Abstract: A methodology for standards registrars to meet requirements of governmental accrediting agencies includes a unique set of procedures and work instructions for certifying or registering an organization as conforming to one or more national or international standards. The procedures and work instructions assure adherence to the international guidance document government registrars, while providing easily used and maintained instructions for employees. The procedures and work instructions are amenable to translation into various foreign languages. In one embodiment, the methodology includes procedures and work instructions governing the quotation process and scheduling of audits, including selection of auditors, as well as audit package review and issuance of appropriate certificates of compliance are. The procedures and work instructions for all audits and certifications are preferably controlled (150) and directly auditable via a single location or office, such as the registrar's headquarters.

Abstract: A method for evaluating and achieving compliance with industrial or governmental standards that includes obtaining client information to identify a client's business operations procedures and a client's needs, reviewing applicable industrial or governmental standard particulars, evaluating the client's business operations in view of industrial or governmental standard particulars, presenting a deliverable component to the client identifying revisions to client business practices to conform to the industrial or governmental standards and implementing a risk assessment policy for the client based on the findings of the deliverable component. The method may be tracked with scheduling and project software.