This first graphic highlights the transition period you will have between the standard being published and the time no new ISO 9001:2008 certifications will be valid.
Until the issues in the draft standard are addressed into a published ISO 9001:2015 document, organizations seeking ISO 9000 family certification, will still need to be registered under the existing standard, which will have the normal 3 year period.
Those organization interested in re-certification after that date will be affected. An important update to the standard comes from the Annex SL (ISO 22301:2012) integrated/multiple standards requirements. It will be important to become familiar with those changes especially if an organization is pursuing an integrated standards certification.
Detailed ISO 9001:2015 Implementation Issues
The International Standard of ISO 9001:2015 is expected to be published in October of 2015. ISO is cautious communicating and will not commit to a specific date. The publication date may vary by a number of months.
This graphic gives you a good timeline for the standard, registrars, certified companies, non-certified companies, auditors and training providers. You can clearly read between the lines – wait – don’t hurry into ISO 9001:2015.
The timing of re-certification may also be a factor for some organizations, since there could be more effort required to update existing ISO 9001:2008 materials and processes. Organizations whose three year term is nearly up when the new standard is adopted may wish to accelerate their recertificatio