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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...

Building a Quality Management System (QMS) can be divided into 3 phases. QMS Development Phase includes the following activities: - Initial audit of the organization - Evaluation of existing management system ‘As-is’ - Definition of QMS Processes and their Owners. - Forming of the QMS development team. - Executive’s order for QMS development. - ISO 9001:2015 QMS Development team training . - Development of the Organization’s Mission  Strategy  Quality Policy  Quality Objectives  - QMS Processes development - Development of the first edition of the backbone of the Organization’s standards. QMS Implementation Phase includes the following activities: - Employees training - Validation and approval of system QSP - Checking the third level QMS normative documentation. - ‘ Quality Manual ’ Development The following activities should be conducted when preparing the QMS for the ISO 9001:2015 Certification : - QMS Internal auditors training - ...