Challenges in practice 

Effective quality management thrives on the active involvement of all employees. Tasks, measures, training, process specifications, and documents must be available company-wide, understandable, and easy to edit – regardless of location or department.

In practice, however, information is often scattered, responsibilities are unclear, and actions are tracked outside the system – for example, via email or in meetings. Process descriptions are difficult to find, suggestions for improvement are not documented in a structured manner, and training records are kept separately.

Companies therefore need a central platform where employees can access and process their tasks, measures, and quality-related information from anywhere. At the same time, the application must be intuitive to use and function without complex cloud access or technical hurdles – even for users without specific QM expertise.

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Solution QS1

The QS1 intranet portal offers your employees platform-independent access to all relevant quality management content and tasks – whether at the office, working from home, or on the go via tablet or smartphone.

Assigned actions from complaints, audits, processes, or projects are displayed in a personalized way in the portal and can be processed directly online. Thanks to integrated workflows, deadlines, responsibilities, and processing statuses are always transparent and traceable.

The integrated process map provides employees with a clearly structured overview of all company processes. Procedures, responsibilities, and interfaces are always accessible. At the same time, structured process improvement suggestions can be submitted and tracked directly in the system, if enabled, thus actively promoting continuous improvement.

Qualification management is also fully integrated: Employees can view their current qualification levels, upcoming training courses or mandatory instruction, and complete assigned e-learning modules directly within the portal. Document control tasks, such as acknowledgments and approvals, are also handled conveniently and in an audit-proof manner.

The intranet portal thus becomes the central, digital work platform for operational quality processes – transparent, location-independent, and fully integrated into the QS1 system landscape.

  • Web-based, platform-independent intranet portal
  • Browser-based application requiring no additional installation
  • Intuitive operation
  • Freely configurable authorization and role models
  • Central, personalized overview of tasks and actions
  • Integrated document control with acknowledgment and approval processes
  • Training, qualification, and e-learning management
  • Transparent process map with direct insight into workflows and responsibilities

Does this sound familiar?

  • Quality management is intended to reach all employees, but tasks, measures, documents, and process guidelines are scattered: Information is difficult to find, responsibilities are unclear, and deadlines are overlooked in daily operations.
  • Actions are tracked outside the system, with emails, meetings, and personal lists replacing control: This results in a lack of reliable status overview, and demonstrating effectiveness becomes cumbersome.
  • Process descriptions exist but are not located where work is performed: Employees cannot find procedures, responsibilities, and interfaces quickly enough, or they work with outdated versions.
  • Continuous improvement remains haphazard: Suggestions for improvement are made informally but are not systematically documented, evaluated, or followed up.
  • Training, instruction, and qualification assessments run in parallel: Employees do not reliably know what is mandatory, what is pending, and what has already been demonstrably completed.

This should be achieved through a robust process

  • A central, personalized user interface: Employees must be able to see their tasks, actions, documents, and relevant information in one place, regardless of location or device.
  • Workflow-based accountability: Deadlines, responsibilities, processing statuses, and proof of effectiveness must be managed within the system so that implementation is not dependent on memory.
  • Up-to-date access to processes and SOPs: Process maps, work instructions, and documents must be easily accessible, with versioning, acknowledgments, and approvals that are audit-proof.
  • Integrated qualification and training: Qualification levels, mandatory training, courses, and e-learning must be manageable and verifiable within the same system.
  • Low barrier to entry: The application must be intuitive, browser-based, and usable without technical hurdles, even for users without a QM specialization.

Coverage in QS1

  • The QS1 intranet portal offers platform-independent, web-based access to all relevant quality management (QM) content and tasks, enabling employees to work in the office, from home, or on the go via tablet or smartphone.
  • Provides a central, personalized overview of tasks and actions: Assigned actions from complaints, audits, processes, or projects are displayed and can be processed directly in the portal, with workflows, deadlines, responsibilities, and statuses transparently manageable.
  • Integrates the process map, allowing employees to view processes, workflows, responsibilities, and interfaces in a structured manner. If implemented, process improvement suggestions can be recorded and tracked directly in the system.
  • Fully integrates qualification management, training, and e-learning: Employees can view qualification statuses, upcoming training courses, and mandatory instruction, and process assigned e-learning modules directly in the portal.
  • Integrates document management and SOP control: Acknowledgments, approvals, and document control-related tasks are processed in an audit-proof manner within the system, ensuring employees always have access to the latest guidelines and work instructions.
  • Enables freely configurable role and authorization models and, as a browser-based application requiring no installation, remains easy to use for different user groups.

Your Result: A central, digital work platform for operational quality processes, clear responsibilities and deadlines, faster processing of measures, less email and media break effort, better process communication, audit-proof evidence for training and documents, and noticeably higher employee participation in quality management.

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Your Advantages

  • Central digital work platform for all quality-related tasks
  • Greater transparency regarding personal responsibilities and deadlines
  • Accelerated processing of measures and QM tasks
  • Reduction of email communication and media breaks
  • Sustainable promotion of continuous improvement
  • Improved traceability of training and qualifications
  • Uniform, structured process communication throughout the company
  • Time savings through centralized information provision
  • Increased employee integration into quality management
  • Audit-proof documentation of all processing steps