Certification to DIN EN ISO 9001

To meet the requirements of DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, companies must implement a comprehensive quality management system. This system comprises a series of processes and documents that must be followed and regularly reviewed. Regular reviews ensure that the QMS is continuously improved and adapted to changing business conditions.

In addition, the company receives official certification confirming that it meets the requirements of DIN EN ISO 9001:2015. This certificate is an important quality indicator for potential customers and can enhance the company’s competitive advantage.

The 9001:2015 standard is divided into the following sections:

 1. Scope
 2. Normative references
 3. Terms
 4. Context of the organization
 5. Leadership
 6. Planning
 7. Support
 8. Operations
 9. Performance evaluation
10. Improvement

More responsibility – more flexibility
The new requirements demand greater responsibility from the organization—which also means that leadership is held even more accountable while simultaneously allowing for greater flexibility than was the case with the previous version.

Organizations determine which interests and topics are incorporated into the quality management system.

Risk-based thinking
For the first time, the standard explicitly requires a risk-based approach. A QMS is intended to serve as a preventive measure, which is why a separate procedure is no longer necessary; instead, risk-based thinking should be integrated into all processes. This approach makes it possible to reduce prescriptive requirements, thereby increasing flexibility for the user.

Organizational knowledge
Knowledge is recognized as a resource in its own right, and its value is acknowledged. This is intended to motivate structured knowledge acquisition and to provide protection against knowledge loss.

Documented Information
Evidence remains a key tool for an effective QMS. This standard requires documented information.

When the term "maintain" is used, it should be understood in a manner similar to the term "document" or "documented procedure" in ISO 9001:2015. When the term "retain" is used, however, it refers to records.