A great deal is written about standards and very little of it is sourced. These articles work clause by clause and name their references: ISO and ISO/TC 176/SC 2 for the state of the standard, the IATF for the automotive sector, the accreditation side for transition periods. Where the evidence runs out — as it does for the still unpublished ISO 9001:2026 transition period — the article says so instead of presenting an estimate as a fact.
What ISO 9001 clause 6.2 requires for quality objectives — measurable, monitored, planned — what it doesn't, and why SMART is not the point.
Read article →What clause 9.3 requires as inputs and outputs, why it need not be a meeting, and what ISO 9001:2026 changes in 9.3.2 — sourced from ISO/IAF guidance.
Read article →IATF 16949 2nd edition is due mid-2027, its transition coupled to ISO 9001:2026 (ends 30 Sept 2029). What communiqué SC-2026-005 says and what to plan.
Read article →ISO 9001:2026 vs 2015 clause by clause: quality culture, 6.1, 6.3, 9.3.2, the recast Annex A — and the transition deadline of 30 September 2029.
Read article →System, process and product audits under IATF 16949, the three-year cycle, 30% shop-floor audit time, VDA 6.3 and layered process audits — from IATF sources.
Read article →ISO 9001 explained: the structure of clauses 4 to 10, what certification involves, who certifies — and what the 2026 edition and its transition mean.
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