Ideal for the C-suite, directors, compliance managers, auditors and trainers, this pocket guide will help you understand the benefits of an IMS (integrated management system) and how you can successfully implement one in your organisation.
Achieving certification to multiple ISO standards can be time-consuming and costly. An IMS incorporates all of an organisation’s processes and systems so that they work under – and towards – one set of policies and objectives. With an IMS, risks and opportunities are no longer managed in silos within the organisation, but with one unified or integrated approach from the leadership team.
Ideal for the C-suite, directors, compliance managers, auditors and trainers, this guide discusses the benefits of an IMS, and the strategies you should consider before implementing one. It references a number of standards that can be integrated, and stresses the need for senior management to lead the implementation by deciding upon objectives and which standards to include.
Alan Field, MA, LL.B (Hons), PgC, MCQI CQP, MIIRSM, GIFireE, is a chartered quality professional, an IRCA registered lead auditor and a member of The Society of Authors.
Alan has particular expertise in auditing and third-party assessing anti-bribery management systems to ISO 37001 and BS 10500 requirements, and counter-fraud systems in the public sector to ISO 9001 requirements. He has many years’ experience with quality and integrated management systems in the property, engineering, legal and financial sectors. Alan also has experience in auditing, assessment and gap analysis roles within the project management sector.