Understanding ISO 30300 series 
of standards Management 
systems for records 
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Oslo, 16th June 2014
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Seminar planning 
Subject Activity Time 
schedule 
1. Introduction to ISO 
30300 series of standards: 
Recordkeeping as a tool for 
management 
Presentation by the speaker 20 minutes 
Discussion with participants 20 minutes 
2.Users of ISO 30300, 
benefits. How to convince 
management? 
Presentation by the speaker 20 minutes 
Discussion with participants 20 minutes 
3.Relationship with other 
MSS. Quality assurance 
and ISO 30300. 
Certification of ISO 30300 
Presentation by the speaker 20 minutes 
Discussion with participants 20 minutes
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Index 
1. Introduction to ISO 30300 series of 
standards: Recordkeeping as a tool for 
management 
2. Users of ISO 30300, benefits. How to 
convince management? 
3. Relationship with other MSS. Quality 
assurance and ISO 30300. Certification of ISO 
30300
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Introduction 
ISO 30300- Series Management System for Records 
MSS- Management 
System Standard 
Continous 
improvement 
ISO 9000 
MSR
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What is a record? 
1. Documents 
2. Records 
3. Archives 
DEFINITION 
Translation 
problems 
Records : information created, received and maintained as evidence and as an asset by 
an organization or person, in pursuit of legal obligations or in the transaction of 
business 
Dokumentasjon: informasjon som en organisasjon eller person skaper, mottar og 
vedlikeholder som bevis og som et aktivum, som et ledd i å oppfylle rettslige 
forpliktelser eller i en forretningstransaksjon 
A changing 
world 
1. Paper document 
2. Electronic file 
3. Information in a database 
4. An SMS 
5. Information in a web form 
6. etc-.
What is a management 
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system? 
Management system 
set of interrelated or interacting elements of an organization to establish 
policies and objectives, and processes to achieve those objectives 
styringssystem 
sett av samvirkende elementer i en organisasjon som er forbundet med 
hverandre, for å etablere policyer og målsetninger og prosesser for å nå de 
nevnte målsetningene 
Based in continous improvement 
Standardize 
MSS- Management 
Systems Standards 
• requirements 
• conformity can be 
assesed by an 
independent third 
Best seller is ISO 9000 partycertification
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What is an MSR? 
Management system for records. MSR 
• the management system to direct and control an organization with regard to records 
System for dokumentasjonsforvaltning 
• styringssystem for å rettlede og styre en organisasjon når det gjelder dokumentasjon 
GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK Alligned with general strategy of 
the organization 
RECORS CREATION AND 
CONTROL
ISO DTR 
17068 
Trusted 
Third Party 
Repository 
for Digital 
Records 
ISO 16175 
Principles and 
Functional 
Requirements 
for Records in 
Electronic Office 
Environments 1 
Digital records 
management 
systems -2 
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ISO 30300 family 
ISO 15489 
Records 
management. 
General-1 
Guidelines-2 
ISO TR 
26122 
Work 
process 
analysis for 
records 
ISO 23081 
Metadata for 
records. 
Principles-1 
Conceptual and 
implementation 
issues-2 
ISO 13008 
Digital 
records 
conversion 
and 
migration 
process 
ISO TR 
13028 
Implement-ation 
guidelines 
for 
digitization 
of records 
Related standards & 
Technical reports 
Implementation of records processes 
Self assessment 
method-3 
Management systems for records 
ISO 30300 
Management systems 
for records- 
Fundamentals and 
vocabulary 
Fundamentals 
&Terminology 
Requirements 
ISO 30301 
Management systems 
for records - 
Requirements 
ISO 30303 
Management systems 
for records- 
Requirements for 
bodies providing audit 
and certification 
ISO 30302 
Management systems 
for records: Guidelines 
for Implementation 
Guidelines 
Support High Level 
Structure Elements 
ISO 30304 
Management systems 
for records: Assessment 
guide 
standards 
Governance framework for records 
Business 
systems 3 
Under discussion Under development 
ISO 18128 
Risk 
assessment 
for records 
processes 
and 
systems
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Management systems 
for records 
• Why the title? 
