In a very small organization, there may be no "system", just "our way of doing things", and "our way" is probably not written down, but all in the head of the manager or owner.

The larger the organization, and the more people involved, the more the likelihood that there are written procedures, instructions, forms or records. These help ensure that everyone is not just "doing his or her own thing", and that the organization goes about its business in an orderly and structured way. This means that time, money and other resources are utilized efficiently.

To be truly efficient and effective, the organization can manage its way of doing things by systemizing it’s processes. This ensures that nothing important is left out and that everyone is clear about who is responsible for doing what, when, how, why and where.

Large organizations, or ones with complicated processes, can not function well without established management systems. Companies in such fields as aerospace, automobiles, defense, or health care devices have been operating with documented management systems for years.

ISO's management system standards make this a good management practice available to organizations of all sizes, in all sectors, everywhere in the world.

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Management standards.

ISO standards that provide requirements or give guidance on good management practice are among the best known of ISO's offering.

Of these, ISO 9001 has achieved true global status and is now thoroughly integrated with the world economy: