ISO 9000:2015 describes the fundamental concepts and principles of quality management which are universally applicable to the following: 

– organizations seeking sustained success through the implementation of a quality management system  

– customers seeking confidence in an organization' s ability to consistently provide products and services conforming to their requirements  

– organizations seeking confidence in their supply chain that their product and service requirements will be met  

– organizations and interested parties seeking to improve communication through a common understanding of the vocabulary used in quality management  

– organizations performing conformity assessments against the requirements of ISO 9001  

– providers of training, assessment or advice in quality management  

– developers of related standards. 

ISO 9000:2015 specifies the terms and definitions that apply to all quality management and quality management system standards developed by ISO/ TC 176.