• Management system for record 
vs Records management systems 
• Extended use from the software 
industry of the name EDRMS 
(electronic document and 
records management systems) to 
refer to an specific software 
• Extended use in the professional 
literature and even in ISO 15489 
of “record management system” 
or “records systems” to refer to 
the operational level 
records system 
information system which captures, 
manages and provides access to 
records over time 
dokumentasjonssystem 
informasjonssystem som fanger inn, 
styrer og gir tilgang til dokumentasjon 
over tid
ISO 30300 Management system for records - 
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Fundamentals and vocabulary 
• Umbrella standard 
General statements 
“marketing” 
messages 
Vocabulary to be 
applied in all the 
other products of the 
series
ISO 30301 Management system for 
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records - Requirements 
Requirements: need or 
expectation that is stated, 
generally implied or 
obligatory 
Identified by the verb shall 
When implementing 
requirements to be 
fulfilled 
When auditing 
compliance to be verified
Disposition 
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Requirements for an 
MSR 
Creation 
Register 
Classification 
Metadata 
Access 
RECORDS PROCESSES
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Index 
1. Introduction to ISO 30300 series of standards: 
Recordkeeping as a tool for management 
2. Users of ISO 30300, benefits. How to 
convince management? 
3. Relationship with other MSS. Quality 
assurance and ISO 30300. 
4. Certification of ISO 30300
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Reason for ISO 30300 
• One of the main reasons: to convince management about the 
importance of recordkeeping using management language 
and tools 
• Marketing 
• Search for new allies among 
those responsible for other 
management systems 
• Opportunity to explain, 
propose and convince 
management
A favorable context 
The need of organizations to manage their records as evidence of their activities has always 
existed for 
-Accountability purposes (fiscal, administrative, economic, political, etc.) 
- Preservation of “know-how”, or an organization’s memory 
Records creation and control 
Operational level Strategic level 
Technological change 
E-society (e-government, e-business) 
Real risks 
so A new vision is needed
An integrated approach 
Business functions and MSS by Song-Ahm Cho (Korea) 
- 
ISO 30300 
(Documents and 
records) 
ISO 27000 
(Information 
security)
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The message to 
management 
‘Creation and management of records are integral to any 
organization’s activities, processes and systems. They enable 
business efficiency, accountability, risk management and 
business continuity. They also enable organizations to capitalize 
on the value of their information resources as business, 
commercial and knowledge assets, and to contribute to the 
preservation of collective memory, responding to the challenges 
of the global and digital environment.’ 
‘Management System Standards (MSS) provide tools for a 
systematic and verifiable approach to organizational control in 
an environment that encourages good business practices.’ 
ISO30300 & 30301 Introduction
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Users of ISO30300 
Every organization (all size, sector and country): 
- creates records and needs to control them 
- is a potential user of 30300 
Some organizations decide to implement a 
program/policy/framework for records creation and 
control. This could be done by different approaches 
Aligning records framework with one of 
the most applied management 
methodologies known as “management 
systems”
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Users of MSRS 
• Key issues of “Management system” approach for records: 
– To integrate records as part of the strategic objectives 
– To link the overall management system to the operational 
records activities 
– To implement a systematic framework for continual 
improvement 
– To commit top management to provide the appropriate 
leadership, funds and people 
Following a standardized model: ISO 30300 series of Standards
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Benefits of MSR 
implementation 
Benefits of good control of 
records 
a) business efficiency 
b) legislative and regulatory compliance 
c) effective decision-making 
d) elimination of redundant and duplicate 
information 
e) information sharing 
f) IT performance increase 
g) disaster recovery and business continuity 
h) litigation protection 
i) defense of stakeholders’ rights and interests 
j) corporate or collective memory 
k) social responsibility support 
Full control of information about an organisation’s activities for as long as it is 
needed for any purpose
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Benefits of MSR 
implementation 
Benefits of implementing 
MSR Standards 
a) Use of internationally accepted model to 
establish and implement policy and 
objectives. 
b) Integrate risk assessment approach 
c) Promote the continual improvement through 
the assessment of performance measures 
and the implementation of auditing 
processes 
d) Allow the easy conformity confirmation 
process and independent third party 
certification 
e) Integrate use with other commonly used 
MSS 
To provide top management a management tool to implement a records 
framework.
