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ISO certification: successfully achieve and maintain with Boswinkel & Partners

ISO Certificering

ISO certification is a powerful tool for ensuring quality and streamlining processes within an organization. At Boswinkel & Partners, we guide companies throughout the entire process, from the first steps to achieving and maintaining certification. Discover what ISO certification entails exactly and how you can apply it successfully with our help.

The importance of ISO certification
ISO certification provides structure to the way an organization works, which increases quality, reliability and customer satisfaction. In practice, ISO means that an organization clearly determines how it wants to work, consistently puts this into practice and can demonstrate that the agreed method is being adhered to. This structure creates trust with customers and improves internal efficiency.

Steps to obtain an ISO certificate
To obtain an ISO certificate, an organization must go through several important steps. In the initial phase, Boswinkel & Partners determines the current processes together with a specially composed team within the company. This team meets to discuss the existing situation and possible improvements. In doing so, we not only map out which processes exist, but also which ones are still missing to meet the ISO standards.

When all processes are clear, we draw up a detailed proposal for a quality system that meets the ISO requirements. This system is then formally recorded and checked by our experts. We then present the complete quality system to the ISO team, so that everyone within the organization is familiar with the working method and the standards.

In this phase, the internal audit is crucial. The organization itself investigates whether the processes work as recorded and whether there are any areas for improvement. The management assesses the results to ensure that the system effectively contributes to the objectives. The final step is certification by an independent certification body. The number of audit days depends on the size and complexity of the organization.

The step-by-step plan:

  1. Meeting with ISO group: Boswinkel & Partners organizes a meeting with the ISO group within the company.
  2. Mapping processes: We analyse the existing situation to evaluate the current processes.
  3. Design of missing processes: We identify missing processes and propose improvements.
  4. Drawing up a quality system: The quality system is formally recorded and checked.
  5. Presentation of the quality system: The system is presented to the ISO group.
  6. Internal audit: The organization carries out an internal audit to test the functioning of the system.
  7. Management assessment: The management assesses the system for effectiveness.
  8. Corrective measures: Where needed, improvements are implemented.
  9. Certification: The certification body checks the system and issues the certificate. The duration depends on the size of the organization.

Maintaining ISO certification
An ISO certificate is not a one-off; it requires ongoing attention to continue to meet the standards. This means that organizations must periodically perform internal audits and management reviews. In addition, the certification body will visit annually to perform a control audit, with a full recertification every three years.

Maintaining the certification ensures that the organization not only monitors the quality, but can also proactively respond to new requirements and opportunities for improvement. Boswinkel & Partners is ready to guide organizations in this process, so that ISO certification continues to offer sustainable added value.

Want to know more about how your organization can obtain and maintain ISO certification? Contact Boswinkel & Partners!

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