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The 3 Biggest Mistakes People Make With ISO 9001

The ISO 9001:2000 - T3 Handbook

This comprehensive ISO 9001:2000 - T3 Handbook contains tips, tools and techniques you need to fix your ISO System and make it more effective.  This handbook includes the complete ISO 9001:2000 requirements, along with clear and concise methods that can be implemented right away.  Available Online (electronic format).

  ISO 14001: Learn what's driving its double digit growth!

The ISO 14001:2004 - T3 Handbook

This comprehensive ISO 14001:2004 - T3 Handbook contains tips, tools and techniques that will explain why this Standard is growing in popularity and how to remove barriers in your ISO System to make it more effective.  This handbook includes the complete ISO 14001:2004 requirements, with clear and concise ways that can be implemented right away.  Available Online (electronic format).

 

   
I've been working with business professionals as well as other professionals such as quality managers, environmental managers, office managers, operations managers, technical managers and ISO Coordinators since 1992.  During that time I’ve seen first-hand what problems they’ve encountered with their ISO systems, and the one I see very often is… overbuilt and overly complex ISO management systems... so let me share my thoughts on this issue.

Those companies that have simplified their ISO Systems and made it easier for their employees to use this tool... have found that resistance to ISO has diminished, that their documentation was significantly streamlined, that response to internal audits has improved, and that all employees have re-learned how to "think like a Customer" and "protect the environment where they work".

If you're like most professionals working with ISO, you have a good understanding of the benefits of this tool but not so great at getting others to see ISO as you do. You probably do the best job you possibly can and then hope that others will recognize what this tool can do for them.

But sooner or later you realize you need to do something with your ISO System in order to make it simpler.  You probably do some fixes and revisions at the surface, keep a watchful eye on what auditors are asking for, attend a seminar, and perhaps even network with others to see what they've done... but you're also spending most of your time making sure all the parts of your ISO System are being kept up-to-date and you don't have a lot of time to dig in and figure out how to really simplify it... and when you did attempt to streamline it, were the results less than you hoped for?

You're not alone. Most business professionals working with ISO Systems simply aren't very good at making it simpler to use and to get others to buy into it.  It's a hit or miss situation.

Unfortunately many people think of ISO as a gimmick, another flavor of the month or something the bureaucrats invented.  This is unfortunate because the ISO Standards are just a model on how to first get control over your business, and then how to point it in the right direction. After all, your Customers are the ones who wrote these Standards.  If the purpose of a business is to create Customers… then the purpose of an ISO System is to satisfy them (ISO 9001) while doing it in an environmentally friendly way (ISO 14001)… Using the ISO Standards is a choice that can be critical to how effectively a business is run.

ISO doesn't have to be such a struggle.  If you learn the principles and intent behind the ISO Standards, like I did by applying them in many different industries and in many kinds of organizations, you'll discover that not only can ISO be easily applied, but can also become a tool that employees depend on.  Learning the essentials of ISO and applying them to your business gets you started on your streamlining efforts.

If you simplify your ISO System successfully you should expect the following results: You'll...

  • Get less resistance to the ISO requirements from most areas of the company
  • Get more buy-in from top management
  • Have a simpler "documented" system
  • Have employees learn how to "think like a Customer" and how to "protect the environment where they work"

There are dozens of tips, tools and techniques I have learned to successfully streamline your ISO System and make it more effective, that I share within these handbooks.

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Where do you learn these tips, tools and techniques for fixing problems with an ISO System?

There are many very good books on ISO, hundreds of them...  but unfortunately, not very many focus on how to make an ISO System more effective and streamlined, and even less offer practical ways to do it.  After all, for many people, ISO is a part time responsibility. You've got limited time and a limited budget... but you still need to make headway on getting more out of your ISO System.

Since 1992 I've been applying the ISO requirements "in the trenches" and testing the best ways to make ISO simpler and more effective.  As an independent professional engineer, trainer, consultant and auditor, I've read countless books, attended seminars with the top ISO professionals in this field, led dozens of workshops myself, worked personally with hundreds of clients, spoken to thousands of people through seminars and presentations, and written many articles about ISO Systems and Process Improvement.

