National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of ISO 10005:2018. It supersedes BS ISO 10005:2005, which is withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee QS/1/2, Quality Management System Standards.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 June 2018.

Foreword

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 176, Quality management and quality assurance, Subcommittee SC 2, Quality systems.

This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 10005:2005), which has been technically revised.

The main changes compared with the previous edition are as follows.

It applies the terminology from ISO 9000:2015, which includes changes to key definitions, such as:

for the definition of "quality plan" (see 3.2), which has been modified to replace the phrase “procedures and associated resources to be applied when and by whom” by “actions, responsibilities and associated resources”;
for the definition of “specific case” (see 3.3), which has been modified to make reference to “service”, as ISO 9001:2015 now refers to “products and services” and no longer just to “products”;

the replacement of the terms "documentation" and "record" by the term “documented information”, which is generally used in ISO management system standards to include both “procedures” and “records” which are not necessarily distinct from each other in a digital environment (documented information needed to support process operation is “maintained”, which means that it is established and updated as required; documented information that provides evidence of conformity with requirements is “retained” which means that it is protected from unintended alterations).

Table 1 — Major changes to terms in this document since its previous edition

ISO 10005:2005	This document
Products	Products and services
Documentation Quality manual Documented procedures Records	Documented information
Purchased product	Externally provided processes, products and services
Supplier	External provider
Monitoring and measuring equipment	Monitoring and measuring resources

It is aligned to ISO 9001:2015, leading to:
1. a significant revision in the clause/subclause sequence, titles and the addition of new material, e.g. the inclusion of “5.2 Context of a quality plan”, or the extension of 7.2 to also reference the monitoring of a quality plan;
2. the incorporation of “risk-based thinking”.
A new clause (Clause 4) on using a quality plan.

Introduction

0.1 General

This document was prepared to address the need for guidance on quality plans, either in the context of an established quality management system or as an independent management activity. In either case, quality plans provide a means of relating specific requirements of the process, product, service, project or contract to work methods and practices. Quality plans are most effective when they are compatible with other associated plans. The guidance in this document can also be used where quality plans are integrated with other management plans or quality management systems.

Benefits of establishing a quality plan include increased confidence that requirements will be met, greater assurance that processes are in control and the motivation it can give to those involved. It might also give insight into opportunities for innovation and improvement.

The guidance on quality plans in this document is based on the quality management principles described in ISO 9000 and the concepts used in ISO 9001 for the establishment of quality management systems. Clause 6, which describes the typical contents of a quality plan, includes guidance to applying relevant ISO 9001 requirements. The guidance is limited to quality plans and does not replace guidance given in ISO 9000 on quality management concepts or ISO/TS 9002 on the application of ISO 9001 requirements within an organization.

This document does not replace the guidance given in industry-specific documented information. Where quality plans are required for project applications, the guidance provided in this document is intended to be complementary to the guidance provided in ISO 10006. Some terms used in this document have been changed with respect to its previous edition to improve alignment with ISO 9001:2015 and other management system standards. There is no need for the terms used by an organization, whether in specifying quality plan requirements or developing a quality plan, to be replaced by the terms used in this document.

In this document, the following verbal forms are used:

“should” indicates a recommendation;
“may” indicates a permission;
“can” indicates a possibility or a capability.

Information marked as “NOTE” is for guidance in understanding or clarifying the associated text.

NOTE See https://committee.iso.org/home/tc176sc2 for guidance on the topics in this Introduction.

0.2 Using this document

This Introduction explains some underlying concepts and changes to terms used in the previous edition of this document.

Clauses 1 to 3 provide basic information (Scope, Normative references, and Terms and definitions).

Clause 4 summarizes how quality plans can be used.

Clause 5 describes the process of developing a quality plan.

Clause 6 describes the typical contents of a quality plan.

Clause 7 describes the operation and control of a quality plan.

Annex A provides examples of simple quality plans.

Annex B provides a schematic representation of a process approach applied to a quality plan

Annex C provides a correlation matrix between the clauses of this document and those of ISO 9001:2015.

Annex D provides a correlation matrix between the clauses of this document and the quality management principles from ISO 9000:2015.

The Bibliography includes a list of standards and other relevant information.

0.3 Process approach

The process approach means the systematic management of processes and their interactions to achieve intended results. Applying the process approach to quality plans assists organizations to manage the inputs, activities and outputs of each process within a coherent system of interrelated processes.

Processes referenced in a quality plan can interact with:

each other (interactions among quality plan processes);
other processes operated within the organization’s management system;
processes operated within other organizations (such as customers and external providers).

When considering how to manage its processes and their interactions, the organization can address these through a quality plan whether or not it has a quality management system.

Annex B provides a schematic representation of a process approach applied to quality plans.

0.4 Risk-based thinking

Risk-based thinking means applying a systematic approach to considering risk (the effect of uncertainty) so that risks can be understood and managed appropriately.

The application of risk-based thinking to the development and use of a quality plan enables an organization to determine the importance of particular issues and take appropriate actions to manage both risks and opportunities.

A customer requesting that a provider prepares a quality plan can apply risk-based thinking to determine the minimum requirements for the type and extent of the monitoring activities.

When developing a quality plan, the organization can apply risk-based thinking in deciding the processes, resources and control methods to be used. Particularly where an organization uses a standard model or template for different quality plans, risk-based thinking can assist those involved to make each quality plan fit for its intended purpose.

1 Scope

This document gives guidelines for establishing, reviewing, accepting, applying and revising quality plans.

This document is applicable to quality plans for any intended output, whether a process, product, service, project or contract, and any type or size of organization.

It is applicable whether or not the organization has a management system in conformity with ISO 9001.

This document provides guidance and does not specify requirements.

It is focused primarily on the provision of outputs and is not a guide to the planning of quality management system development.

NOTE To avoid undue repetition of “process, product, service, project or contract”, this document uses the term “specific case”.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Using a quality plan

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Requesting external provider quality plans

4.3 Managing external provider quality plans

5 Development of a quality plan

5.1 Context of the quality plan

5.2 Inputs to the quality plan

5.3 Defining the scope of the quality plan

5.4 Preparation of the quality plan

6 Content of the quality plan

6.1 General

6.2 Scope of the quality plan

6.3 Quality plan inputs

6.4 Quality objectives

6.5 Quality plan responsibilities

6.6 Control of documented information

6.7 Resources

6.8 Customers and other interested parties communication

6.9 Design and development

6.10 Externally provided processes, products and services

6.11 Production and service provision

6.12 Identification and traceability

6.13 Property belonging to customers or external providers

6.14 Preservation of outputs

6.15 Control of nonconforming outputs

6.16 Monitoring and measurement

6.17 Audits

7 Operation and control of the quality plan

7.1 Review and acceptance of the quality plan

7.2 Implementation and monitoring of the quality plan

7.3 Revision of the quality plan

7.4 Feedback and improvement

Bibliography

BS ISO 10005:2018

Quality management. Guidelines for quality plans

Current

Published:

30 Jun 2018