Scope and certification

Answer:

That will depend upon your ISO 9001 QMS scope.
A certified ISO 9001 QMS is not necessarily applied to all activities of an organization. An organization can tailor the scope of the QMS in order to only be applicable to part of a business. For example, I worked with a shoe manufacturing company with two businesses: uniform shoes and fashion shoes. They decided to certify only the uniform shoes part of the business. Once your organization decides about the scope, all projects within that scope must follow the ISO 9001 QMS rule, to avoid misleading customers. Remember, scope definition is not a technical issue, it is a management decision.

The following material will provide you information about scope definition:
- ISO 9001 – How to define the scope of the QMS according to ISO 9001:2015 - https://advisera.com/9001academy/knowledgebase/how-to-define-the-scope-of-the-qms-according-to-iso-90012015/
- free online training ISO 9001:2015 Foundations Course - https://advisera.com/training/iso-9001-foundations-course/
- book - Discover ISO 9001:2015 Through Practical Examples - https://advisera.com/books/discover-iso-9001-2015-through-practical-examples/