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Quality management principles The following text is an integral reproduction of the content of the document Quality Management Principles. Introduction This document introduces the eight quality management principles on which the quality management system standards of the revised ISO 9000:2000 series are based. These principles can be used by senior management as a framework to guide their organizations towards improved performance. The principles are derived from the collective experience and knowledge of the international experts who participate in ISO Technical Committee  HYPERLINK /iso/en/stdsdevelopment/tc/tclist/TechnicalCommitteeDetailPage.TechnicalCommitteeDetail?COMMID=4163 ISO/TC 176, Quality management and quality assurance, which is responsible for developing and maintaining the ISO 9000 standards. The eight quality management principles are defined in ISO 9000:2000, Quality management systems Fundamentals and vocabulary, and in ISO 9004:2000, Quality management systems Guidelines for performance improvements. This document gives the standardized descriptions of the principles as they appear in ISO 9000:2000 and ISO 9004:2000. In addition, it provides examples of the benefits derived from their use and of actions that managers typically take in applying the principles to improve their organizations performance.  HYPERLINK /iso/en/iso9000-14000/understand/qmp.html \l Principle1 Principle 1 Customer focus  HYPERLINK /iso/en/iso9000-14000/understand/qmp.html \l Principle2 Principle 2 Leadership  HYPERLINK /iso/en/iso9000-14000/understand/qmp.html \l Principle3 Principle 3 Involvement of people  HYPERLINK /iso/en/iso9000-14000/understand/qmp.html \l Principle4 Principle 4 Process approach  HYPERLINK /iso/en/iso9000-14000/understand/qmp.html \l Principle5 Principle 5 System approach to management  HYPERLINK /iso/en/iso9000-14000/understand/qmp.html \l Principle6 Principle 6 Continual improvement  HYPERLINK /iso/en/iso9000-14000/