 The idea behind ISO 9001 can be traced back to the British Standard 5750 in 1979, however the

he ISO9000s history is
as follows:

o The first version of ISO 9000 was published in 1987 and was based on BS5750 standard. It was also influenced by

Defense Military standards.

o The second version of ISO 9000:1994 was published in 1994. This version stressed quality assurance through

preventative action.

o The third version was published in 2000 as ISO 9001:2000. This version radically changed thinking as it held the

belief that process management should be the core of the standard.

 ISO 9001:2000 made the goals of standard crystal clear i.e. that standard should be ‘a documented
system’ not just a ‘system of documents’. The idea was to create system efficiency that can be
measured and validated by process performance.
 The fourth version is ISO 9001:2008 standard. This edition on made slight changes to the previous
version. The goal of this revision was to better explain 2000 edition requirements and to increase
compatibility with other management systems, such as ISO 14001.
 The fifth major revision was published in 2015. This version is called ISO 9001:2015. Because the
revision in 2008 was just a minor update of the 2000 version, this revision sought to fill in gaps that
have been formed over the fifteen years since 2000.
 Global Status of ISO 9001 and Revision
 By 2014, the ISO; 9001 standard was used by more than 1.1 million people and organizations in 180 countries
worldwide, which makes it easy to believe that this number will have surely grown as of 2017.
 BSI Group claims to have achieved the first global accreditation for ISO 9001:2015.
 This revision will influence all certification and authorization bodies, training bodies, advisors, implementing agencies
and business clients.
 The standard has helped to build systems for various sectors such as the manufacturing sector, automotive sector,
the medical sector, governments and more.

 ISO 9001 version 2015 is meant for companies who want to:

o Prove that they are capable of delivering high quality products and services, which will then fulfill client requirements

and regulatory needs.

o Enhance customer satisfaction.

Key changes in ISO 9001version 2015 include the following key changes:

o Building a quality management system that is well matched to each organization’s particular needs.

o Top management must be involved in the management system in order to make comprehensive

enterprise strategy.

o The prevalence of risk-based thinking across the standard enables the entire management system

to be used as a preventive instrument, which will continually boost improvement.

o Less enforcing requirements for records and documentation. The enterprise can now decide

independently what documented information it requires and what is the appropriate format.

o Integration with other important and widespread management system standards.