changes- Jan 2009 communicate to all. • http://www.scribd.com/doc/8 703581/List-of-Changes-in- ISO-90012008-Upload-File- 061208 • se mails and FAQs effectively. • Use external resource only for answering questions which you as MR cannot clarify. • Ask for actions at the end of the communication from every one. Revise the Quality Manual • Revise the manual-Feb • Impact on manual is given in the enclosed list. 2009 • http://www.scribd.com/doc /8782118/Documentation- Requirements-for-ISO- 90012008 • Do not employ consultant for this purpose. • Have a team meet for a day or two and complete the corrections. • In any case, certification body will carry out a documentation review. So do not worry. Revise the lower level documents • II Level and III level • Impact on II level and III level documents to be revised. documents is given in the enclosed list. • Mar 2009. • http://www.scribd.com/do c/8782118/Documentatio n-Requirements-for-ISO- 90012008 • Circulate to all dept heads and process owners and ask them to do the changes within a month. • Again, use consultants only for the purpose of reviewing with respect to standard. • Avoid new procedures. Train the internal auditors • Train the auditors-May • Have the consultant train auditors for the new standard 2009 in office premises. • Insist that the training should be done according to ISO 19011. • Combine one mock audit along with the training. • Make all Dept heads and process owners attend part of the session to know the expectations of auditors and make some of them as auditors for the Top management. Conduct one internal audit • Conduct one internal • Use the sample checklist audit-June 2009 enclosed. • http://www.scribd.com/doc/872 5110/List-of-Sample-Audit- Questions-ISO90012008- Upload-081208 • Have the audits conducted on video conferencing for remote locations. • Use the comprehensive way of reporting and do not restrict to NCRs. • Conduct the Top management audit with the consultant. Hold one MRM • Hold at least one • Hold a management management review review for the new meeting.-July 2009 standard emphasising on the revisions. • Have the consultlant to give a qualitative feedback to management. • Work on the gaps. Go for transition as soon as possible • Do not postpone the • Our prestige is at transition stake if we post pone because the standard is released all over the world and all customers do expect us to follow the new standard. •