The future of the ISO 9000 family

In order for the ISO 9000 family to maintain its effectiveness, the standards are periodically reviewed to benefit from new developments in the quality management field and also from user feedback. ISO/TC 176, comprising experts from businesses and other organizations around the world, monitors the use of the standards to determine how they can be improved to meet user needs and expectations when the next revisions are due. All ISO standards are reviewed regularly for relevancy; changes are made when there is a demonstrated need to improve the standard.

Based on input from the user community, ISO/TC 176 will continue to evaluate and adopt new concepts in the field of quality management for incorporation into ISO standards.  This can include sector specific initiatives and supporting documents within the ISO 9000 family. Most ISO technical committees recognize the structure of ISO 9001 when new management systems standards are developed for other or specific purposes.

ISO's commitment to sustaining the ISO 9000 momentum through reviews, improvement and streamlining of the standards guarantees that your investment in ISO 9000 today will continue to provide effective management solutions well into the future.

• Current standards from ISO/TC 176 and its subcommittees