Best practices are standard operating procedure. Quality is operationalized across the organization.
A data storage device manufacturer was able to achieve ISO 9001:2000 registration in record time. They attributed much of their success to Zavanta which enabled them to create Quality guidelines as well as all the associated procedures and work instructions.
According to their Quality Assurance Director: “We achieved certification in 6 months of launching our ISO initiative—this is less than one-half the time required by most organizations.