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QMS Design & Architecture
Policy, process map, procedure hierarchy and document control structure aligned to ISO 9001 and your sector standards.
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Corporate Quality Management System
An enterprise-wide quality system designed, implemented and independently governed — certification-ready to ISO 9001 and your sector standards, across every site and function.
Overview
What is a Corporate Quality Management System?
A Corporate Quality Management System (CQMS) is the enterprise framework that governs how quality is planned, controlled, evaluated and improved across every site, function and product — codified in policy, process architecture, KPIs and independent internal audit.
Where a Project QMS is tied to one contract and retired at handover, a Corporate QMS persists. It is the reference system every project, plant and product line inherits from, and the one certification bodies, customers and regulators audit against.
How Jags Assurance delivers it end-to-end
We start with a clause-level gap analysis, then design the QMS architecture and documentation to fit how your organisation actually works. Through implementation we train teams, stand up the internal audit programme and prepare the evidence pack for Stage 1 and Stage 2 certification. After certification, we support surveillance audits, standards transitions and continual improvement.
What’s included
Six pillars of a certification-ready QMS.
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Gap Analysis
Clause-by-clause assessment of current state against target standards, with a prioritised remediation roadmap.
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Certification Readiness
Stage 1 and Stage 2 audit preparation — evidence packs, mock audits, non-conformance rehearsal and management-review facilitation.
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Internal Audit Programme
Risk-based audit schedule, checklists, competent lead-auditor delivery and closed-loop reporting to top management.
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CAPA & Root-Cause
Structured corrective and preventive action, root-cause methodology and verified closure tracked through the QMS.
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Governance & Improvement
Management review cadence, KPI dashboards, risk register and continual-improvement rhythm embedded into operations.
Implementation roadmap
From clause-level gap to certified QMS.
A staged programme — sequenced so leadership sees measurable progress at every gate, and certification-body auditors see a mature system on day one.
- STEP 01Assess
Clause-level gap analysis, stakeholder interviews and baseline of current documentation and practice.
- STEP 02Design
Policy, process architecture, procedures and records model — aligned to ISO 9001 and sector standards.
- STEP 03Implement
Roll-out with training, document control, KPIs and evidence capture across sites and functions.
- STEP 04Audit & Certify
Internal audits, management review, Stage 1 / Stage 2 support and non-conformance closure with the certification body.
- STEP 05Sustain
Surveillance-audit support, continual improvement, standards transitions and recertification.
Business outcomes
Where the value lands.
- A certification-ready QMS aligned to ISO 9001 and your sector standards.
- Consistent process execution across every site and function.
- Independent internal audit programme — no self-audits, no blind spots.
- Faster onboarding of new sites, acquisitions and product lines.
- Regulator- and customer-audit readiness on demand.
- A measurable continual-improvement loop tied to business KPIs.
What you receive
Deliverables
- 01Quality Policy and Manual
- 02Process architecture and interaction map
- 03Documented procedures and work instructions
- 04Risk and opportunity register
- 05Internal audit programme and reports
- 06CAPA register with verified closure
- 07Management review pack and minutes
- 08Certification-body Stage 1 & 2 evidence pack
Standards alignment
Certification-ready to the codes that matter.
ISO 9001ISO 14001ISO 45001ISO 27001AS9100IATF 16949ISO 13485API Q1 / Q2
FAQ
Common questions on CQMS.
Answers to the questions leadership, quality and compliance teams ask us most often.
What is a Corporate Quality Management System (CQMS)?
A Corporate Quality Management System is the enterprise-wide framework that defines how an organisation plans, controls, evaluates and improves quality across every site, function and product. It is codified in policy, process architecture, procedures, KPIs and internal audit programmes, and is typically aligned to ISO 9001 alongside any sector-specific standards.
How do we achieve ISO 9001 certification?
Certification follows four steps: a gap analysis against ISO 9001 clauses; QMS design and documentation build-out; implementation with training, records and internal audits; and finally a Stage 1 and Stage 2 audit by an accredited certification body. Jags Assurance guides the first three and prepares your teams for the fourth.
How long does CQMS implementation take?
Typical timelines run 3 to 9 months, depending on organisation size, number of sites, existing documentation maturity and target standards. A single-site organisation aligning only to ISO 9001 can complete in about 3 months; a multi-site, multi-standard enterprise usually needs 6 to 9.
How is a Corporate QMS different from a Project QMS?
A Corporate QMS is the persistent enterprise system that governs every project and function. A Project QMS is scoped to one capital project's contract, lifecycle and standards, and is retired at handover. Most mature organisations run both: the Corporate QMS sets the rules; the Project QMS applies them to a specific job.
Do you support surveillance audits and recertification?
Yes. Post-certification we support annual surveillance audits, three-yearly recertification, standards transitions (for example ISO 9001:2015 to future revisions), and ongoing internal audit and management-review facilitation.
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