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Summary of Major Enhancements in ISO/DIS 9001:2025 27th Aug 2025
ISO 9001:2015
ISO/DIS 9001:2025
2024 Amendment : was integrated into relevant clauses.
Opportunity-Based Thinking: Complementing risk-based thinking for proactive improvement.
Quality Culture & Ethics: Embedded throughout leadership, awareness, and policy clauses.
Digitalization & Emerging Technologies: Recognized in planning, infrastructure, and improvement.
Expanded Definitions & Clarifications: More precise terminology and guidance in Annex A.
Clausewise Key Differences
0.1 General
Emphasizes PDCA and risk-based thinking
Adds opportunity-based thinking and sustainability
Broader strategic focus including innovation and breakthrough change
0.2 Quality Management Principles
Based on ISO 9000
Based on ISO/CD 9000
No major change in principles
0.3 Process Approach
PDCA and risk-based thinking
Adds opportunity-based thinking
More emphasis on leveraging opportunities
0.4 Relationship with Other Standards
Aligns with ISO 9000 and ISO 9004
Adds ISO/TS 9002 for implementation guidance
Stronger integration with other MSS standards
1 Scope
Generic applicability
2 Normative References
ISO 9000:2015
Adds ISO/CD 9000, ISO 3534-2:2006, and EN ISO 9001:2015
Expanded reference base
3 Terms and Definitions
Based on ISO 9000
Definitions, including Interetsed parties,
More comprehensive terminology
4.1 Context of the Organization
Internal and external issues
2024 amend, Adds climate change as a relevant issue
Environmental awareness integrated
4.2 Interested Parties
Determine relevant parties and requirements
4.3 Scope of QMS
Define boundaries and applicability
4.4 QMS and Processes
Establish, implement, maintain, improve
5.1 Leadership
Commitment to QMS
Adds quality culture and ethical behavior (i), a to k, Note 2
Cultural and ethical leadership focus
5.2 Quality Policy
Establish, communicate, maintain
Adds (e) accountability strategic direction and context
More alignment with strategy
5.3 Roles and Responsibilities
Assign, communicate, understand
Adds reporting on opportunities for improvement
More proactive role definition
6.1 Risks and Opportunities
Plan actions to address
Splits into risk and opportunitysubclauses
Clearer distinction and planning
6.2 Quality Objectives
Establish, monitor, communicate
Adds availability as documented information
Stronger documentation requirement
6.3 Planning of Changes
Plan changes to QMS
Adds e,f,g monitoring effectiveness, communication, and review
More structured change management
7.1 Resources
Determine and provide
Adds remote work, emerging technologies, and ethical implications
Modernized resource management
7.1.6 Organizational Knowledge
Maintain and make available
Adds sharing and safeguarding knowledge
More robust KM practices
7.2 Competence
Determine, ensure, evaluate
Remove d, but line is the same
More dynamic competence management
7.3 Awareness
Ensure awareness
Adds quality culture and ethical behavior
Cultural integration
7.4 Communication
Determine what, when, how
7.5 Documented Information
Maintain and retain
8.1 Operational Planning
Plan and control processes
Remove “a”
8.2 Customer Requirements
Review and confirm
Adds disruption-related communication
More robust customer engagement
8.3 Design and Development
Inputs, outputs, controls
Adds Note 8.3.1 flexibility, cycles, and feedback
More agile development process
8.4 External Provision
Control of external providers
Adds interaction with customers and other relevant Interested Parties
More detailed supplier management
8.5 Production and Service
Controlled conditions
Lines to a,b,c
More comprehensive control
8.6 Release of Products
Verify before release
8.7 Nonconforming Outputs
Identify and control
9.1 Performance Evaluation
Monitor, measure, analyze
9.1.2 Perceptions to satisfaction
Broader data sources
9.2 Internal Audit
Conduct audits
Adds 9.2.2 IA Programme audit objectives, risk-based frequency
More strategic audit planning
9.3 Management Review
Review QMS
Adds 9.3.1 c, needs and Expectations of Intreested Parties , 9.3.2 outputs to results, a,b,c to lines add “Continual”
More integrated review process
10.1 Improvement
Determine opportunities
Requirement same, digitalization, emerging technologies in Annex
Future-oriented improvement
10.2 Corrective Action
React and prevent recurrence
10.1 General to Continual Improvement, Remove 10.3 combined in 10.1 , Adds severity-based response, root cause optional
More flexible corrective action
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