Internal Audit Checklist for ISO 9001: What Assessors Actually Check

Internal Audit Checklist for ISO 9001: What Assessors Actually Check

An internal audit checklist for ISO 9001 sounds like it should be a fairly mechanical thing: a list of clauses, ticked off…
Manufacturing Quality Control in Africa: Where SOPs and ISO 9001 Overlap

Manufacturing Quality Control in Africa: Where SOPs and ISO 9001 Overlap

Manufacturers across Africa are often told two separate things by two separate people: get your SOPs in order, and get ISO 9001…
Process Mapping for SMEs: The First Step Before Hiring a Consultant

Process Mapping for SMEs: The First Step Before Hiring a Consultant

Before an SME brings in outside help for SOP development or ISO certification, there’s a step that costs nothing but time, and…
Business Consulting for ISO Standards: Where to Start When You Don't Know Which One You Need

Business Consulting for ISO Standards: Where to Start When You Don't Know Which One You Need

A fair number of the businesses that contact us for business consulting for ISO standards don’t actually know which standard applies to…
ISO Certification Preparation Services: What Actually Happens Before the Audit

ISO Certification Preparation Services: What Actually Happens Before the Audit

Most businesses that come to us asking about ISO certification preparation services have already pictured the audit itself — an assessor walking…
SOP Development Consultancy in Nairobi, Kenya

SOP Development Consultancy in Nairobi, Kenya

A production supervisor in Nairobi’s Industrial Area gets promoted to plant manager. For three years she has run the shift floor from…