Internal Quality Management System Audit Checklist (ISO 9001:2015)

Q# ISO 9001:2015 Clause Audit Question Audit Evidence

4 Context of the Organization
4.1 Understanding the organization and its context
4.1q1 The organization shall determine external and How has the organization determined
internal issues that are relevant to its purpose and external and internal issues relevant to its
its strategic direction and that affect its ability to purpose and strategic direction?
achieve the intended result(s) of its quality How do these affect the ability to achieve
management system. the intended result of the QMS?
4.1q2 The organization shall monitor and review the How do you monitor and review information
information about these external and internal about these internal and external issues?
issues.
NOTE 1 Understanding the external context can be facilitated by considering issues arising from legal,
technological, competitive, market, cultural, social, and economic environments, whether international,
national, regional or local.
NOTE 2 Understanding the internal context can be facilitated by considering issues related to values, culture
knowledge and performance of the organization.
4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties
4.2q1 Due to their impact or potential impact on the How have you determined what interested
organization’s ability to consistently provide parties are relevant to the QMS?
products and services that meet customer and How have you determined what
applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, requirements those parties have that are
the organization shall determine: relevant to the QMS?
a) the interested parties that are relevant to the How has impact or potential impact been
quality management system; determined?
b) the requirements of these interested parties
that are relevant to the quality management
system.
4.2q2 The organization shall monitor and review the How do you monitor and review the
information about these interested parties and their information about interested parties and
relevant requirements. their relevant requirements?
4.3 Determining the scope of the quality management system
4.3q1 The organization shall determine the boundaries How have the boundaries and applicability
and applicability of the quality management system of the QMS been used to establish the
to establish its scope. scope of the organization?
4.3q2 When determining this scope, the organization How have:
shall consider: The external and internal issues;
a) the external and internal issues referred to in The requirements of relevant interested
4.1; parties and;
b) the requirements of relevant interested parties The products and services of the
referred to in 4.2; organization been considered when
c) the products and services of the organization. determining the scope of the organization?
4.3q3 Where a requirement of this International Standard How has the application of the International
within the determined scope can be applied, then it Standard within the scope been
shall be applied by the organization. determined, and how has it been applied by
the organization?

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4.3q4 If any requirement(s) of this International Standard How have any requirements of the
cannot be applied, this shall not affect the International Standard been determined as
organization’s ability or responsibility to ensure not applicable? Show me how conformity of
conformity of products and services. products and services are not affected by
this.
4.3q5 The scope shall be available and be maintained as Where is the scope available? Where is it Scope required as documented information.
documented information stating the: maintained as documented information?
- products and services covered by the Does it state what products and services
quality management system; are covered by the QMS?
- justification for any instance where a Does it justify how instances of
requirement of this International Standard requirements of the QMS cannot be
cannot be applied. applied?
4.4 Quality management system and its processes
4.4q1 The organization shall establish, implement, How has the QMS been established? Show
maintain and continually improve a quality me how this is implemented. How is it
management system, including the processes maintained and continually improved? How
needed and their interactions, in accordance with have the processes been determined and
the requirements of this International Standard. how do they interact?
4.4q2 The organization shall determine the processes How have the processes been determined
needed for the quality management system and for the QMS?
their application throughout the organization and What are the inputs and outputs for those
shall determine: processes?
a) the inputs required and the outputs expected What is the sequence and interaction of the
from these processes; processes?
b) the sequence and interaction of these What are the criteria, methods,
processes; measurement and related performance
c) the criteria, methods, including measurements indicators needed to operate and control
and related performance indicators needed to those processes?
ensure the effective operation, and control of these What resources are needed and how are
processes; these made available?
d) the resources needed and ensure their How are responsibilities and authorities
availability; assigned for those processes?
e) the assignment of the responsibilities and How are risks and opportunities considered
authorities for these processes; and what plans are made to implement
f) the risks and opportunities in accordance with the actions to address them?
requirements of 6.1, and plan and implement the What methods are used to monitor,
appropriate actions to address them; measure and evaluate processes and, if
g) the methods for monitoring, measuring, as needed, what changes are made to achieve
appropriate, and evaluation of processes and, if intended results?
needed, the changes to processes to ensure that How are opportunities to improve the
they achieve intended results; processes and the QMS determined?
h) opportunities for improvement of the processes
and the quality management system.

