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Quality Management System

What is Quality Management System?

A formalized system that documents processes, procedures, and responsibilities for achieving quality policies and objectives.

Governance

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

What the standards actually require on quality management system

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

EU AI Act5 controls

Providers must put in place a quality management system that ensures compliance with the Regulation, documented systematically in written policies, procedures and instructions, covering at least: a regulatory compliance strategy including conformity assessment...

EUAI-Art.17 · Quality management system
ISO 9001:20152 controls

Requirement defined in ISO 9001:2015, clause 4.4 (Quality management system and its processes). See licensed source for normative text.

iso-9001-2015::4.4 · Quality management system and its processes

Establish, implement, maintain, and continually improve the QMS and its processes

AS9100D-4.4 · Quality Management System and Its Processes

Section 820.10 establishes the substantive QMS requirements by incorporating ISO 13485:2016 SECTIONS 4 THROUGH 8 in full. Manufacturers must implement: ISO 13485:2016 SECTION 4 General QMS requirements + documentation (Quality Manual + Medical Device File + co...

QMSR-820.10 · Requirements for a Quality Management System - ISO 13485:2016 Sections 4-8 incorporation (§820.10)

Section 5 establishes sponsor responsibilities and quality management. Sponsor must implement a Quality Management System (QMS) per R3 covering: risk identification + assessment + mitigation + acceptance + monitoring + review;

ICH-E6-Sponsor-QualityRiskMgmt-Monitoring-CRO-Vendor · ICH E6 Section 5 - Sponsor + Quality Management System + Risk-Based Monitoring + CRO + Vendor Oversight

The manufacturer shall apply a quality management system to the processes covered by this standard. If the manufacturer does not have such a system, at minimum risk management, configuration management, and problem resolution processes shall be established.

IEC62304-4.1 · Quality Management System

Questions people ask about quality management system

What is Quality Management System?
A formalized system that documents processes, procedures, and responsibilities for achieving quality policies and objectives.
Why is Quality Management System important for compliance?
Quality Management System is a key concept in Governance. Understanding quality management system 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 Quality Management System?
Quality Management System appears in the requirement text of EU AI Act, ISO 9001:2015, AS9100D - Aerospace Quality Management System, FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR), ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice. Across these standards we have identified 11 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Quality Management System?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how quality management system 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.

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