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Category: Management systems

A management system is the documented set of policies, processes and records an organisation uses to run one aspect of its business and prove it is under control. ISO publishes them for quality, information security, environment, occupational health and safety, business continuity, IT service management and more.
Since ISO adopted the Annex SL high-level structure, they share a common skeleton: clauses 4 to 10, covering context, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation and improvement. Clause 4 has the same shape whether you are reading ISO 9001, ISO 14001 or ISO 45001.
That shared structure is what makes an integrated management system practical. Rather than three sets of policies, three internal audit programmes and three management reviews, you run one system that satisfies several standards at once. Organisations that integrate typically cut audit time and eliminate the contradictions that appear when parallel systems drift apart.
The guides below cover integrated and unified management systems, and the individual standards for environment (ISO 14001), occupational health and safety (ISO 45001), business continuity (ISO 22301), IT service management (ISO 20000) and sector-specific quality standards for medical devices, automotive and food safety.

ISO 13485 Implementation — guide from Governance Docs

How to Implement ISO 13485: A Ten-Step Plan

Governance Docs13th August 2026

A practical ISO 13485 implementation plan in ten steps, with realistic timings, what QMSR changed for US manufacturers,…
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ISO 27001 Implementation — guide from Governance Docs

How to Implement ISO 27001: A Ten-Step Plan

Governance Docs13th August 2026

A practical ISO 27001 implementation plan in ten steps for the 2022 edition, with realistic timings and the…
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IVDR classification — Annex VIII rules and classes A to D

IVDR Classification: Annex VIII, Seven Rules, Classes A to D

Governance Docs13th August 2026

IVDR classification decides whether a notified body is involved at all, which conformity route applies, and which transitional…
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IVDR performance evaluation — scientific validity, analytical and clinical performance

IVDR Performance Evaluation: Scientific Validity, Analytical and Clinical Performance

Governance Docs13th August 2026

IVDR performance evaluation has no medical device equivalent to borrow from. Article 56 requires three separate demonstrations, Annex…
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IVDR transition deadlines and the Article 110 conditions

IVDR Transition Deadlines: The Conditions That End Them

Governance Docs13th August 2026

The IVDR transition deadlines everyone can name — 31 December 2027, 2028 and 2029 — are the least…
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EU IVDR — Regulation (EU) 2017/746 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices

EU IVDR: Regulation (EU) 2017/746 Explained

Governance Docs13th August 2026

Most guides to the EU IVDR are medical device guides with the words changed. This guide covers what…
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ISO 9001 Gap Analysis — guide from Governance Docs

ISO 9001 Gap Analysis: What to Check Before You Certify

Governance Docs13th August 2026

How to run an ISO 9001 gap analysis before certification: what to score, how to weight the gaps…
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ISO 9001 Implementation — guide from Governance Docs

How to Implement ISO 9001: A Ten-Step Plan

Governance Docs13th August 2026

A practical ISO 9001 implementation plan in ten steps, with realistic timings, and the three steps quality projects…
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ISO 9001 Procedures and Forms — guide from Governance Docs

ISO 9001 Procedures and Forms: What a Working QMS Actually Contains

Governance Docs13th August 2026

The ISO 9001 procedures and forms a working quality management system contains, clause by clause — including the…
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ISO 9001 Design and Development — guide from Governance Docs

ISO 9001 Design and Development: The Records Clause 8.3 Requires

Governance Docs13th August 2026

What ISO 9001 design and development templates must capture under clause 8.3 — planning, inputs, controls, outputs and…
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ISO 9001 Change Management — guide from Governance Docs

ISO 9001 Change Management: What the Template Must Contain

Governance Docs13th August 2026

What an ISO 9001 change management template must contain to satisfy clause 6.3 and change control in clause…
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ISO 9001:2026 — guide from Governance Docs

ISO 9001:2026 — What Is Confirmed, What Is Not, and How to Prepare

Governance Docs13th August 2026

ISO 9001:2026 is at the final stage before publication, expected September 2026. What is actually confirmed, what is…
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