Originally published by Schellman. When seeking ISO 9001 certification, part of that road to compliance will be aligning your required quality management system (QMS) with the key clauses (4-10) within the standard, each of which focuses on a specific facet of that management system—context, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, and improvement. Each of those clauses contains specific requirements you’ll be required to meet before your QMS can be certified, and as ...