0.2 Quality management principles
This International Standard is based on the quality management principles described in ISO 9000. The
descriptions include a statement of each principle, a rationale of why the principle is important for the
organization, some examples of benefits associated with the principle and examples of typical actions
to improve the organization’s performance when applying the principle.
The quality management principles are:
— customer focus;
— leadership;
— engagement of people;
— process approach;
— improvement;
— evidence-based decision making;
— relationship management.