Rapid, Sustainable Business Performance Improvement
Why the "Typical" Approach to Preparing for Certification is
Hazardous to Your Business
Many companies want system
certifications to enable them
to do business in certain markets, to meet customer requirements, or to expand opportunities. These standards include for example
ISO 9001:2000, ISO/TS 16949, AS 9100, ISO 13485, TL 9000 and others.
4aBetterBusiness helps companies raise the
performance and profitability of their business, and achieve certification as a by-product of improved performance.
A key realization for companies
is that standards such as those listed above are the means to assess a system, but THEY ARE NOT THE SYSTEM ITSELF.
This is quite different from the typical product standard, which may be very specific about procedures
and data. In contrast, the system standards listed above describe objectives your system must meet.
The system standards do not prescribe in detail what you must do to meet those objectives.
Organizations are often encouraged to start with a "gap analysis." This is a particularly perilous way to start,
that often leads to bureaucracy, frustration and added operating cost.
Click here to download a short white paper that explains why.
Our clients achieve next-level
performance improvement with management and employee buy-in and ownership of the results, and have achieved
100% first-attempt certification in as short as a few months.
Click on the links below to
view white papers and case studies done on 4aBetterBusiness clients by third parties.
