PECB ISO 56001 Foundation flashcards
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- ISO 56001
- The ISO standard specifying requirements for an innovation management system, against which an organization can be audited and certified by an accredited certification body.
- ISO 56002
- The guidance-only companion standard in the ISO 56000 family that offers non-auditable guidance for establishing and improving an innovation management system.
- Innovation definition
- A new or changed entity such as a product, service, process, or model that realizes or redistributes value; mere invention without realized value does not qualify.
- Realization of value
- A core principle meaning innovation success is judged by value delivered to the organization and stakeholders, not by idea volume or novelty alone.
- Harmonized Structure
- The Annex SL framework of clauses 4 to 10 shared by ISO management system standards, enabling integrated management systems and consistent auditing.
- Managing uncertainty
- An innovation principle recognizing that uncertainty is inherent; the system addresses it through structured experimentation, learning, and risk-based thinking rather than elimination.
- Idea versus invention
- An idea is a proposal for change; an invention is the first realization of that idea. Neither is an innovation until value is realized in use.
- Innovation management system
- A set of interrelated elements including policy, objectives, processes, and resources used to direct and control innovation activities toward intended outcomes.
- Clause 4 scope determination
- Requires determining internal and external issues, interested parties and their requirements, then documenting the IMS scope and its processes.
- Interested parties
- Persons or organizations such as customers, employees, partners, investors, and regulators whose requirements the IMS determines and addresses.
- Documented scope statement
- A required document stating what activities, products, services, and boundaries the IMS covers, and justifying any exclusions from applicability.
- Innovation policy
- A documented top management statement appropriate to purpose, providing a framework for objectives and commitment to requirements and continual improvement.
- Clause 6 planning elements
- Covers actions to address risks and opportunities, innovation objectives and plans to achieve them, and planning of changes to the system.
- Clause 7 support elements
- Covers resources, competence, awareness, communication, and control of documented information needed to operate the innovation management system.
- Clause 8 operation
- Requires planning, implementing, and controlling innovation processes with defined criteria, and controlling planned and unintended changes.
- Roles and authorities
- Clause 5.3 requires top management to assign and communicate relevant responsibilities and authorities for the innovation management system.
- Top management accountability
- Clause 5.1 makes top management accountable for IMS effectiveness; this responsibility cannot be fully delegated to an innovation manager alone.
- Risk and opportunity actions
- Clause 6.1 requires proportionate actions addressing risks and opportunities affecting intended outcomes, plus evaluation of their effectiveness.
- Measurable innovation objectives
- Clause 6.2 objectives must be consistent with policy, measurable where practicable, monitored, communicated, and supported by plans.
- Competence requirements
- Clause 7.2 requires determining necessary competence, ensuring people are competent, taking action where gaps exist, and retaining evidence.
- Documented information control
- Clause 7.5 requires information to be available, protected, version-controlled, approved, and retained as evidence where required.
- Operational planning and control
- Clause 8 requires establishing process criteria, controlling outsourced and partner activities, and managing planned changes and their consequences.
- Leadership commitment evidence
- Clause 5.1 evidence includes aligning policy and objectives with strategy, integrating requirements into business processes, and promoting improvement.
- Innovation process criteria
- Defined inputs, activities, outputs, and performance criteria established for each innovation process so it can be controlled and evaluated.
- Monitoring and measurement
- Clause 9.1 requires determining what to monitor, the methods, timing, and who evaluates results, retaining documented evidence of outcomes.
- Internal audit requirements
- Clause 9.2 requires planned-interval audits, an audit programme considering importance and prior results, and impartial auditors who do not audit their own work.
- Management review inputs
- Clause 9.3 inputs include audit results, nonconformities, performance data, risks, opportunities, and stakeholder feedback, leading to improvement decisions.
- Nonconformity and corrective action
- Clause 10.2 requires reacting to nonconformity, evaluating causes, implementing corrective action, reviewing effectiveness, and retaining documented evidence.
- Major versus minor nonconformity
- A major finding typically blocks certification until corrected and verified; a minor finding may be accepted with a plan verified later.
- Certification audit stages
- Stage 1 reviews documentation and readiness; Stage 2 audits conformity on site; a certification decision follows, then surveillance audits.
- Accreditation versus certification
- An accreditation body accredits the certification body; the certification body certifies the organization's IMS. ISO itself does not certify organizations.
- PDCA cycle
- Plan-Do-Check-Act underpins the IMS: plan objectives and processes, implement, monitor and report, then improve based on results.