Written by an implementer, auditor and management system consultant with decades of experience with quality management, The Rise and Impending Demise of ISO 9001 chronicles the thirty three-year history of the certification processes related to the international quality management system standard, ISO 9001. The author, Milton P. Dentch, outlines his experiences where he witnessed the effective application of ISO 9001 contributing to improved performance of the certified companies. The book provides a history of the management processes of ISO 9001, along with the causes for the recent decline in the number of ISO 9001 certified companies- and Dentch’s recommendations on the adjustments and management changes required to return ISO 9001 to relevance.