One of the difficulties for companies in pursuit of Quality certification (such as ISO 9001 or ISO 13485) is documenting company business procedures in a way that is intuitive, easy for occasional users, and gets used by everyone in the organisation. Quality is a process and not a "badge", so user adoption and buy-in is a critical factor for success.
CogniDox is already a popular document management system (DMS) solution providing the document control procedures required by quality management standards. Using standard CogniDox features for HTML control, Primilis quickly implemented a QMS to capture business processes in an easy-to-understand, visual form with rich graphical content. They created a "website-within-a-website" to enable users to interactively view quality procedures in a browser and download editable documents where required.
All of the content is created with commonly-used tools (e.g. Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Visio), which avoids any additional training or specialist software.
“If you are a Quality Manager or Executive at a company considering a strategy for ISO 9001 then our case study is essential reading to help your business understand the possibilities for effective Quality Management Systems,” said Tom Gaskell, Primilis Director. “Before you build a filing cabinet full of paper procedures or hire consultants for an expensive SharePoint intranet project, talk to us about an easy way of combining document management with a graphical QMS.”
The case study is available in PDF format to download (no registration required) from:
www.cognidox.com/graphical-qms-case-study
About CogniDox
CogniDox is a web application that delivers internal document management for product development teams and Extranets with license-based publishing and secure downloads.
We provide highly-integrated support for system engineering workflows and the product lifecycle. Plug-ins are provided for CMS products, software SCM tools, EDA tools, CRM systems, CAD tools and Help Desk applications. Our "instant Extranet" solution enables companies to add a secure self-service customer portal onto their public web sites.
Formed in 2008 and based in Cambridge, UK, CogniDox has an impressive and growing list of customers – see examples at www.cognidox.com/customers
About Primilis
Primilis is a quality, manufacturing and business consultancy that helps companies to become more successful by reducing cost and risk, improving quality, bringing products more quickly to market and increasing customer satisfaction. It was founded in Cambridge, UK, in 2006 and now provides consultancy services in the UK, mainland Europe, China, and elsewhere.
The Primilis Graphical QMS is a simple but effective way of providing Intranet functionality for Quality Management Systems, Environmental Management Systems, or a host of other ‘internal website’ applications.
For Quality Management Systems and Business Systems support and consultancy, see www.primilis.com, or contact Primilis via email information@primilis.com, or phone 0800 6126 593.
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