New attitude from records 
•Understanding of the organization, its context, strategies and 
objectives 
•Don’t think in recordkeeping as an aim by itself 
•Design records policy and objectives aligned with organization 
strategic objectives 
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professionals 
LOOK 
FORWARD
Records policy 
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System 
Management system 
Management system for records 
Management Top management 
Records management 
Records objective 
Continual improvement 
Records planning Records control Records assurance Records improvement 
Source: Song-Ahm Cho (KO) 2008 
Relationship between 
management and operational 
level
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Index 
1. Introduction to ISO 30300 series of standards: 
Recordkeeping as a tool for management 
2. Users of ISO 30300, benefits. How to 
convince management? 
3. Relationship with other MSS. Quality 
assurance and ISO 30300. Certification of ISO 
30300
Management systems 
standards (MSS). A great 
carlota@carlotabustelo.com 
ISO success 
Management 
Continuos 
improvement 
ISO 9000 
Quality 
Success 
1994 
First 
edition 
1987 
Conformity 
assesment is 
possible 
Current 
2008 
ISO 14001- environmental management 
ISO 27001- information security management 
ISO 50001- energy management 
ISO 30301- recorkeeping management 
New edition 
expected 2015
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Fuente: ISO 30300 Cap 2.7 
Relationship with other 
MSS 
ISO mandate to harmonize all 
MSS to promote the 
integrated approach to a 
management system 
ISO TMB-JTCG 
Common High 
Level Structure, 
core definitions 
and text on 
common 
requirements.
Relationship with other 
 ensuring that authoritative and reliable 
information about, and evidence of, 
business activities undertaken within a 
management system are created, managed 
and made accessible to those who need 
them, for as long as they need them; 
 establishing a systematic and verifiable 
approach to the management of records 
and documentation processes associated 
with the activities of other management 
systems; 
 establishing an assessment framework for 
records and documentation processes and 
practices within other management 
systems; 
 contributing to the continual improvement 
of the organization’s performance through 
its integrated management systems. 
Source ISO 30300 2.7 
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COMMON IN ALL MSS: 
Documented information 
section. Formerly Control of 
documents + control of records 
ISO 30301 helps to be compliant 
with this section 
MSS
Conformity assesment 
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• Self assessment 
First-party CA • declares on its own responsibility 
• CA activity that is performed by a second 
person or organization 
• Has an interest in the organization 
Second-party CA 
• By an independent body 
Third party CA • Is paid for the service 
Certification – the provision by an independent body of 
written assurance (a certificate) that the product, 
service or system in question meets specific 
requirements.
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MSS Certification 
Certification 
bodies 
ISO/IEC 17021, Conformity assessment - 
Requirements for bodies providing audit and 
certification of management systems 
Accreditation 
bodies 
accredited 
Organizations 
which have 
implemented a 
MSS 
certified
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Certification figures 
Fuente ISO Survey 2012. http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_survey_executive-summary.pdf
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Certification figures
Reasons for certification 
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• Enhance company image 
• Meet customer demands 
• Gain preferred supplier status 
• Establish better control over business operations 
• A foundation for continuous improvement 
Certification shouldn´t be the aim, but the 
consequence of sucessful implementation 
Implementation Certification
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A question frequently 
asked 
• Why use ISO 30300 instead of ISO 9000? 