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4.4q3 The organization shall maintain documented What documented information exists to Documented information to support the operation of
information to the extent necessary to support the support the operation of processes? How is processes.
operation of processes and retain documented this documented information retained? How
information to the extent necessary to have is confidence that the processes are being
confidence that the processes are being carried out carried out as planned determined?
as planned.

5 Leadership
5.1 Leadership and commitment
5.1.1 Leadership and commitment for the quality management system
5.1.1q1 Top management shall demonstrate leadership Show me how top management
and commitment with respect to the quality demonstrates leadership and commitment
management system by: w.r.t. the QMS by taking accountability of
a) taking accountability of the effectiveness of the the effectiveness of the QMS.
quality management system; How is the quality policy and objectives
b) ensuring that the quality policy and quality established for the QMS and how are they
objectives are established for the quality compatible with the strategic direction and
management system and are compatible with the the organizational context?
strategic direction and the context of the How is the quality policy communicated
organization; within the organization? Show me how this
c) ensuring that the quality policy is communicated, is understood and applied.
understood and applied within the organization; How are the requirements of the QMS
d) ensuring the integration of the quality integrated into the business processes?
management system requirements into the How do you promote awareness of the
organization’s business processes; process approach?
e) promoting awareness of the process approach; How do you ensure that resources needed
f) ensuring that the resources needed for the for the QMS area available?
quality management system are available; How do you communicate the importance of
g) communicating the importance of effective effective quality management?
quality management and of conforming to the How do you communicate the importance of
quality management system requirements; conforming to the QMS requirements?
h) ensuring that the quality management system How do you ensure that the QMS achieves
achieves its intended results; its intended results?
i) engaging, directing and supporting persons to How do you engage, direct and support
contribute to the effectiveness of the quality people to contribute to the effectiveness of
management system; the QMS?
j) promoting continual improvement; How do you promote continual
k) supporting other relevant management roles to improvement?
demonstrate their leadership as it applies to their How do you support other relevant
areas of responsibility. management roles to demonstrate
leadership in their areas of responsibility?

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NOTE Reference to “business” in this International Standard can be interpreted broadly to mean those
activities that are core to the purposes of the organization’s existence; whether the organization is public,
private, for profit or not for profit.

