Any organisation wishing to become ISO certified, needs to implement and maintain an ISO Management System. The Steps that are recommended for an organisation to become ISO certified are as follows:
Step 1 – Gap Assessment
Why do organisations need gap assessments?
- To understand the organisation’s current conformance to the ISO Standard of their choice.
- To identify the relevant documentation and records the organisation might already have which are aligned to the standard and identify how to map it to the ISO Standard’s requirements.
- A gap assessment assists the organisation and WWISE to indicate the amount of work required to conform to the ISO standard and to comply to legal requirements.
What are the outputs of the Gap Assessment?
- A Gap Assessment report indicates the current conformance to the standard and the performance of its Management System.
- An obligation free proposal to assist the organisation in closing the identified gaps to conform to the standard with a task list/project plan for implementation and preparation for certification.