The process of getting ISO certification consists of a standard sequence of activities/milestones. It starts with an introductory/awareness training to the key employees of the organization, followed by Gap analysis between the ISO 9001 and the current Quality Management system of the organization. The next step is the development/upgradation of Quality Management system (Procedures, Policy, checklists, templates, guidelines). Once the Quality Management system is developed, people across the organization are trained on the ISO 9001 standard and the Quality Management system of the organization.
This is followed by deployment of the defined Quality Management system. After the deployment, internal audits are conducted across the organization to verify the compliance against the defined procedures. The outcome of the internal audit and other inputs required for Management review are consolidated and a Management review is conducted. The next step is the external audit, which is usually conducted in two stages. The Quality Management system documentation is verified in the first stage and its deployment is verified across the organization in the second stage. Successful completion of the audit entitles the organization to ISO 9001 certification.
Quality Management system software automate the entire process of the ISO 9001 certification journey, hence providing significant cost and time advantage. A professionally developed ISO 9001 compliant Quality Management system is built into the Quality Management system software packages. Typically, each of the requirements of ISO 9001 is addressed as different modules/features of the Quality Management system software. Most of the Quality Management system software is workflow based and is hosted on servers (web based), so that they can be accessed from anywhere at any time.
Effivity is one of the popular Quality Management software which is being used by different types of organizations. Effivity provides a significant edge in your organization’s ISO certification journey by reducing the time and cost. By delivering a proven Quality Management system, Effivity makes your ISO 9001 certification journey simple, easy and quick. The time and cost spent on ISO 9001 standard training, Quality management system definition, QMS training, deployment, internal audits, and Management review and document control are significantly reduced by using Effivity.
Effivity can be used in any organization irrespective of the industry and size. I.e. Effivity is deployable in all types of industries, IT, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Financial services, Automobile, Medical to name a few. Also, Effivity suits all organizations be it small, medium or big. Being a web based application; Effivity provides an instant advantage to your organization in its ISO 9001 journey by deploying ISO 9001:2015 compliant Quality Management systems across every desktop/employee of your organization, within minutes.
The automated workflows and the well defined procedures ensure that your organization is automatically compliant to the Quality management system procedures, thereby ensuring a successful certification audit. The competent and responsive support team of Effivity guide you through the entire ISO 9001 certification journey, be it application support or Quality Management support. The added advantage is that Effivity is compliant to ISO 9001:2015, which is the latest version.