What if ISO had to explain its changes?

• This blog post claims that ISO should require official documentation explaining the specific value of certain changes to users.
• Before the experts approve any ISO revisions, a publicly available, mandatory statement of reasons should be required. 
• Publicly available and clear reasons for ISO revisions could eliminate unnecessary changes and make it easier for companies to implement and understand the standard. 

What if ISO had to explain changes to its standards? Should ISO require official documentation explaining the specific value of certain changes to users? This blog post from a quality management expert answers this and similar questions. 

The author posits whether ISO should require public reasons to the full clauses of its standards and whether ISO should go further in providing explanations and examples for companies implementing various ISO standards.

According to the author, when considering revisions to ISO 9001, there should be a clear and rational statement of the benefits the revisions will provide to the user and the quality management system performance. The statement should be publicly available and mandatory before the experts approve the change. 

Additionally, this statement could eliminate unnecessary changes and make it easier for companies to implement and understand the standard. 

The author also suggests that the requirement for public justification be extended to cover all standard clauses, including explanations or examples of each requirement and when it applies. These public reasons would help companies understand the purpose of each requirement and avoid implementing unnecessary procedures. 

Overall, this would simplify implementing and following ISO 9001 and potentially save companies time and resources.

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