From the course: ISO/IEC 42001:2023: Understanding and Implementing the Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS) Standard

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Benefits of a management system

Benefits of a management system

- [Instructor] Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a system as a "Regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole." Think of how many systems the body has that combine individual organs constantly interacting to perform various functions. For example, the 13 organs of your digestive system work together to get nutrients to the body. Meeting that objective takes planning and management of time, resources, and action. Likewise, a system management approach is essential for an organization's product and service delivery or consumption success. Whenever you say "organization," you combine separate organs into a unified system. The ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1: Procedures for the technical work, define a management system as a "Set of interrelated or interacting elements of an organization to establish policies and objectives, as well as processes to achieve those objectives." As a family, these documents from ISO are designated as management system standards…

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