What is an Integrated Management System? It is a management system that integrates all of an organization's systems and processes in to one complete framework, enabling an organization to work as a single unit with unified objectives.

Why an Integrated Management System? Helps to avoid and to balance conflicting objectives. Reduces costs. Creates consistency. Helps to coordinate activities between all levels of the organisation. Helps to harmonise and optimize workplace practices. Improves communication. Helps to focus the organisation on the achievement of business goals. Helps to eliminate conflicting responsibilities and relationships. Facilitates training and development.

THE IMS TREE

Which Management System Standards can be integrated? ISO 9001 (Quality Management) ISO (Environmental Management) OHSAS (Occupational Health & Safety) ISO/IEC (Information Security) ISO (Food Safety) ISO/IEC 20000IT Service Management

The Integrated Management System Process Combining Separate systems being used Identifying integratable common elements Integrating Common Elements IMS One system incorporating all common elements.

Scope of IMS ? A unified whole Organisation. All functions aligned behind a single goal: Improving the performance of the entire organization. A genuinely co-ordinated system: one that's greater than the sum of its parts, and can achieve more than ever before. A one structure management team that allows to effectively and efficiently deliver an organization's objective.

Quality Management System ISO 9001:2008 The International Organization for Standardization developed the ISO 9001 system in the late eighties. It is a Quality management tool designed to help an organization achieve its Total Quality Management (TQM) goals. ISO 9001:2008, the more recent version of ISO 9000

Other Certifications Environmental Management System (ISO 14001) Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSAS 18001)

Certification Process GAP Assessment Start Building new systems & processes Documentation Training/ Guidance for implementation Internal Audits Review & Closure after Audit Certification Audit