Buyer’s guide
Quality management software
Processes, objectives, nonconformities, corrective actions and training for ISO 9001 and integrated systems.
The problem it solves
Nonconformities and corrective actions are logged inconsistently and rarely closed on time, which is exactly what certification auditors look for.
Usually bought by
- ✓Quality and IMS managers
- ✓Manufacturers, labs and food businesses
- ✓Organisations maintaining several ISO certificates
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Capabilities to look for
- ✓Process maps and quality policy
- ✓Quality objectives with KPIs
- ✓Nonconformity and corrective action workflow
- ✓Customer complaints and feedback
- ✓Training records and competency
- ✓Supplier evaluation
- ✓Management review inputs from live data
Questions to ask vendors
- 01Can it run several standards as one integrated management system?
- 02How are corrective actions escalated when overdue?
- 03Can management review packs be generated automatically?
Frameworks it should support
The process it should support
If the software can’t run this cycle, keep looking
- 01
Map processes
- 02
Set quality policy
- 03
Set objectives
- 04
Define KPIs
- 05
Run and monitor processes
- 06
Correct and improve
Should connect with
Questions
Do we need software to get ISO 9001 certified?+
No. Many organisations certify with well-controlled documents and spreadsheets. Software becomes worthwhile when the volume of nonconformities, audits and records makes manual tracking unreliable.
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Next step
Not sure which area to start with?
The GRC maturity check shows where your programme is weakest. That’s usually where software helps first.