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ISO 9001:2008 now published

Date: 31-Dec-2008

ISO 9001:2008 is newly published. The revised version of the quality management system standard was released on November 14, 2008, by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO 9004 is currently under review and scheduled for release in 2009.

Compared to ISO 9001:2000 the new edition contains:

No new requirements
Some useful clarifications to existing requirements
Mainly editorial changes
A few examples of increased compatibility with ISO 14001:2004

Your organization is expected to:

Show evidence of review and update the Management System if necessary;
Make internal auditors aware of the changes; and
Address in Management Review.

Validity and transition of certificates

Rules jointly set by ISO and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) for the transition:

Twenty four months after the publication of ISO 9001:2008 any certificates issued to ISO 9001:2000 are no longer valid.
Certificates according to ISO 9001:2000 can be issued up to November 15, 2009
Certification of conformity to ISO 9001:2008 or its national equivalents can now begin as the new standard has been officially published, and a periodic audit or re-certification audit against ISO 9001:2008 can take place.

You have questions about ISO 9001:2008?

Please contact us for questions about the new standard and your next assessment.

Contact Details:

Mr. Rajendra Khare, + 91 9810268573, rkhare@dqsindia.com
Please note: Email communication would be preferred mode of communication.

DQS Certification India launches on-line CMMI Consulting Service

Date: 25-Aug-2008

DQS Certification has initiated its on-line CMMI Gap Assessment, Process Assessment and on-line CMMI Consulting service. Rajendra Khare, Managing Director, DQS Certification India Private Limited said that it has been observed that the cost of Assessments and Consulting is getting higher. Moreover, the cost of overheads like travel, boarding and accommodation makes it further restrictive for organizations to avail CMMI Assessment and Consulting Activity. Hence online service would contribute towards reducing the cost. Rajendra Khare said that we do hear in our industry experience that the CMMI Initiatives because of cost implications are postponed or rejected.

Ultimately, as we all know, that it is not about CMMI Initiative. It is about good process and good service delivery and product delivery systems in the organization. CMMI Initiatives help us to achieve this. Hence rejection of CMMI Initiatives because of escalating costs is not a very welcome idea. Rajendra Khare concluded that the online CMMI Consulting and Assessment service is a balanced compromise.

The on-line CMMI Consulting service will provide thepractitioners of the organization get the right inputs at the right time. The online service would facilitate this in comparison to the model where service is provided through site visits. The online consulting service is availabe at DQS Certification India Website: www.dqsindia.com

DQS Certification with its knowledge expertise in this field would be able to support the CMMI and Process Improvement Initiatives in the organizations through on-line support.

DQS Certification India Private Limited announced plans to launch PeriDISTA, the Software Engineering and Management System Learning Portal

Date: 11-Aug-2008

DQS Certification India Private Limited announced plans to launch the knowledge portal on the subject of Software Engineering and Management System Learning Courses by the name of PeriDISTA. This knowledge portal, using internet technology, will provide the training and learning material on the body of knowledge for software engineering on subjects like software estimation, software development methodologies, software project management, software security, etc. These are key areas which will support the software engineering practices in the Indian IT industry.

This knowledge portal will cover subject matter on management system courses like environmental management, quality management, automotive sector quality management, ergonomics and heath safety management, aerospace quality management and information security management, etc. The uniqueness about these products would be that they would help the industry practitioners to enhance their knowledge in the area of their experience and will lead to improved management practices and efficient process implementation.

Rajendra Khare, the Managing Director and SEI Authorized Lead Appraiser, DQS Certification India Private Limited, mentioned that these training and learning materials would be available at very cost-effective prices and would have a very high knowledge content to satisfy the learning needs of industry practitioners. Rajendra also mentioned that portal would be commissioned by the end of August, 2008, and would be fully functional by end of 2008. Ravi Singh, the Program Director for Management System Learning Courses and Associate Director at DQS Certification India Private Limited, mentioned that he realized the need of such portal on the basis of his research on the learning requirements of industry in various sectors including both manufacturing and services sector.

DQS Certification India Private Limited, an SEI Authorized Transition Partner for CMMI Services, assesses Al-Bilad Arabia Company Limited, making it the first Saudi company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to be CMMI Level 3 assessed

Date: 27-Jul-2008

DQS Certification India, an SEI Authorized Transition Partner, completed the CMMI SCAMPI Assessment recently and assigned the CMMI Maturity Level 3 to Al-Bilad Arabia Company Limited (ABA)

CMMI standing for Capability Maturity Model Integrated is the structured collection of software engineering best practices that has been published by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) located at Pittsburgh, USA. CMMI and SCAMPI are the registered trademark and service-mark of SEI, CMU, USA.

ABA has been able to satisfy the requirements of CMMI Model Framework upto Level 3, said Rajendra Khare, the SEI Authorized Lead Appraiser from DQS Certification. He further said that the CMMI Level 3 requirements cover both project and organizational processes.

