ISO 9000+ Standards
Quality Management, Quality Assurance & Continual Improvement
The ISO 9000 family provides a globally recognized framework for understanding, establishing and improving quality management within organizations. It includes the foundational concepts and vocabulary of quality management, requirements for a Quality Management System, and supporting guidance for organizations seeking sustained success and continual improvement. The family is built around seven quality-management principles, including customer focus, leadership, engagement of people, process approach, improvement, evidence-based decision making and relationship management. These principles provide the conceptual foundation for the standards in the family and help organizations establish a consistent approach to managing quality.
What Does the ISO 9000+ Series Cover?
The ISO 9000+ series addresses different aspects of quality management rather than representing a single certification standard.
| Standard | Title | Type | CERTIFY ISO Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 9000:2026 | Quality management — Fundamentals and vocabulary | Fundamental / Vocabulary | Not a certification standard |
| ISO 9001:2015 | Quality management systems — Requirements | Management System | Third-Party Certification |
| ISO 9004:2018 | Quality management — Quality of an organization — Guidance to achieve sustained success | Guidance | Guidance / Assessment where applicable |
| ISO/TS 9002:2016 | Quality management systems — Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001:2015 | Guidance | Guidance / Assessment where applicable |
| ISO/DIS 9002 | Quality management systems — Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001 | Under Development | Not currently offered as certification |
Understanding the Difference
People frequently use “ISO 9000 certification” when they actually mean ISO 9001 certification.
ISO 9000
- Provides the fundamentals, concepts and vocabulary of quality management.
- Helps organizations understand the terminology and principles underlying quality management.
- ISO 9000 itself is not a certification standard.
Not a certification standard
ISO 9001
- Specifies the requirements for a Quality Management System (QMS).
- It is the principal standard in the ISO 9000 family against which organizations can seek third-party certification.
Third-Party Certification
ISO 9004
- Provides guidance for enhancing an organization's ability to achieve sustained success.
- Includes a self-assessment approach to review how extensively an organization has adopted the concepts in the standard.
Guidance / Independent Assessment
ISO/TS 9002
- Provides guidance on the application of ISO 9001 requirements.
- Helps organizations interpret and apply ISO 9001 but does not add, remove or otherwise modify the requirements.
Guidance
ISO/DIS 9002
- Under development.
- Helps organizations understand the terminology and principles underlying quality management.
- Not currently offered as a certification standard.
Not currently offered as certification
Why Implement an ISO 9000 Family Standard?
People frequently use “ISO 9000 certification” when they actually mean ISO 9001 certification.
Establish greater consistency in how processes are planned, controlled, monitored and improved.
Promotes leadership, engagement of people and a process approach.
Enhances organizational performance and continual improvement.
Addresses customer requirements and enhances customer focus.
Supports risk-based thinking and informed decision-making.
Builds trust and confidence with customers and other stakeholders
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