Making effective use of consultancy support [for quality control]

There are any number of reasons to use consultancy resources during an ISO 9000 implementation including: to help with project management; to provide technical expertise in the interpretation of the standard into business practice; to develop and deliver training programmes; and finally, to provide practical experience. Most companies only carry out one ISO 9000 implementation, therefore avoiding mistakes and cutting down the learning curve by using practical experience can be a good investment