Tawfik Chilmeran, ABA’s IT Services Manager, commented that this initiative is a significant milestone for ABA and it symbolizes ABA’s commitment to its clients to deliver quality services on time and according to client expectations. He added this is an on-going initiative and ABA will continue to invest in its process, people and technology improvement methodologies. Tawfik identified the ABA’s team effort as the key success factor in achieving CMMI Maturity Level 3. The other key success factors were the top management commitment to invest in this initiative and their high level of involvement.

On this occasion, Tawfik thanked ABA’s CEO, Mr.Bader Al-Suweidan for his continued support and direct involvement and appreciated the efforts of ABA’s Delivery Manager, Mr.Surendra Jajal, for his significant contribution to develop the ABA CMMI knowledge framework and its effective implementation.

OHSAS 18001 changes

Date: 30-Jun-2008

OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational health and safety management systems. Requirements specifies requirement for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, to enable an organization to control its OH&S risks and improve its performance.

OHSAS 18001:2007 supersedes OHSAS 18001:1999, but remains current until 2009.

There have been a number of significant changes to the document since the first edition was published in 1999.

Principal amongst the changes are much greater emphasis on "health" rather than just "safety", and significantly improved alignment to ISO 14001:2004 (to enable organizations to develop "integrated management systems").

Your organization is expected to:

Show evidence of review and update the Management System if necessary;
Make internal auditors aware of the changes; and
Address in Management Review.

Validity and transition of certificates

For those organizations already certified to OHSAS 18001:1999, a two year "transition" period has been agreed, in order to allow them to make the change to using the new standard. The transition period will end on 1 July 2009.

You have questions about OHSAS 18001:2007?

Please contact us for questions about the new standard and your next assessment.

Contact Details:

Mr. Rajendra Khare, + 91 9810268573, rkhare@dqsindia.com
Please note: Email communication would be preferred mode of communication.

DQS Certification India Private Limited partners with AFAQ-EAQA, AFNOR Groupe (http://www.afnor.org/)

Date: 16-June-2008

We are pleased to announce the new partnership between DQS Certification India Pvt. Ltd., and AFAQ-EAQA, part of AFNOR Groupe (http://www.afnor.org/) - an international service provider - with worldwide focus. Positioned internationally as 5th Largest Certification Organization of the world, AFNOR Groupe is an integrated service provider for Management Systems Certification, Product Certification and Inspection, and many specialized and niche services, including Certification of Competencies of Personnel.

AFNOR Groupe has 65,200 certified sites in 60 countries and more than 30,000 companies from all over the world trust AFNOR Groupe and its services.

AFNOR Groupe has a network of about 1,400 experts (auditors, members of certification committees, collaborators) ready to assist you and has more than 1,300 auditors, qualified according to sector, profession and reference standard, to match your assessment needs. AFNOR Groupe has 30 international subsidiaries with 30 offices world-wide to provide you with follow-up wherever you are. AFNOR Groupe, provides certification, inspection and auditing services in all key markets for over 30 industrial sectors and now feels privileged in bringing its highly unique services to Indian market and Indian Customers through DQS Certification India Private Limited.

The presentation on AFNOR Groupe can be downloaded from here.

The partnership with AFNOR Groupe will enrich and enhance the existing services of DQS Certification India Pvt. Ltd. and will ensure availability to offer many additional and specialized services to Indian Customers with a flexibility of providing highly qualified, experienced auditing & inspection resources worldwide.

The terms and conditions of engagements with our esteemed customers will remain the same and would be sustained with additional enthusiasm. The DQS Certification India Organization remains the same with the same roles and responsibilities of all its personnel.

We look forward to working with you with our enhanced service spectrum and we would ensure that your success is our goal.

DQS Certification India Pvt Ltd launches new websites on the subject of CMMI® -

Note: CMMI® is the registered trademark of Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

DQS Certification India Pvt Ltd, the SEI Authorized Transition Partner for providing CMMI Assessment and Training Services, has launched three websites on the internet for the advantage of the practitioners in the IT industry specially for those who are looking at a sharper focus on implementing the software engineering best practices during the development of processes and products.

	The URL www.cmmifaqonline.com has been designed to capture the queries of the Software Engineering Practitioners on the subject of CMMI related to assessment and training.
	The URL rajendra-khare.blogspot.com is a blog to be operated by Rajendra Khare, SEI Authorized CMMI Lead Appraiser, High Maturity SCAMPI Lead Appraiser and SEI Authorized CMMI Lead Instructor. This blog will give a focused, usable and constructive inputs to the CMMI Queries raised.
	The URL www.cmmi-toolkit.com has been designed to provide a customized toolkit solution for those organizations looking for an optimized solution.

Note: CMMI® is the registered trademark of Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, USA