What is BS EN ISO 9000 Quality management - Fundamentals and vocabulary about?
BS EN ISO 9000:2026 has a unique role in the ISO quality management family.
It sets out the fundamentals of quality management that underpin ISO quality management and quality management system standards, and provides the vocabulary used across ISO quality management and quality management system documents.
It’s designed to help you understand the principles, fundamental concepts and language of quality management so that you can realize value from ISO quality management standards and implement a quality management system (QMS) effectively and efficiently.
Who is BS EN ISO 9000 Quality management - Fundamentals and vocabulary for?
BS EN ISO 9000 is for any organization using, implementing, or auditing ISO quality management and related management system standards, including those working with BS EN ISO 9001.
It’s especially relevant for people in roles such as:
quality managers, quality assurance managers, and compliance managers;
operations managers, production managers, and continuous improvement leads;
supply chain and procurement leaders;
internal and external auditors, and management systems consultants; and
leaders in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who need a practical, shared foundation for quality.
What does BS EN ISO 9000 Quality management fundamentals and vocabulary cover?
BS EN ISO 9000:2026 contains:
the quality management principles;
the fundamentals of quality management;
guidance on developing a QMS using fundamental concepts and principles; and the vocabulary of quality management.
It explains the concepts that are integral to understanding quality management and includes additional concepts that support effective app...