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Implementing an Integrated Management System (IMS)
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Implementing an Integrated Management System (IMS)

by Alan Field
May 2019
Intermediate to advanced
55 pages
1h 13m
English
IT Governance Publishing
Content preview from Implementing an Integrated Management System (IMS)

CHAPTER 3: IMS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES

Does an IMS always have to be aligned to any particular management standards?

The short answer is no.

An IMS does not have to align to any particular standard(s) or proprietary specifications or schemes. An organisation could design its own policies and processes and then create an IMS from these.

Standards like ISO 9001 have generated criticism, such as from the management consultant John Seddon,4 who sees complying with ISO 9001 as leading to sub-optimisation rather than improvement in performance. Critics of ISO standards tend to argue that diversion of resources to meet their requirements and preparing for third-party assessments don’t generate the improvements claimed. However, a far wider group of ...

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ISBN: 9781787781269