60.60 Standard published May 27, 2026
ISO
ISO/TC 176/SC 1 Concepts and terminology
International Standard
03.100.70 Management systems | 01.040.03 Services. Company organization, management and quality. Administration. Transport. Sociology (Vocabularies) | 03.120.10 Quality management and quality assurance
This document establishes the fundamental concepts and principles of quality management which are universally applicable to the following:
organizations seeking sustained success through the implementation of a quality management system (QMS);
customers seeking confidence in an organization’s ability to consistently provide products and services conforming to their requirements;
organizations seeking confidence in their supply chain that product and service requirements will be met;
organizations and interested parties seeking to improve communication through a common understanding of the vocabulary used in quality management;
organizations performing conformity assessments against the requirements of ISO 9001;
providers of training, assessment or advice in quality management;
developers of related standards.
This document defines terms that apply to all quality management documents and QMS standards developed by ISO/TC 176.
This document is applicable to all organizations, regardless of size, complexity or business model.
WITHDRAWN
ISO 9000:2015
PUBLISHED
ISO 9000:2026
60.60
Standard published
May 27, 2026