Manual 1
Manual 1
ISO 9001:2015
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1. The revised standard in 2015 adopts the high-level structure and terminology of Annex SL.
Annex SL was developed to ensure all future ISO management system standards would
share a common format, irrespective of the specific discipline to which they relate. Annex
SL prescribes a high level structure, identical core text, and common terms and definitions.
3. Two new clauses (4.1 and 4.2) are introduced relating to the context of the organisation.
Organisations will be required to identify explicitly any internal and external issues that may
impact their quality management system’s ability to deliver its intended results. They must
also understand the needs and expectations of “interested parties” – those individuals and
organisations that can affect, be affected by, or perceive themselves to be affected by, the
organisation’s decisions or activities.
4. ISO 9001:2015 places a greater emphasis on the definition of scope of the quality
management system than ISO 9001:2008 does. Scope sets the boundaries for, and
identifies the applicability of, an organisation’s quality management system. Clause 4.3
requires scope to be determined in consideration of the organisation’s context.
5. While ISO 9001:2008 promoted the adoption of a process approach when developing,
implementing and improving the effectiveness of a quality management system, clause 4.4
of ISO 9001:2015 sets out specific requirements designed to enforce its adoption.
7. The term “product” will be replaced by “products and services”. Previously, the inclusion of
services as products was implicit. By including explicit reference to services, the standard
is attempting to reinforce that ISO 9001 is applicable to all organisations, not just those that
provide physical products.
8. ISO 9001:2015 clause 10 recognises that incremental (continuous) improvement is not the
only improvement profile. Improvement can also arise as a result of periodic
breakthroughs, reactive change or as a result of reorganisation. Thus, the title of this clause
is now “Improvement” (ISO 9001:2008 8.5.1 referred to “Continual improvement”).
9. The phrase “externally provided products and services” replaces “Purchasing”. Clause 8.4
addresses all forms of external provision, whether it is by purchasing from a supplier,
through an arrangement with an associate company, through the outsourcing of