5.1.2 Customer focus

5.1.2q1 Top management shall demonstrate leadership Show me how top management
and commitment with respect to customer focus by demonstrates leadership and commitment
ensuring that: w.r.t. customer focus ensuring requirements
a) customer requirements and applicable statutory and applicable statutory and regulatory
and regulatory requirements are determined and requirements are determined and met.
met; How are risks and opportunities that can
b) the risks and opportunities that can affect affect conformity of products and services
conformity of products and services and the ability determined?
to enhance customer satisfaction are determined
How is the ability to enhance customer
and addressed;
satisfaction determined and addressed?
c) the focus on consistently providing products and
services that meet customer and applicable How is the focus on consistently providing
statutory and regulatory requirements is products and services that meet customer
maintained; and applicable statutory and regulatory
d) the focus on enhancing customer satisfaction is requirements maintained?
maintained. How is customer satisfaction maintained?
5.2 Quality policy
5.2.1
5.2.1q1 Top management shall establish, review and maintain How does top management establish,
a quality policy that: review and maintain a quality policy?
a) is appropriate to the purpose and context of the How is it determined to be appropriate to
organization; the purpose and context of the
b) provides a framework for setting and reviewing organization?
quality objectives; Does it provide a framework for setting and
c) includes a commitment to satisfy applicable reviewing quality objectives?
requirements; Does it contain a commitment to satisfy
d) includes a commitment to continual improvement applicable requirements?
of the quality management system. Does it include a commitment to continual
improvement of the QMS?
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5.2.2q1 The quality policy shall: Where is the quality policy available as Quality Policy as document information
a) be available as documented information; documented information?
b) be communicated, understood and applied How is it communicated?
within the organization; Show me how it is understood and applied
c) be available to relevant interested parties, as within the organization.
appropriate. How have you made it available to relevant
interested parties?
5.3 Organizational roles, responsibility and authorities
5.3q1 Top management shall ensure that the How does top management ensure that
responsibilities and authorities for relevant roles responsibilities and authorities for relevant
are assigned, communicated and understood roles are assigned, communicated and
within the organization. understood within the organization?
5.3q2 Top management shall assign the responsibility How does top management assign the
and authority for: responsibility and authority for:
a) ensuring that the quality management system Ensuring that the QMS conforms to the
conforms to the requirements of this International International standard?
Standard; Ensuring processes are delivering their
b) ensuring that the processes are delivering their intended outputs?
intended outputs; How is the performance of the QMS,
c) reporting on the performance of the quality opportunities for improvement and the need
management system, on opportunities for for change or innovation reported to top
improvement and on the need for change or management?
innovation, and especially for reporting to top How is customer focus promoted within the
management; organization?
d) ensuring the promotion of customer focus How is the integrity of the QMS maintained
throughout the organization; when changes to the QMS are planned and
e) ensuring that the integrity of the quality implemented?
management system is maintained when changes
to the quality management system are planned and
implemented.
6 Planning for the quality management system
6.1 Actions to address risks and opportunities
6.1.1
6.1.1q1 When planning for the quality management system, How are the internal and external issues
the organization shall consider the issues referred and interested parties considered when
to in 4.1 and the requirements referred to in 4.2 planning for the QMS?
and determine the risks and opportunities that How are risks and opportunities determined
need to be addressed to: and addressed so that the QMS can::
a) give assurance that the quality management a) achieve its intended results;
system can achieve its intended result(s); b) Prevent or reduce undesired effects;
b) prevent, or reduce, undesired effects; c) Achieve continual improvement?
c) achieve continual improvement.
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6.1.2q1 The organization shall plan: How are actions planned to address risks
a) actions to address these risks and opportunities; and opportunities?
b) how to: How are actions integrated and
1) integrate and implement the actions into its implemented into the QMS processes?
quality management system processes (see 4.4); How do you evaluate the effectiveness of
2) evaluate the effectiveness of these actions. the actions?
6.1.2q2 Actions taken to address risks and opportunities How are actions taken to address risks and
shall be proportionate to the potential impact on the opportunities determined as being
conformity of products and services. appropriate to the potential impact on the
conformity of products and services?
6.2.2.1 Product design skills
6.2.2.1q The organization shall ensure that personnel with How do you determine that personnel with
1 product design responsibility are competent to product design responsibility are competent
achieve design requirements and are skilled in to achieve design requirements? How do
applicable tools and techniques. you determine skills required in applicable
Applicable tools and techniques shall be identified tools and techniques? How do you identify
by the organization. applicable tools and techniques?
NOTE Options to address risks and opportunities can include: avoiding risk, taking risk in order to pursue an
opportunity, eliminating the risk source, changing the likelihood or consequences, sharing the risk, or retaining
risk by informed decision.
6.2 Quality objectives and planning to achieve them
6.2.1
6.2.1q1 The organization shall establish quality objectives Where are the quality objectives and are Documented information on quality objectives
at relevant functions, levels and processes. these at all relevant functions, levels and
The quality objectives shall: processes?
a) be consistent with the quality policy, Are they consistent with the quality policy?
b) be measurable; Are they measureable?
c) take into account applicable requirements; Do they consider applicable requirements?
d) be relevant to conformity of products and Are they relevant to the conformity of
services and the enhancement of customer products and services and do they enhance
satisfaction; customer satisfaction?
e) be monitored; Are they monitored? How? How often?
f) be communicated; How are they communicated?
g) be updated as appropriate. How are they updated?
The organization shall retain documented Where is the documented information on
information on the quality objectives. the quality objectives?
6.2.2
6.2.2q1 When planning how to achieve its quality How does the organization determine what
objectives, the organization shall determine: will be done, with what resources, when
a) what will be done; completed and how will results be evaluated
b) what resources will be required; for quality objectives?
c) who will be responsible;
d) when it will be completed;
e) how the results will be evaluated.
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6.3q1 Where the organization determines the need for How are changes to the QMS planned
change to the quality management system (see systematically?
4.4) the change shall be carried out in a planned Demonstrate the purpose and potential
and systematic manner. consequences of changes;
The organization shall consider: Demonstrate the integrity of the QMS;
a) the purpose of the change and any of its Demonstrate how resources are made
potential consequences; available?
b) the integrity of the quality management system; Demonstrate how responsibility and
c) the availability of resources; authority is allocated or reallocated.
d) the allocation or reallocation of responsibilities
and authorities.

