Rayafeel Technologies: What’s the Big Deal? Glossary of ISO Accreditation

ISO

International Organization for Standardization – A worldwide organization that is responsible for developing documents of requirements, specifications, guidelines or characteristics that can be used consistently to ensure that materials, products, processes, and services are fit for their purpose.

Standards

Standards in relation to ISO certifications are essentially benchmarks in quality.

QMS

Quality Management System – QMS is an organization’s system which implements policies and objectives into the processes that help improve a standard of quality.

Risked-Based Thinking

This method of thought is related to reflecting on how much risk is involved for a certain amount of gain.

Accordance

If you are in accordance with ISO standards, it means that you have adequately or sufficiently conformed to its requirements.

Competence

Competence describes a company that is able to meet an ISO requirement through its QMS or other processes.

Controlled Document Register

The controlled document register is compiled of all of the organization’s standard documents such as forms, policies, etc.

Process-Based Quality Management System (QMS)

This term reflects processes that are integrated within an organization to improve quality.

Asset Inventory

Asset inventory is a compiled list of everything an organization has in its possession, from its database and technology used to items related to day-to-day operations.