Specdoc have many blue-chip companies amongst their satisfied customers. Details can be found in our portfolio. Our membership of several other business organisations, enables us to link into the additional services that they provide.
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British Standards Institute |
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The National Federation of Small Businesses |
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The British Quality Foundation |
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Better Payment Practice Group |
Specdoc was founded
in 1989 by its principals, Robin Whitworth
and Andrew McCormick, to concentrate on Specifications, Documentation
and Quality Assurance. We are registered International quality assessors.
Andrew McCormick
CEng
MIET, MCQI
Chartered Quality Professional
MBCS, MCQI
Chartered Information Systems Professional
Andrew
is a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the
Chartered Quality Institute, ISPE and is a Chartered Engineer. He has an Electrical Engineering Hons. Degree and
an M.Sc. in Quality Management. His expertise includes Pharmaceutical
validation for ERP/MRPII systems using SAP & JD Edwards, U.K. electricity supply, fluids handling,
food machinery industry, control systems, covering specification, design,
project management, engineering standards/ procedures and commissioning.
Andrew also has Electronic Records and Signatures implementation
experience and ISO9001:2008 transitions. 
Robin
is a member of the British Computer Society, the Chartered Quality Institute and ISPE. He has a degree
in Biology, an M.Sc. in Food Science and a Post Graduate
Diploma in Computing for Commerce and Industry. His consultancy work
includes commercial and controls validation and risk-based 21CFR11 gap
analysis and remediation. He has worked for lifescience companies,
food manufacturers and control system suppliers covering software management,
QA, documentation, testing, auditing, system development and code review. Other strands of work take in ISO9001:2008 Business Management Systems
audit, development and maintenance and ISO14001. He has contributed to the GAMP
testing forum.
Did you know that ...
• 42% of accidents in industrial plant are
a result of specification problems.
• 28% of defects in software are a result of
poor specification, 13% are due to deviation from specifications.
• Every £100 spent on good specifications
can save as much as £20,000 by preventing problems from occurring
later.
• Most quality assurance problems stem from
management or training issues.
• Studies show that less than 1% of large software
projects are finished on time, are within budget and meet all user requirements.
• Maintenance takes up to 50% of project costs
and effort - yet documentation is often inadequate for the task.
Specdoc can save you time and money and get the functionality you require by providing services to help with all these problems.
Check our services pages for further details.