Question
Under the revised ISO 9001: 2015 standard, what do you see as the key deliverables and processes owned by the Quality manager or QA department?
Answer
A project or process is made up of primary components aimed toward successful completion of the project/process objectives. Those individual components are the deliverables.
In other words; you have Inputs and Outputs. An Output is a deliverable resulting from the process (Input).
The old aphorism “Everyone is responsible for quality” is strongly encouraged throughout ISO 9001:2015. Therefore, with the adage of Risk Based Thinking to the new standard, the Quality manager and the QA department would be responsible for the deliverables of their department and its processes. They would also be responsible for discerning any risks to the company’s goals and objectives.
Bud Salsbury
ASQ Senior Member, CQT, CQI
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