Document Management - White Paper (ID 5277).pdf Jul. 2014 | Page 19

Compliance
MicroPilot
Autopilot developers utilize DMS to keep up with ISO 9001
MicroPilot’s technology guides unmanned aviation flights with greater and greater
sophistication with each new line of products. Its current line is now in operation in more
than 600 military and commercial applications in 60 countries.
Two years ago, the Manitoba-based firm met the demands of this expanding global market
by applying for International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 certification.
Foreseeing new complexities in documenting processes and testing, President Howard
Loewen selected the M-Files document management solution to maintain the high levels of
efficiency for the development team, despite the extra paperwork associated with ISO 9001
certification.
“Most of what we do is software development. If you’re at least half-serious about
developing software, you need to have some sort of software revision control,” he explains.
“It just seemed natural that we needed a similar control syste