The aim of the paper is to identify selected targets and essence of planned changes in ISO 9001: 2015 with particular emphasis on the need for risk assessment in organization management. The paper presents the existing requirements of ISO 9001: 2008 and planned changes to 2015 edition. The research method adopted was a comparative analysis of ISO 9001 norm of 2008 edition and a draft of the planned edition of 2015.The second part of the study describes characteristic features of risk and its assessment methods that will allow acting entities to meet the requirements of ISO 9001: 2015 concerning introduction of risk management system