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And that you have that method documented. You have to document your document control process - no joke. If you use a commercial content control system, you have to document any customizations you have applied to it. You have to document the storage structure you use, access rules, etc.
Sorry I can't help with questions about control tools to use. I've never used any except inhouse methods that we cobbled together.
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From: Scott Turner <quills -at- airmail -dot- net>
To: Sally Derrick <sjd1201 -at- gmail -dot- com>
Cc: "techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: ISO Document Control
You can use many different types of software for document control, or none at all. I've used manual doc control successfully during ISO certification.
Depending on your IT support and budget you can use products like Sharepoint (:shudder:), a recognized dedicated product like Documentum, or open source products like Subversion.
ISO certification doesn't care what you use, only that you have a method and use it consistently.
On Oct 27, 2011, at 9:45, Sally Derrick <sjd1201 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> Well, folks. It's finally happened. After 20+ years in startup enterprise
> software companies, I have now been tasked with setting up a Doc Control
> system and helping to move the company toward ISO 9001 certification. I even
> bought the standard
>
> My list of questions is long but I'll see what the standard answers before
> I start pestering anyone with most of them. However, I am interested in
> what tool you experts use for your document control. I REALLY want to use a
> wiki. I've read of success stories. have any of you use a wiki for this
> purpose and survived an audit?
>
> If anyone has a requirements list that you used to choose a tool and that
> you would be willing or able, I would be grateful. I'm starting my list of
> requirements but the timeline is short. Any assistance would be welcome.
>
> Sally
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