In 1999, after working with the ISO Standards for over 5 years,  I started to compile all the ideas, methods, tips, tools and techniques that are actually proven to work to improve ISO Systems (very little theory and a lot of pragmatic "how-tos").  Using this information, I developed a comprehensive set of hands-on manuals.

Why these handbooks?

What makes the ISO-T3: Tips, Tools & Techniques Handbooks different from all the other books/manuals on ISO out there?

Two things:

1. Most books, manuals, workshops, cassettes and videos are about the "what" of the ISO Standards. They leave out the "how".  How to apply each ISO requirement in a practical way.  How all the pieces fit together.  How to connect them to how you actually run your business.  It's the only book or manual exclusively focused on practical ways of how to fix your ISO System.  These handbooks give you dozens of hands-on, how-to tips, tools and techniques that you can apply to your ISO System immediately.

2. It's based on tested experience, not theory.  It took a long time to write these handbooks.  I've been working on them in one form or other for over 10 years. I didn't want to write just another ISO book.  I wanted to share things that both I and my clients had used successfully to improve their ISO Systems.  You should also know that ISO Support Group has an ISO 9001:2000 Registered Quality Management System... because we wanted to "walk the talk" when it came to applying the ISO model.  These handbooks include dozens of very specific ways that you can follow and adapt to your particular business to finally start getting more value from your ISO System.

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There are actually two ways to use these handbooks:

1. Use them as an "action planning" tool to give you specific direction on how to fix your current ISO System.  Each section is arranged to match the numbering of the ISO Standard, enabling you to renovate each area of your ISO System in a logical manner.  Every section has tips, tools and techniques that you can quickly put into action.

2. Use them as a reference guide for the actual ISO Requirements.  When you are trying to find out exactly what the ISO requirements are within a particular section, use the handbook to look it up.  Each "shall" requirement has been included and has been bolded to help you easily identify them, and where you see the term "ABC Company", simply use your organization's name in its place.  You can also use it these books to help you build or install a new ISO System in your company so you can get it right the first time!

What does it cost?

These handbooks include all the information I've been sharing with clients in my ISO Sessions for the past several years.  In fact, with all of this information conveniently located in one place, it now makes it even easier to see how all of the ISO pieces connect together.

The ISO-T3: Tips, Tools & Techniques Handbooks (Electronic Format, Adobe .pdf) are priced at only US$49 each.  Every section of the ISO Standard is covered with streamlining tips, tools and techniques, for a fraction of what it would cost for just one of my ISO Sessions, and for nearly the same cost as buying the ISO Standards themselves (which you basically get anyways... plus more).

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Here's how you get them...

Click on one of the "Add to Cart" buttons below that will take you to our secure ordering site. Just fill in the information and pay by credit card. The order form is very simple.

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Don't have a credit card? No problem. Just send a check for the full amount payable to "ISO Support Group Inc.", to the address at the bottom of the page and I'll email you the information to access the Handbook. Simple. We fill orders by check all the time. Remember to send your email address along with your check.

What about foreign orders? We can accept payments by credit card no matter where you are in the world. Your credit card company makes the currency conversion.

Is there a guarantee?

You bet! I'm so confident that the information in these handbooks will help you that I offer an unconditional money-back guarantee.  If you sincerely feel that the information in these handbooks is not worth the money, just send me an email and let me know and I'll issue an instant refund. How long does this guarantee last? Forever. That's right, as long as I'm in business (over a decade now) I'll give you a refund if you ask for it.

Want to see what topics are covered in these handbooks?

No problem... Just click below on the Handbook you are interested in and you'll see the table of contents showing what's inside!

Contents: ISO 9001:2000-T3: Tips, Tools & Techniques Contents

Contents: ISO 14001:2004-T3: Tips, Tools & Techniques Contents

 

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The 3 Biggest Mistakes People Make With ISO 9001
ISO 9001:2000-T3: Tips, Tools & Techniques Handbook - in electronic format (Adobe .pdf file) - email delivery - US$49.00
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ISO 14001: Learn what's causing its double digit growth!
ISO 14001:2004-T3: Tips, Tools & Techniques Handbook - in electronic format (Adobe .pdf file) - email delivery - US$49.00
(no shipping & handling charges)

      

 

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Tim Renaud

 

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