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Welcome to the first in another three part series of blogs related to Quality Management and supporting processes. My name is Stuart Hardie, a Quality Management Consultant with Lorit Consultancy, and this series of blogs will cover a few examples of \u201ccompanion\u201d documents that have been created to aid the users understanding, by providing guidance on how organisations can expect to meet the requirements of the standard.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be honest for a minute here, have you ever fully understood the meaning\/intent of any ISO standard or other regulatory requirements document even after a few attempts at it? If your answer is no, please understand that you are not alone and that is part of the reason that these \u201ccompanion\u201d documents were created.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s blog we are going to discuss ISO\/TS 9002:2016 \u2013 Quality management systems \u2013 Guidelines for the application of  <\/span>ISO 9001:2015 which, as you may have guessed is the companion document for ISO 9001:2015 \u2013 Quality management system \u2013 Requirements.<\/p>\n

In my last series of blogs we discussed the importance and benefits of implementing an ISO 9001:2015 based quality management system in your business however neither my blogs nor the standard itself provide the reader with any guidance on practical application and this is where ISO\/TS 9002:2016 steps in to hopefully help fill some of those blank spaces in our understanding.<\/p>\n

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ISO\/TS 9002:2016 is comprised of examples, descriptions and possible options that can aid organisations in addressing the requirements of the ISO 9001:2015 standard. The ISO\/TS 9002:2016 is set of recommended guidelines only and does not include any additional requirements nor does its content supersede the requirements of ISO 9001:2015.<\/p>\n

As an example, one area that causes some debate, during initial implementation of a quality management system, is in understanding and demonstrating the context of an organisation as well as understanding the internal and external factors that may impact on the quality management system. ISO\/TS 9002:2016 removes some of the strain associated with this area of the standard by providing many potential issues that an organisation needs to consider as part of its context, such issue can include but are not limited to;<\/p>\n