How businesses can improve and strengthen their information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection through the latest update to ISO/IEC 27014. Good governance has always been at the heart of successful organisations. It is suggested that the term ‘governance’ derives from the ancient Greek word ‘kubernáo’ meaning ‘to steer’. This would seem appropriate as the primary…
Category: ISO 41001
How to Conduct a Successful Audit Risk Evaluation
Andrew Ward explains how he helped create a bespoke audit solution to support Balfour Beatty and Crossrail during construction of the new Woolwich station. Audit schedules are the basic requirement for checking what and when quality processes and outputs should be measured to gain the maximum benefits for the business. However, often understanding the ‘what’…
The Context of the Organisation
Bob Hughes, CQP FCQI, managing director of Temple Quality Management Systems, explains why understanding the organisation and its context offers the management team an opportunity to reflect on its successes. Many businesses are apprehensive about the new requirement in ISO 9001:2015 – clause 4.1 ‘Understanding the Organization and its Context’. However, management teams should think…
Why the world needs ISO 41001
The new standard aims to help facilities management teams improve efficiencies across a range of areas, from procurement to operations to maintenance. Chris Craggs explains why it’s needed now more than ever. If it had not been 15 years in the making, the release of ISO 41001 ‘Facility management — Management systems’ in April might…