7 Support
7.1 Resources
7.1.1 General
7.1.1q1 The organization shall determine and provide the Demonstrate how resources are determined
resources needed for the establishment, for the establishment, implementation,
implementation, maintenance and continual maintenance and continual improvement of
improvement of the quality management system. the QMS.
The organization shall consider: Show me how the capabilities and
a) the capabilities of, and constraints on, existing constraints on internal resources are
internal resources; considered.
b) what needs to be obtained from external Show me how needs from external
providers. providers are considered.
7.1.2 People
7.1.2q1 To ensure that the organization can consistently How do you provide persons necessary to
meet customer and applicable statutory and consistently meet customer, applicable
regulatory requirements, the organization shall statutory and regulatory requirements for
provide the persons necessary for the effective the QMS including the necessary
operation of the quality management system, processes?
including the processes needed.
7.1.3 Infrastructure
7.1.3q1 The organization shall determine, provide and How do you determine, provide and
maintain the infrastructure for the operation of its maintain the infrastructure for the operation
processes to achieve conformity of products and of processes to achieve products and
services. service conformity?
NOTE 1 Any product realization change affecting customer requirements requires notification to, and
agreement from, the customer.
7.1.4 Environment for the operation of processes
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7.1.4q1 The organization shall determine, provide and How do you determine, provide and
maintain the environment necessary for the maintain the environment for the operation
operation of its processes and to achieve of processes to achieve products and
conformity of products and services. service conformity?
NOTE Environment for the operation of processes can include physical, social, psychological, environmental
and other factors (such as temperature, humidity, ergonomics and cleanliness).
7.1.5 Monitoring and measuring resources
7.1.5q1 Where monitoring or measuring is used for How are the resources determined for
evidence of conformity of products and services to ensuring valid and reliable monitoring and
specified requirements the organization shall measuring results, where used?
determine the resources needed to ensure valid
and reliable monitoring and measuring results.
7.1.5q2 The organization shall ensure that the resources How do you ensure that resources provided
provided: are suitable for the specific monitoring and
a) are suitable for the specific type of monitoring measurement activities and are maintained
and measurement activities being undertaken; to ensure continued fitness for purpose?
b) are maintained to ensure their continued fitness
for their purpose.
7.1.5q3 The organization shall retain appropriate Show me the documented information Documented information of fitness for purpose of monitoring
documented information as evidence of fitness for which is evidence of fitness for purpose of & measurement resources.
purpose of monitoring and measurement monitoring and measurement resources.
resources.
7.1.5q4 Where measurement traceability is: a statutory or Where applicable, show me how Documented information for the basis of calibration or
regulatory requirement; a customer or relevant measurement instruments are: verification where no standards exist.
interested party expectation; or considered by the Verified or calibrated at specified intervals
organization to be an essential part of providing against national or international
confidence in the validity of measurement results; measurement standards;
measuring instruments shall be: If there are no standards, show me the
-verified or calibrated at specified intervals or prior documented information which is used as
to use against measurement standards traceable to the basis used for calibration or verification.
international or national measurement standards. Show me how measurement instruments
Where no such standards exist, the basis used for are identified to determine their calibration
calibration or verification shall be retained as status.
documented information; Show me how they are safeguarded from
-identified in order to determine their calibration adjustments.
status; Show me how they are safeguarded from
-safeguarded from adjustments, damage or damage and deterioration.
deterioration that would invalidate the calibration
status and subsequent measurement results.
7.1.5q5 The organization shall determine if the validity of How do you determine the validity of
previous measurement results has been adversely previous measurements if you find an
affected when an instrument is found to be instrument to be defective during verification
defective during its planned verification or or calibration?
calibration, or during its use, and take appropriate What appropriate actions can you take?
corrective action as necessary.
7.1.6 Organizational knowledge
7.1.6q1 The organization shall determine the knowledge How do you determine necessary
necessary for the operation of its processes and to knowledge for the operation of processes?
achieve conformity of products and services. How do you determine necessary
knowledge to achieve conformity of
products and services?
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7.1.6q2 This knowledge shall be maintained, and made How do you maintain this knowledge and
available to the extent necessary. how do you make it available to the extent
necessary?
7.1.6q3 When addressing changing needs and trends, the How do you consider current knowledge
organization shall consider its current knowledge and how do you acquire additional
and determine how to acquire or access the knowledge when addressing changing
necessary additional knowledge. needs and trends?
NOTE 1 Organizational knowledge can include information such as intellectual property and lessons learned.
NOTE 2 To obtain the knowledge required, the organization can consider:
a) internal sources (e.g. learning from failures and successful projects, capturing undocumented knowledge
and experience of topical experts within the organization);
b) external sources (e.g. standards, academia, conferences, gathering knowledge with customers or
providers).

