The first reason is the name of the certification body. Some certification bodies have well-known names that open doors to better business opportunities. For example, DNV has been in the certification market for 160 years.
The second reason is resources and cost savings. If you've read my previous articles, you already know about the savings from multi-ISO audits and the travel costs of auditors.
These days, many companies need multiple ISO certifications—sometimes as many as 5 or even 7. It’s much more convenient to have just one audit instead of 7 and one or two auditors instead of 10. Imagine the travel costs for 10 auditors!
Whether you end up paying for the time and travel expenses of 10 auditors depends on the resources of the certification body. These costs aren't even listed in your contract; only the daily audit rate is mentioned.
If the company you're working with has auditors qualified for just one ISO standard, or if the auditors qualified for multiple standards are fully booked, you’ll end up paying for each auditor for each standard. In the worst-case scenario, you might need to work with two or three different certification bodies, each handling a different ISO certification. Naturally, you’ll be paying for the time and travel expenses of each auditor.
These surprise travel costs can add up from audit to audit. However, some certification bodies, like DNV, invest in training their auditors so that one local auditor can handle 3–4 certification schemes.
Thinking about changing your certification body? You can keep all the progress you've made on your current ISO certifications. You’ll simply continue your certification cycle, and we can even help you synchronize it.
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