Achieving ISO 9001:2015 certificate

Answer:

In order to get certified, the company need to implement the standard first and than to hire certification body to perform certification and issue the certificate.

The implementation include several steps, the first one is to perform GAP analysis to determine what needs to be done to achieve full compliance with the standard, and than to develop project plan with all necessary activities, responsibilities and deadlines to ensure that nothing is missed out. Next step is to create documents and make changes in activities in order to be compliant with the standard. Once the standard is implemented and all processes are in place, the company need to conduct internal audit and management review to make sure that the quality management system is compliant with the standard.

When all this activities are carried out successfully, the company can hire certification body to conduct certification audit.

For more information, see:
- ISO 9001 Certification https://advisera.com/9001academy/knowledgebase/iso-9001-certification/
- Checklist of ISO 9001 implementation & certification steps https://advisera.com/9001academy/knowledgebase/checklist-of-iso-9001-implementation-certification-steps/