Insights from practice
Technical articles on standards, migrations and methods. No marketing — what we see in day-to-day audit work, put into readable form. Roughly one new post per month.
FSSC 22000 v6 — what changes for manufacturers
The new version tightens requirements on food loss management, allergen control and quality culture. What you specifically need to change — and which topics we already see as critical in audits.
Read article →MES selection for mid-market — 7 criteria that really matter
Between SAP DMC, Werum, Critical Manufacturing and smaller providers, a sober comparison pays off. Seven criteria we consistently weight in selection processes.
Read article →Structured problem analysis & problem solving — 4-day intensive training
An inhouse training for production, quality management and engineering. Four days, 10–15 participants, with a consistent methodological thread: from the 8D process through root-cause analysis to FMEA and Poka Yoke. Coaching on real cases from your own production.
Read article →Agile QM: Epics, Features and User Stories for ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000
A QMS built in a 12-month waterfall ends up as a stack of files — and a team that doesn't own it. We translate clauses into Epics, sub-processes into Features and individual requirements into User Stories. The result: a QMS in 2-week sprints — audit-ready and effective in daily operations.
Read article →Minimum Viable QMS — the five core building blocks for startups
A QMS that passes its first audit doesn't need 200 documents. It needs five building blocks designed properly and lived consistently. The other 195 — if ever — come later, driven by real demand.
Read article →ISO 9001 in 9 Sprints — the sprint plan to certification
Nine two-week sprints — 18 weeks from kick-off to recommendation for certification. Realistic for small and mid-sized companies that don't yet have a QMS and need one that is audit-ready and actually lived.
Read article →PDF publications
Two publications on the Lean-QA approach — to read, share and use in workshops. PDF, German language, no registration required.
The Lean-QA manifesto (German)
5 pages · PDF · German
Five principles for lean, audit-ready quality management in start-ups and SMEs: value over volume, risk over routine, iteration over perfection, visibility over completeness, learning over blame. A compact stance, not a method paper.
Lean Quality Management + Agile for Start-ups (German)
10 pages · PDF · German
Practical guide to a Minimum Viable QMS in 90 days — focus on food safety (FSSC 22000, IFS Food, IFS Broker, HACCP, TACCP, GMP+, BRCGS), transferable to ISO 9001, EN 13485, AS 9100, IATF 16949.
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