– ISO 30300 is not in competition with ISO 9000. They 
are compatible and complementary. The biggest 
source of complaints and non-conformities in ISO 
9000 implementation are coming from the control of 
documents and records. ISO 30300 helps to solve 
them with little extra effort 
– Some organizations, such as in regulated 
environments, or in which the information is the main 
material, may consider control of this information as 
the main aspect of their management system, rather 
than the quality of the service or product, which is the 
core aspect of ISO 9000

Iso30300seminar16062014

  • 1.
    Understanding ISO 30300series of standards Management systems for records carlota@carlotabustelo.com Oslo, 16th June 2014
  • 2.
    carlota@carlotabustelo.com Seminar planning Subject Activity Time schedule 1. Introduction to ISO 30300 series of standards: Recordkeeping as a tool for management Presentation by the speaker 20 minutes Discussion with participants 20 minutes 2.Users of ISO 30300, benefits. How to convince management? Presentation by the speaker 20 minutes Discussion with participants 20 minutes 3.Relationship with other MSS. Quality assurance and ISO 30300. Certification of ISO 30300 Presentation by the speaker 20 minutes Discussion with participants 20 minutes
  • 3.
    carlota@carlotabustelo.com Index 1.Introduction to ISO 30300 series of standards: Recordkeeping as a tool for management 2. Users of ISO 30300, benefits. How to convince management? 3. Relationship with other MSS. Quality assurance and ISO 30300. Certification of ISO 30300
  • 4.
    carlota@carlotabustelo.com Introduction ISO30300- Series Management System for Records MSS- Management System Standard Continous improvement ISO 9000 MSR
  • 5.
    carlota@carlotabustelo.com What isa record? 1. Documents 2. Records 3. Archives DEFINITION Translation problems Records : information created, received and maintained as evidence and as an asset by an organization or person, in pursuit of legal obligations or in the transaction of business Dokumentasjon: informasjon som en organisasjon eller person skaper, mottar og vedlikeholder som bevis og som et aktivum, som et ledd i å oppfylle rettslige forpliktelser eller i en forretningstransaksjon A changing world 1. Paper document 2. Electronic file 3. Information in a database 4. An SMS 5. Information in a web form 6. etc-.
  • 6.
    What is amanagement carlota@carlotabustelo.com system? Management system set of interrelated or interacting elements of an organization to establish policies and objectives, and processes to achieve those objectives styringssystem sett av samvirkende elementer i en organisasjon som er forbundet med hverandre, for å etablere policyer og målsetninger og prosesser for å nå de nevnte målsetningene Based in continous improvement Standardize MSS- Management Systems Standards • requirements • conformity can be assesed by an independent third Best seller is ISO 9000 partycertification
  • 7.
    carlota@carlotabustelo.com What isan MSR? Management system for records. MSR • the management system to direct and control an organization with regard to records System for dokumentasjonsforvaltning • styringssystem for å rettlede og styre en organisasjon når det gjelder dokumentasjon GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK Alligned with general strategy of the organization RECORS CREATION AND CONTROL
  • 8.
    ISO DTR 17068 Trusted Third Party Repository for Digital Records ISO 16175 Principles and Functional Requirements for Records in Electronic Office Environments 1 Digital records management systems -2 carlota@carlotabustelo.com ISO 30300 family ISO 15489 Records management. General-1 Guidelines-2 ISO TR 26122 Work process analysis for records ISO 23081 Metadata for records. Principles-1 Conceptual and implementation issues-2 ISO 13008 Digital records conversion and migration process ISO TR 13028 Implement-ation guidelines for digitization of records Related standards & Technical reports Implementation of records processes Self assessment method-3 Management systems for records ISO 30300 Management systems for records- Fundamentals and vocabulary Fundamentals &Terminology Requirements ISO 30301 Management systems for records - Requirements ISO 30303 Management systems for records- Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification ISO 30302 Management systems for records: Guidelines for Implementation Guidelines Support High Level Structure Elements ISO 30304 Management systems for records: Assessment guide standards Governance framework for records Business systems 3 Under discussion Under development ISO 18128 Risk assessment for records processes and systems
  • 9.
