Principle 1 – Customer focus
Organizations depend on their customers and therefore should understand current and future customer
needs, should meet customer requirements and
strive to exceed customer expectations.
• Increased revenue and market share obtained
through flexible and fast responses to market
opportunities
• Increased effectiveness in the use
of the organization’s resources to enhance
customer satisfaction
• Improved customer loyalty leading to repeat
business.
• Researching and understanding customer needs
and expectations
• Ensuring that the objectives of the organization
are linked to customer needs and expectations
• Communicating customer needs and expectations
throughout the organization
• Measuring customer satisfaction and acting
on the results
• Systematically managing customer relationships
• Ensuring a balanced approach between satisfying
customers and other interested parties (such as
owners, employees, suppliers, financiers, local
communities and society as a whole).