Developments in Management and Quality Culture

A brief look back at the development of this 2026 version: In May 2021, on the deadline for the revision decision, an international vote concluded, by a narrow majority, to retain the 2015 version against the recommendation of the ISO TC 176 Working Group, which was responsible for drafting the standard.

In 2023, following intense lobbying, a new vote reversed the result, with a narrow majority. TC 176 was then mandated to prepare a limited revision of ISO 9001. This background to the revision largely explains the final outcome and the limited number of new elements in the standard. Let’s acknowledge, however, that the introduction of “quality culture” is a promising development!