ISO 9001:2015
Context of the organization – ISO 9001:2015

ISO 9001:2015 4.1: Understanding the organization and its context

The organization identifies the internal and external issues that bear on its purpose and strategic direction and that influence whether its QMS can deliver the outcomes it is meant to deliver, and it keeps information about those issues under monitoring and review. Such issues may be favourable or unfavourable; outside the organization they may stem from law, technology, competition, markets, culture, society or the economy, and inside it from values, culture, knowledge and performance.

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ISO 27701:2019 · 2 controls

  • 4.1 Structure of this document
  • 5.2.1 Understanding the organization and its context
  • ISO-39001-4.1 Understanding the organization and its context
  • ISO39001-4.1 Understanding the Organization and Its Context
  • ISO-41001-4.1 Understanding the organization and its context
  • ISO41001-4.1 Understanding the Organization and Its Context
  • ISO-50001-4.1 Understanding the organization and its context
  • 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

ISO 56002 · 2 controls

  • ISO-56002-4.1 Understanding the organization and its context
  • ISO56002-4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

ISO/IEC 23894:2023 · 2 controls

  • 23894-5.4.1 Understanding Organization and Context
  • 5.4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

ISO/IEC 27003:2017 · 2 controls

  • 27003-4.1 Understanding the Organization and Its Context
  • ISO27003-4.1 Understanding the organization and its context
  • AS9100D-4.1 Understanding the Organization and Its Context

ISO 10002:2018 · 1 control

  • 5.1 5.1 Context of the organization

ISO 14001:2015 · 1 control

  • 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

ISO 14004:2016 · 1 control

  • 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

ISO 21001:2018 · 1 control

  • 4.1 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

ISO 21001:2025 · 1 control

  • 4.1 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

ISO 22000:2018 · 1 control

  • 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

ISO 22301:2019 · 1 control

  • 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context
  • ISO-22313-4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

ISO 31000:2018 · 1 control

  • 5.4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

ISO 37001:2016 · 1 control

  • 4.1 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context
  • ISO-37002-4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

ISO 37301:2021 · 1 control

  • 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

ISO 45001:2018 · 1 control

  • 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

ISO 55001:2014 · 1 control

  • 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · 1 control

  • 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

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