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Subject:Re: ISO Document Control From:Sally Derrick <sjd1201 -at- gmail -dot- com> To:dvora -at- tech-challenged -dot- com Date:Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:55:03 -0500
That is excellent validation, Deborah. I found that forum last week and
was hoping it was as good as it looked. good to know.
Sally
On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Deborah Hemstreet <
dvora -at- tech-challenged -dot- com> wrote:
> Hi Sally,
>
> The best tool I ever found to help me when tasked with this was a website
> that is free and will be great help to you throughout the entire process.
> The Elsmar Coves Forums. http://elsmar.com/Forums/**index.php<http://elsmar.com/Forums/index.php>
> This site is run by a regulatory specialist and is a fantastic site for
> getting information, obtaining examples from real life, and for getting
> feedback on your work from experts in the field, and all for free.
>
> This task is usually given to ISO/Regulatory specialists. I remember when
> I set up a document control system for one company, the regulatory
> specialist tasked me with doing the research to make sure all would be set
> up well. I had the standard, but there are practical issues to
> implementation which make each one unique, due to the nature of each
> individual company.
>
> The Elsmar coves forums were an invaluable resource for me. For you, any
> anyone dealing with ISO implementations, this is a one stop site that will
> be your forever bookmarked resource.
>
> I hope this is helpful to you!
>
> Deborah
>
>
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>
> On 10/27/2011 4:45 PM, Sally Derrick wrote:
>
>> Well, folks. It's finally happened. After 20+ years in startup enterprise
>> software companies, I have now been tasked with setting up a Doc Control
>> system and helping to move the company toward ISO 9001 certification. I
>> even
>> bought the standard
>>
>> My list of questions is long but I'll see what the standard answers
>> before
>> I start pestering anyone with most of them. However, I am interested in
>> what tool you experts use for your document control. I REALLY want to
>> use a
>> wiki. I've read of success stories. have any of you use a wiki for this
>> purpose and survived an audit?
>>
>> If anyone has a requirements list that you used to choose a tool and that
>> you would be willing or able, I would be grateful. I'm starting my list
>> of
>> requirements but the timeline is short. Any assistance would be welcome.
>>
>> Sally
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