Distributors are considered as sales partners, so requirements for suppliers in 8.4.2.3 are not related to them. There is no specific requirement for distributor development process.
Is there are area of AS9100 that would cover this issue? Using customer logos might cause mistake or confusion about the source of the record.
Answer:
As with all the ISO management system standard the requirements give you a description of what needs to be done, but do not give you a prescriptive way of doing it. As such there is no mention of this sort of specific example in the standard, only giving you the requirements for having systems to maintain documented information. However, I do agree that this usage could be confusing on records and may also infringe on legal requirements if the usage was not pre-approved, but I am not a legal expert for this.
For more information on what AS9100 Rev D includes see this Clause-by-clause explanation of AS9100 Rev D: https://info.advisera.com/9100academy/free-download/clause-by-clause-explanation-of-as9100-rev-d
Recertification activities
Answer: If you defined that control A.12.6.1 (Management of technical vulnerabilities) is applicable, then only a technical vulnerability assessment process is required by ISO 27001, but there is no requirement to have it documented.
Considering a general vulnerability assessment, this is a good practice to support the identification of risks, but not a ISO 27001 requirement.
2. The consultant recommends ISO 27001 compliant forms. Is there such a thing as an ISO 27001 form?
Answer: ISO 27001 defines information to be included in documentation, such as policies procedures and records, but it does not define forms, so the organization is free to define the documentation lay-out according its needs. The templates included in the toolkit you bough are already compliant with ISO 27001 and they describe which information can be changed or excluded, and those that must be kept.
Since implementation is something you often perform only one time, and after that you have a continuous maintenance effort, the demand for auditors is greater than for implementers. Also, to work for certification bodies is necessary to be approved in a Lead Auditor course, while for implementation the certification is not mandatory.
Where you specify work to be done on-site and mandays offsite.
Let me know if you have such template of your charge sheet and plan of action towards completion of ISO 9001:2015 Certification process.
Answer:
Rates of your consultancy work will depend on various factors, mainly where you are delivering your services (country, state, region...) and your experience working as a consultant. Usually you will need to estimate the hours that you will spend for every phase in the implementation depending on the size of the company, locations, complexity of the products/services, etc. For instance, phases could be divided as follows:
1. Initiation, planning and assessment
2. Implementation of the QMS
3. Consolidation
Of course you will also need to include in your proposal ho w many hours you will need to work on-site and offsite, considering that remotely hours often cost less than the on-site ones.
The lead auditor course is the first step to become a certification auditor. The process to become an ISO 9001 Lead Auditor and get a job , whether permanent, temporary, or as a freelancer, will take you some time because first you need to have practical experience in auditing methodologies and techniques. In this article you will find some information on how to become an ISO 9001 Lead Auditor - Benefits and ptential problems becoming an ISO 9001 lead auditor: https://advisera.com/9001academy/blog/2020/04/10/how-to-become-an-iso-9001-lead-auditor/
Once you have become a lead auditor you may look for a job opportunity in order to become a full-time employed auditor or to work as a subcontractor with some of the certification bodies.
Mandatory records and Customer Relationship Management
Answer:
Just considering ISO 9001:2015 requirements the answer is no. Please check clause 8.2.3.2 – the only mandatory records are about product/service specifications and about reviewing customer’s orders. There are no required records about visiting customers.
After saying this, I must add that as a consultant I recommend companies to keep records about the relationship with its customers (CRM is about this) in order to find, to detect trends.
The following material will provide you information about mandatory records:
Responsibilities for communication of information related to information security, the adoption and implementation of the Training and Awareness Plan can be designated to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), if the organization decides to implement such a role, or to an existent role with access to TopManagement.