QLOGIC CASE STUDY FOR UTILIZING EKP FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ISO 9001
About QLogic Corporation
Founded in 1994, QLogic is a leading supplier of high-performance networking solutions. The company produces the controller chips, host adapters and fabric switches that are the backbone of storage HPC networks for Global 2000 corporations. QLogic delivers a broad and diverse portfolio of products that includes adapters, switches and management tools for a variety of network topologies including Fibre Channel, iSCSI and Infiniband.
The ISO 9007 Certification Business Challenge
With nearly a thousand full-time employees, QLogic’s ISO 9001 certification program is high on the list of corporate priorities. The cycle of retraining, recertification and regular audits began to pose a challenge for the company. Using a manual training management system, QLogic was challenged in managing and documenting the training of employees to numerous policies, procedures and work instructions as required by the standard. QLogic sought to implement a reliable system to address the critical process of training employees to defined corporate documentation.
Intelladon’s Learning Management System Solutions for ISO 9001 Compliance
QLogic selected NetDimensions EKP Learning Management System (LMS) implemented by Intelladon. QLogic and Intelladon’s professional services organization collaborated to deploy an innovative ISO 9001 Software and Learning Management System that addresses the rigorous ISO 9001 compliance requirements. Intelladon’s ISO 9001 software integrates seamlessly with a Microsoft SharePoint server to track, verify and record document processing. The LMS uses advanced-level version control technology in conjunction with Microsoft SharePoint’s “launch URL” feature to accurately serve up the right document version to the right audience. The ISO 9001 Learning Management Software System, in conjunction with Microsoft SharePoint, tags the documents in the document repository with unique document URLs that are auto-generated. All employees are required to complete the review of the pertinent documents assigned to them which then generates an electronic acknowledgement. The LMS can also be configured to generate electronic reminders via an in-built e-mail protocol when document processing becomes overdue. NetDimension’s EKP Learning Management System both records and validates document distribution throughout the organization as required by ISO 9001.
Return on Investment
The cost to achieve ISO certification can be significant, and once achieved, the status needs to be vigorously protected. It is precisely for this reason that organizations like QLogic implement ISO 9001 Software Systems to prevent the risk of non-conformance issues. NetDimension’s Learning Management System from Intelladon can be deployed in 27 languages and is ready to be implemented in over 70 countries. The LMS can be hosted, installed or configured to function in an on-demand environment to address the continually evolving needs of the ISO 9001 certification process.
Contact Intelladon today to learn more about how our learning management system can provide a smooth ISO compliance process that can save your company a lot of time and headaches!
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