Introduction to Management System Success

The focus of my website is  the "management system" and how to make it work.

I try to make it as generic as possible, however, my background is related to safety management, safety management systems, training and audits.

I used to work with the ISRS (International Safety Rating System) and predecessors between 1974 and 1991.

I also took the initiative in 1989 and helped develop the first accredited safety certification system for contractors (VCA or SCC) using a checklist to assist as a reference for: (1) developing an in-company safety system and (2) certification purposes. That VCA/SCC scheme exists since 1994 and now includes about 14.000 certificates in The Netherlands. For more information about what I did: see my CV.

Management systems have interfaces with many related subjects. Across my website I will refer to a number of those but will not go into much or any detail as not to lose the focus of my website. 

I tried to arrange my website in a certain order - see "Reading my Website" below - so you may be able to read through it in a more or less logical sequence. Following the suggested order, you will go through some background information related to making your management system work and improving it once it is operational. 

Going through my website, I hope that you will be able to agree at least to some of it and maybe even buy my E-book containing the three main aspects for management system success in more detail than provided via this website. And if you are not able to agree with me or do not need my E-Book, that is fine with me and I thank you for your visit and wish you well on your journey bringing your organization to the success that it may be looking for.

The scope of my website is very broad and I will not cover everything that one could possibly cover. I do that on purpose to not confuse the focus of my website. But also because I do not know everything and, as a matter of fact, do not need to in order to discuss the essence of making a management system successful.

The basic ingredients for management system success are only few but the principles involved have a broad application and can be applied to all sorts of management systems, irrespective their objectives.

Reading my website

To facilitate reading my website you will, at the end of each page, find a link to the next suggested page. If you follow the links, my website is kind of a course providing you with the main information regarding the management system and how to make it work. Of course you may skip pages as you see fit. You may also see the same information more than once and if that happens, just see it as a refresher - the reason why I repeat part of the text is to add some body to the subject as visitors to my website may just land on any page and not follow the path that I suggest for better understanding.