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An expanding scope

"One of our clients would like to get ISO 9001:2015 accreditation and they are preferring to do it in a phased manner. They want to first pilot the core business (production and stores departments) and later roll out the QMS to the rest of the Business. I there a provision for such?”

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Carlos Pereira da Cruz Sep 12, 2018

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In principle, what your client requests is feasible. The scope of a quality management system (QMS) is not necessarily equal to the scope of a company’s activities. Sometimes organizations do it like this: they start with a QMS with a limited scope and certify it. Later, they update the scope and include new activities in the QMS. In your situation, I would document the different scopes and transition schedule and would speak with the certification body, even before starting the implementation project. Certification bodies can help with those issues.

The following material will provide you information about quality management scope:

- 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/

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