    carlota@carlotabustelo.com Management systems for records • Why the title? • Management system for record vs Records management systems • Extended use from the software industry of the name EDRMS (electronic document and records management systems) to refer to an specific software • Extended use in the professional literature and even in ISO 15489 of “record management system” or “records systems” to refer to the operational level records system information system which captures, manages and provides access to records over time dokumentasjonssystem informasjonssystem som fanger inn, styrer og gir tilgang til dokumentasjon over tid
  • 10.
    ISO 30300 Managementsystem for records - carlota@carlotabustelo.com Fundamentals and vocabulary • Umbrella standard General statements “marketing” messages Vocabulary to be applied in all the other products of the series
  • 11.
    ISO 30301 Managementsystem for carlota@carlotabustelo.com records - Requirements Requirements: need or expectation that is stated, generally implied or obligatory Identified by the verb shall When implementing requirements to be fulfilled When auditing compliance to be verified
  • 12.
    Disposition carlota@carlotabustelo.com Requirementsfor an MSR Creation Register Classification Metadata Access RECORDS PROCESSES
  • 13.
    carlota@carlotabustelo.com Index 1.Introduction to ISO 30300 series of standards: Recordkeeping as a tool for management 2. Users of ISO 30300, benefits. How to convince management? 3. Relationship with other MSS. Quality assurance and ISO 30300. 4. Certification of ISO 30300
  • 14.
    carlota@carlotabustelo.com Reason forISO 30300 • One of the main reasons: to convince management about the importance of recordkeeping using management language and tools • Marketing • Search for new allies among those responsible for other management systems • Opportunity to explain, propose and convince management
  • 15.
    A favorable context The need of organizations to manage their records as evidence of their activities has always existed for -Accountability purposes (fiscal, administrative, economic, political, etc.) - Preservation of “know-how”, or an organization’s memory Records creation and control Operational level Strategic level Technological change E-society (e-government, e-business) Real risks so A new vision is needed
  • 16.
    An integrated approach Business functions and MSS by Song-Ahm Cho (Korea) - ISO 30300 (Documents and records) ISO 27000 (Information security)
  • 17.
    carlota@carlotabustelo.com The messageto management ‘Creation and management of records are integral to any organization’s activities, processes and systems. They enable business efficiency, accountability, risk management and business continuity. They also enable organizations to capitalize on the value of their information resources as business, commercial and knowledge assets, and to contribute to the preservation of collective memory, responding to the challenges of the global and digital environment.’ ‘Management System Standards (MSS) provide tools for a systematic and verifiable approach to organizational control in an environment that encourages good business practices.’ ISO30300 & 30301 Introduction
  • 18.
    carlota@carlotabustelo.com Users ofISO30300 Every organization (all size, sector and country): - creates records and needs to control them - is a potential user of 30300 Some organizations decide to implement a program/policy/framework for records creation and control. This could be done by different approaches Aligning records framework with one of the most applied management methodologies known as “management systems”
  • 19.
    carlota@carlotabustelo.com Users ofMSRS • Key issues of “Management system” approach for records: – To integrate records as part of the strategic objectives – To link the overall management system to the operational records activities – To implement a systematic framework for continual improvement – To commit top management to provide the appropriate leadership, funds and people Following a standardized model: ISO 30300 series of Standards
  • 20.
    carlota@carlotabustelo.com Benefits ofMSR implementation Benefits of good control of records a) business efficiency b) legislative and regulatory compliance c) effective decision-making d) elimination of redundant and duplicate information e) information sharing f) IT performance increase g) disaster recovery and business continuity h) litigation protection i) defense of stakeholders’ rights and interests j) corporate or collective memory k) social responsibility support Full control of information about an organisation’s activities for as long as it is needed for any purpose
  • 21.
    carlota@carlotabustelo.com Benefits ofMSR implementation Benefits of implementing MSR Standards a) Use of internationally accepted model to establish and implement policy and objectives. b) Integrate risk assessment approach c) Promote the continual improvement through the assessment of performance measures and the implementation of auditing processes d) Allow the easy conformity confirmation process and independent third party certification e) Integrate use with other commonly used MSS To provide top management a management tool to implement a records framework.
