A discussion of the importance of awareness, production planning and control, and suppliers when considering product safety.
Golden Nugget: Perceived VS Actual Progress
“Perceived progress can cloud the reality of actual progress.”
I was recently auditing an organization for ISO 9001. This organization had identified their quality objectives and when asked to show evidence of progress, they spoke very highly of achieving their objectives.
But then we started diving in to the very scattered data. The data, once collected, told a different story. It became clear that the organization didn’t have a great grasp on how they were ACTUALLY progressing toward their objectives.
Sometimes perceived progress does not align with actual progress. Your perception of your progress can sometimes cloud the reality of how you’re actually performing toward your goal.
That’s why it is so important to establish SMART goals, with measurable targets and mechanisms for tracking data against those targets, and to set up systems to regularly analyze how you are progressing toward those goals.
Remember, data tells a story. Don’t let perceptions hinder your progress!
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For organizations that have ISO certifications and accreditations, the thought of conducting an internal audit during this unprecedented time may seem daunting. In this post, we share our top tips for leveraging technology to plan a remote internal audit for maintaining your ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 17025, or AS9100 certification/accreditation.
Top 5 Reasons to Become ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited
Thinking about acquiring ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for your laboratory? There are many benefits. In this article, we’ve narrowed it down to our top 5. Acquiring ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation is an initial investment that will provide your laboratory with many benefits. Contact us for more information: https://www.ddnmanagementsolutions.com/contact-us.
Decision Rule Choices
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 requires that when laboratories are making statements of conformity (i.e. pass/fail or in/out of tolerance statements) to define a decision rule, apply it, and communicate it to your customer. In this post, we will be discussing the two options presented by the ILAC G8:2019 Guidelines on Decision Rules and Statements of Conformity that we have seen used the most in our experience with laboratories.