Organizational structure in ISO 9001:2015 Quality manual
Does ISO 9001:2015 require Quality Manual to contain brief information of the Organization? The structure of documented information as per ISO 9001: 2015 (cl 7.5.1) does not contain requirements to have a Quality Manual, as was the case with the ISO 9001: 2008 documentation structure. Thus, Quality manual is not a mandatory QMS document . The existence of Quality Manual is a decision of the organization in accordance with good practices . This is attributable to: Feasibility of QMS operation description in general and linking the processes to solve organization's management tasks; Training objectives; Audit objectives; Acquaintance of interested parties, including customers, with the QMS. If the organization makes a decision to have a Quality Manual , then: The organizational structure should be given in section 5.3 of the document. It is advisable to provide brief information about the organization to the auditors and interested parties. Thi...