(NSF/Omnex: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Why are so many organizations receiving nonconformities in their ISO 9001:2008 audits? To understand the ISO 9001:2008 changes better, let's see if you know the answers to these three questions:

There are no changes made to ISO 9001:2008. True or False?
TRUE - ISO 9001:2008 has been developed in order to introduce clarifications to the existing requirements of ISO 9001:2000 and changes that are intended to improve compatibility with ISO 14001:2004.

If there are no changes made, then there should be no changes required in our quality management system (QMS). True or False?
FALSE - If your interpretations when implementing ISO 9001:2000 were different from the clarifications of ISO 9001:2008, you will have to remedy it in your current implementation.

Auditors will not need to issue any nonconformities to systems compliant with ISO 9001:2000 when auditing for ISO 9001:2008. True or False?
FALSE - If the implementation is counter to the clarifications provided in ISO 9001:2008, the internal and/or Third Party auditors will need to issue nonconformities.

Many registered companies are encountering unpleasant surprises when they are audited to ISO 9001:2008 this year. Like many others, they have been told that there are no changes to ISO 9001:2008, so they have not taken a close look at their ISO 9001:2008 implementation.

 …