The Value of a Sanity Test or Sanity Check
The idea of a Sanity Test or Sanity Check is to allow the person who has prepared the information to step back from it to think about how someone who is presented with it for the first time will make…
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Looking ahead to a Successful 2014
The signs seem to pointing towards a recovering UK economy and that is certainly what we are seeing as we go about our business around the UK. The clients we have been working with this year are doing some genuinely…
Nottingham Focus for Assent Risk Management
The Nottingham region is providing some exciting prospects for Risk Management firm Assent, as its diverse business community look towards ISO standards to help them develop. From Software Developers to Manufacturers, the East Midlands is benefiting from Management Systems in areas…
Building Collaborative Business Relationships
2017 UPDATE: BS11000 has become ISO 44001. “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” Henry Ford. It can be argued that the great achievements in human history have come from working together, and the…
6 Tips for Fast & Efficient ISO Implementation
Sometimes our clients are on a very tight deadline to meet the requirements of ISO standards and achieve certification. Here are 6 tips for efficient management system implementation. 1. Be Clear on the Scope Define and document which processes and…
Is the Mobile Platform Damaging Children’s Computer Skills?
It’s a discussion that I am sure is documented again and again in blogs but when I looked around the office for some simple tasks that could form the basis of a summer-job I was surprised at what I found.…
Data Integrity Saves Lives
Calibration When clients ask us to help them implement and maintain a quality management system (ISO 9001) there is one point that polarises opinion. Calibration. Measuring, monitoring, cutting and plotting tools are just some examples of the items that might…
Assent Becomes BSI Member for Latest on Standards
Assent has received it’s certificate of BSI membership following a decision to take advantage of the following member benefits: – Discount on Purchasing Standards. – Use of the BSI Knowledge Centre. – PLUS the standards updating service. – Standards Update…
Pre Qualification Questionnaires (PQQs) – Don’t fall at the first hurdle!
The Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQs) is usually the first obstacle you need to over come to access those lucrative contracts. It’s at this stage buyers start to discard the weaker candidates based on their answers. In some cases the responses…
