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QMS Implementation Planner

This chart has been developed as an aid to help you plan your implementation. It also advises on the support services available from LRQA.

The chart identifies a typical sequence of steps that organisations take when developing management systems. It provides an illustration indicating a number of important steps but is not an exhaustive list of activities necessary to develop an effective management system.

Implementation Planner
Time period What to do How LRQA can help
1
  • Find out about ISO 9001:2000
  • Understand what ISO 9001:2000 means for your organisation
  • Get the backing of your Top Management
  • Develop your project plan
  • Get information on potential certification bodies
  • Get a copy of ISO 9001:2000
  • View docs on ISO website
  • Call for an account manager to meet top management
  • ISO awareness course for project leader
2
  • Top Management to determine Quality Policy
  • Identify main processes
  • Start communication process
  • Top management to launch project
3
  • Defining the detail for processes
4
  • Select internal auditors
  
5
  • Train internal auditors
  • Develop auditing programme
  • Management review of progress against plan
6
  • Implement Management systems
  • Monitor and measure process performance
  • Start internal audit programme
  • LRQA Workshop review days to review progress
7
  • Request certification date
  • Continue implementation plan
  
8
  • Continue implementation plan
  
9
  • Management Review
  
10
  • Implement system changes
  
11  
  • LRQA Gap analysis
12
  • Certification Date
  • LRQA certification visit
13
  • Maintain and improve your management system

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04 February 2012

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