Inside the ISO 9001:2026 Update - ATQ 33

Track: Quality in Practice | Topics: ISO 9001:2026, Quality management systems, Standards, ISO 9000, Quality culture, Risks and opportunities, Change management.---

ISO 9001:2026 is coming — but what’s actually changing, what’s staying the same, and how should quality professionals prepare without overreacting?

In this episode of All Things Quality, we talk with Lisa Uhrig, ANSI lead US expert for the ISO 9001 revision and U.S. TAG voting member. Lisa explains how the revision process works, what consensus means, why some changes were made, and how organizations can avoid misinformation as the updated standard approaches.

Lisa addresses key questions including:

• Who decides when ISO 9001 needs to be revised?

• What stage is the ISO 9001:2026 update in now?

• What are the biggest changes you should know about?

• What is not changing from ISO 9001:2015?

• Why were risks and opportunities separated?

• What role do quality culture and ethical behavior play in the update?

• How does ISO 9000 support the use of ISO 9001?

• Where can quality professionals find reliable implementation guidance?

Resources mentioned:

• ASQ Standards 101

• Lisa Uhrig’s new Quality Progress article, “ISO 9001: 2026”

• “Standards in Sync” by Lisa Uhrig, Marnie Schmidt, Sheronda Jeffries and Susan L.K. Briggs

• ISO/TC 176/SC 2 homepage

• ISO/TC 176/SC 2 guidance on ISO 9001

• ISO 9001 Auditing Practices Group

• Questions or volunteer opportunities with ASQ Standards

• This episode is sponsored by BecomeMore Group — BecomeMore helps organizations build stronger leaders, strengthen ISO management systems, and use Lean Six Sigma through The DMAIC Way® to solve problems, reduce loss, and sustain gains. Learn more at https://www.becomemoregp.com/

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