by Rob Govier | Dec 3, 2018 | 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 Rob Govier | Nov 16, 2015 | 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 Rob Govier | Jul 1, 2014 | 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 Rob Govier | Apr 23, 2014 | general, ISO 9001, ISO Consulting, The Diary of an ISO Consultant
ISO 9001, ISO Consulting, and Good Practice -1 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...
by Rob Govier | Jul 2, 2013 | general, ISO 9001, The Diary of an ISO Consultant
An ISO Consultant Reveals Ten Myths and Legends of ISO Certification 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...
by Rob Govier | 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...
