3 Reasons Why You Should Consider Hiring a Boutique Consulting Company to Help You with ISO Certification

3 Reasons Why You Should Consider Hiring a Boutique Consulting Company to Help You with ISO Certification

EMS, QMS
If your company's looking to boost profits by enhancing its business processes and improving efficiency, getting an ISO certification shall be one of your top priorities. Whether it's ISO 9001, ISO 14001, or industry standard like AS 9100, understanding the certification requirements can become a long, complex process especially if you lack the technical knowledge for it. (more…)
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Does my company really need ISO – 8 ways ISO certification can help your business

Does my company really need ISO – 8 ways ISO certification can help your business

EMS, QMS
You may wonder why would a company want to be ISO certified and whether it’s worth cost and effort. In this article we’ll answer those questions and describe ways how it can boost your business. The ISO states for an International Organization for Standardization and is one of the bodies that publishes international standards (e.g. ISO 9001 ref. quality management, ISO 14001 ref. environmental management and many more!). Going to the point, we’ll divide the question into two parts: the first is whether my company need a business management system at all, and the follow up question, is does my company need a certified or standardised management system (to simplify it – do I need ISO). To answer the first part, we need to know – what actually ‘system’ means?…
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Boutique consulting firms and its advantages for a Customer

Boutique consulting firms and its advantages for a Customer

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Boutique consulting firms are small, specialized and flexible consultancies. Although they stand in the opposite to big full-service corporations, each type has its own advantages. The table below presents the basic differences between the two types of consultancies. Boutique consultancies Limited number of services in selected industriesSmall teamOwner is a key contact point for a customer service Lower operating costs, likely more affordable prices Lesser-knownMore informal and flat cultureFlexibility to adapt quickly and move fasterFewer resources stimulating efficiency Full-service consultancies Wide scope of full-range services in multiple industriesBig teamAccount Manager is a key point of contactHigher overheads, generally much higher feesWell-established reputationUsually formal cultureMay encounter organisational barriersMore resources enabling business development Since we already have a comparison between the two types of consultancies, let's move on and figure out why…
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