  • 22.
    New attitude fromrecords •Understanding of the organization, its context, strategies and objectives •Don’t think in recordkeeping as an aim by itself •Design records policy and objectives aligned with organization strategic objectives carlota@carlotabustelo.com professionals LOOK FORWARD
  • 23.
    Records policy carlota@carlotabustelo.com System Management system Management system for records Management Top management Records management Records objective Continual improvement Records planning Records control Records assurance Records improvement Source: Song-Ahm Cho (KO) 2008 Relationship between management and operational level
  • 24.
    carlota@carlotabustelo.com Index 1.Introduction to ISO 30300 series of standards: Recordkeeping as a tool for management 2. Users of ISO 30300, benefits. How to convince management? 3. Relationship with other MSS. Quality assurance and ISO 30300. Certification of ISO 30300
  • 25.
    Management systems standards(MSS). A great carlota@carlotabustelo.com ISO success Management Continuos improvement ISO 9000 Quality Success 1994 First edition 1987 Conformity assesment is possible Current 2008 ISO 14001- environmental management ISO 27001- information security management ISO 50001- energy management ISO 30301- recorkeeping management New edition expected 2015
  • 26.
    carlota@carlotabustelo.com Fuente: ISO30300 Cap 2.7 Relationship with other MSS ISO mandate to harmonize all MSS to promote the integrated approach to a management system ISO TMB-JTCG Common High Level Structure, core definitions and text on common requirements.
  • 27.
    Relationship with other  ensuring that authoritative and reliable information about, and evidence of, business activities undertaken within a management system are created, managed and made accessible to those who need them, for as long as they need them;  establishing a systematic and verifiable approach to the management of records and documentation processes associated with the activities of other management systems;  establishing an assessment framework for records and documentation processes and practices within other management systems;  contributing to the continual improvement of the organization’s performance through its integrated management systems. Source ISO 30300 2.7 carlota@carlotabustelo.com COMMON IN ALL MSS: Documented information section. Formerly Control of documents + control of records ISO 30301 helps to be compliant with this section MSS
  • 28.
    Conformity assesment carlota@carlotabustelo.com • Self assessment First-party CA • declares on its own responsibility • CA activity that is performed by a second person or organization • Has an interest in the organization Second-party CA • By an independent body Third party CA • Is paid for the service Certification – the provision by an independent body of written assurance (a certificate) that the product, service or system in question meets specific requirements.
  • 29.
    carlota@carlotabustelo.com MSS Certification Certification bodies ISO/IEC 17021, Conformity assessment - Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems Accreditation bodies accredited Organizations which have implemented a MSS certified
  • 30.
    carlota@carlotabustelo.com Certification figures Fuente ISO Survey 2012. http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_survey_executive-summary.pdf
  • 31.
  • 32.
    Reasons for certification carlota@carlotabustelo.com • Enhance company image • Meet customer demands • Gain preferred supplier status • Establish better control over business operations • A foundation for continuous improvement Certification shouldn´t be the aim, but the consequence of sucessful implementation Implementation Certification
  • 33.
    carlota@carlotabustelo.com A questionfrequently asked • Why use ISO 30300 instead of ISO 9000? – ISO 30300 is not in competition with ISO 9000. They are compatible and complementary. The biggest source of complaints and non-conformities in ISO 9000 implementation are coming from the control of documents and records. ISO 30300 helps to solve them with little extra effort – Some organizations, such as in regulated environments, or in which the information is the main material, may consider control of this information as the main aspect of their management system, rather than the quality of the service or product, which is the core aspect of ISO 9000