ISO 9001:2026 Is Here: What's Actually Changed and What It Means for Your Organization

ISO 9001:2026 is now published, the sixth edition of the world's most widely adopted quality management standard. Join Dr. Joe A. DeFeo, former CEO of the Juran Institute and twice author of the Juran Quality Handbook, for a practical walkthrough of what actually changed, what it means for your transition timeline, and how to use this revision as an opportunity rather than just a compliance exercise.

Webinar Topic

What's new in ISO 9001:2026, and why leadership, risk, culture, and connected data now matter more than ever to your quality management system.

Webinar Abstract

ISO 9001:2026 is an evolution, not a reinvention, but it strengthens the areas most organizations have struggled to operationalize: leadership-driven quality culture, a clearer separation of risks and opportunities, reinforced change management, and, for the first time, even climate-related considerations.

This session goes beyond a clause-by-clause summary. Dr. DeFeo will discuss why these changes are happening now, what they signal about where quality management is headed, and why an effective transition depends less on updating documents and more on whether your organization's quality, risk, and compliance data are actually connected.

Attendees will leave with a clear view of the revised requirements and a practical path to assess their readiness ahead of the 2029 transition deadline.

Key Takeaways

• What specifically changed in ISO 9001:2026, and what stayed the same
• Why leadership and quality culture now carry more explicit weight in the standard
• How the risks and opportunities split (Clauses 6.1.2 and 6.1.3) changes what auditors will expect to see
• What the new climate-context requirement actually requires organizations to do
• The three-year transition timeline and how to prioritize a gap assessment
• Why a connected QRC platform, not just updated procedures, is what makes leadership-driven quality culture demonstrable rather than aspirational