5 typical implementation sins
I have seen more than one quality management system in my life - the "great" ones and the "paper" ones. And although every organization is different, the sins are the same.
1. Declarations without coverage
("this is our standard - this is how we do it", while in reality...)
Beautiful procedures, elegant process diagrams - the paper says one thing and people do another. A system does not work when life and paper are two different worlds.
2. Too much documentation - the belief that "more = better"
I meet companies with 250+ procedures that nobody uses. IATF does not require a mountain of paper - it requires process effectiveness. Simpler rules mean a greater chance that people will actually use them.
3. Copying documents from other companies or from the internet
Processes are different, risks are different, requirements are different. A ready-made template has never created a good system.
4. KPIs that measure nothing
"The sales indicator measures the effectiveness of the shipping process."
Without a meaningful metric, the company is not managing quality - it is evaluating it subjectively.
5. Lack of continuity - changing everything every year
New manager -> new ideas -> deleting old standards.
The system does not work when everyone resets it in their own way.
Summary
Poorly implemented IATF = costly bureaucracy.
Well-implemented IATF = savings.
So what do you choose?