Skip to content

Management Review

What is Management Review?

A periodic evaluation by top management of the suitability, adequacy, effectiveness, and alignment of the management system with strategic direction. Management reviews are required by all ISO management system standards.

Compliance

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as management review. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on management review

Requirements naming management review across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Top management reviews the RMS at planned intervals to ensure continuing suitability, adequacy, and effectiveness.

SPC1-4.6 · Management Review
ISO 22301:20194 controls

Top management must review the BCMS on a planned basis against a defined set of inputs, and must record and act on the decisions the review produces.

iso-22301-2019::9.3 · Management review

The results of the management review include decisions on continual improvement opportunities and any need for changes to the AI management system, and documented information is retained as evidence of those results.

iso-iec-42001-2023::9.3.3 · Management review results
ISO 22000:20183 controls

Requirement defined in ISO 22000:2018, clause 9.3 (Management review). See licensed source for normative text. Implementation focus is to demonstrate conformity with the obligations of this clause through the artefacts listed in evidence_requirements.

iso-22000-2018::9.3 · Management review
ISO 37301:20213 controls

Requirement defined in ISO 37301:2021, clause 9.3 (Management review). See licensed source for normative text. Implementation focus is to demonstrate conformity with the obligations of this clause through the artefacts listed in evidence_requirements.

iso-37301-2021::9.3 · Management review
ISO 9001:20153 controls

Requirement defined in ISO 9001:2015, clause 9.3 (Management review). See licensed source for normative text. Implementation focus is to demonstrate conformity with the obligations of this clause through the artefacts listed in evidence_requirements.

iso-9001-2015::9.3 · Management review

Questions people ask about management review

What is Management Review?
A periodic evaluation by top management of the suitability, adequacy, effectiveness, and alignment of the management system with strategic direction. Management reviews are required by all ISO management system standards.
Why is Management Review important for compliance?
Management Review is a key concept in Compliance. Understanding management review helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Management Review?
Management Review appears in the requirement text of ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard, ISO 22301:2019, ISO/IEC 42001:2023, ISO 22000:2018, ISO 37301:2021. Across these standards we have identified 21 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Management Review?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how management review applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how Management Review applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.