Question of the Week

Q: When does the new version of ISO 9001 come out, and what do I have to do to be ready?

A: ISO 9001:2008 is tentatively scheduled for release in November.

ASQ is committed to helping users of the standards make the transition to the new version -- and to new certifications when necessary -- with the minimum amount of hassle.

Visit ASQ's Hot Topics page on ISO 9001:2008 for details and helpful articles from our archives.

Visit ASQ's ISO 9001:2008 page to sign up for e-mail notification when the standard is released. That page also offers links to books and articles that will help guide you through the switch-over.

Check out Standards Central for "Standards 101" talk about using ISO 9001 and other standards, and for links to the materials ISO is creating to help explain the new release.