Falcon Quality ISO 9001, step by step

When you'd rather just ask someone who has done it before.

Blocks of one-to-one time with me, for the parts of certification you'd rather not work out alone. Most people use these alongside the course, when they hit something the video didn't quite cover. Sixty minutes a call, no retainer, no minimum engagement.

See the options

$175 for a single call. Five for $600, ten for $1,000. Buy time when you need it.

How the calls work

No retainer, no minimum engagement, no scoping meeting before the scoping meeting.

  1. Buy a single session or a block

    One, five or ten calls, paid up front. Blocks are good for twelve months, so you can spread them across a certification project rather than using them up in a fortnight.

  2. Book what you need, when you need it

    After you buy, you get a scheduling link and pick slots yourself. Send anything you want me to look at beforehand and I'll have read it before we start.

  3. We work the actual problem

    Screen share, your documents open, my notes on what to change. Not a lecture on what clause 8.4 requires.

  4. You keep the recording

    Calls are on Zoom and I can record them on request, then send you the link. Worth doing when we work through a procedure, so you can go back to exactly what was said instead of trusting your notes.

Three ways to buy time

Same call whichever you pick. The blocks cost less per hour because they usually mean we're working a whole project rather than one question.

$175

A single call

One hour, no commitment. For a specific question you want settled by someone who has answered it before.

Buy one call
$600

Five calls

$120 an hour. Enough to get past obstacles, review the documents you're least sure about, or prepare for an audit.

Buy five calls
$1,000

Ten calls

$100 an hour. Enough to carry you through a certification project from gap analysis to the Stage 2 audit, checking in as each stage comes up.

Buy ten calls

Blocks are good for twelve months and you book the calls as you need them. Nothing recurring, and no card kept on file.

Free · 30 minutes · No obligation

Not sure which fits? Start with a free call.

Tell me what you're facing and I'll tell you what would actually help. If the course or the free assessment would serve you better than paid time, I'll say so — and you can always buy calls later.

This is a different conversation from the paid ones: thirty minutes, no documents reviewed, no charge. It's there so neither of us commits to something that doesn't fit.

Book a free 30-minute call

What this is and isn't

You do the work

At this price I'm not writing your quality manual or building your system. I'm making sure what you build is right, and stopping you spending three weeks on something that takes three days.

It pairs with the course

The course gives you the procedures, the forms and the order to build them in. The calls are for the places where your shop doesn't look like the example, which happens to everyone.

Bigger jobs are by quote

If you want the system built for you, or a full remote audit of an existing QMS, that's a different arrangement. Book a free call and we'll work out what it involves.

Common questions

Do I need the course to buy calls?
No. Plenty of people have a system already and just want someone experienced to look at it. The calls stand on their own.
How soon can we talk?
Usually within a few days. You get the scheduling link as soon as you've paid and you pick the slot yourself, so it depends more on your calendar than mine. If something is genuinely urgent — an audit next week — say so and I'll find time.
What if I run out of calls?
Buy another block, or a single call if that's all you need. There's no penalty and no pressure. Most people who finish a block have finished the project too.
What if I don't use them all?
Blocks are good for twelve months. Unused calls expire after that, which keeps the pricing where it is. If something happened that made twelve months impossible, tell me and we'll sort it out.
Can you attend our certification audit?
Not as a participant. Registrars don't allow a consultant to answer for you, and an auditor who senses you're being coached will dig harder. What I can do is prepare you thoroughly beforehand and help you close anything they raise afterward.
Do you sign NDAs?
Yes. Send yours over before the first call. Your documents, processes and findings stay between us regardless.
Are you available on site?
Mostly this work is done remotely and works well that way. I'm based in Danville, California, so on-site visits are straightforward in the Bay Area and possible further afield. Ask and I'll quote it.

Find out where you stand before you spend anything.

Sixty-seven questions across every clause of ISO 9001, scored by section. Set aside 30 to 45 minutes. Free, and your answers save as you go.

Falcon Quality

ISO 9001, AS9100 and ISO 13485 consulting and courses for small and medium manufacturers. A one-person practice — you work with me, not an account manager.

Phone
(925) 557-8570
Email
[email protected]
Office
499 Highland Dr
Danville, CA 94526
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Falcon Quality is an independent consultancy. It is not a certification body, a registrar or an accreditation organization, and it does not issue certificates. ISO 9001, AS9100 and ISO 13485 are the property of their respective standards organizations.