7.2 Competence
7..2q1 The organization shall: Show me how: Documented information as evidence of competence where
a) determine the necessary competence of You determine the necessary competence appropriate.
person(s) doing work under its control that affects of people doing work under your control that
its quality performance; affects quality performance;
b) ensure that these persons are competent on the How do you determine competence on the
basis of appropriate education, training, or basis of appropriate education, training or
experience; experience?
c) where applicable, take actions to acquire the How do you take actions to acquire
necessary competence, and evaluate the necessary competence where applicable
effectiveness of the actions taken; and how do you evaluate the effectiveness
d) retain appropriate documented information as of those actions?
evidence of competence. Show me documented information where
appropriate of competence.
NOTE Applicable actions can include, for example, the provision of training to, the mentoring of, or the re-
assignment of currently employed persons; or the hiring or contracting of competent persons.
7.3 Awareness
7.3q1 Persons doing work under the organization’s How are people aware of:
control shall be aware of: The quality policy?
a) the quality policy; Relevant quality objectives?
b) relevant quality objectives; Their contribution to the effectiveness of the
QMS?
c) their contribution to the effectiveness of the The benefits of improved performance?
quality management system, including the benefits The implications of not conforming with the
of improved quality performance; QMS requirements?
d) the implications of not conforming with the
quality management system requirements.
7.4 Communication
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7.4q1 The organization shall determine the internal and How do you determine internal and external
external communications relevant to the quality communications relevant to the QMS?
management system including: How do you determine:
a) on what it will communicate; What?
When?
b) when to communicate; With Whom?
c) with whom to communicate; How?
d) how to communicate.
7.5 Documented information
7.5.1 General
7.5.1q1 The organization’s quality management system What documented information do you Documented information required by this standard.
shall include: have as required by this standard? Documented information necessary for the effectiveness of
a) documented information required by this What documented information do you the QMS.
International Standard; have as being necessary for the
b) documented information determined by the effectiveness of your QMS?
organization as being necessary for the
effectiveness of the quality management system.
NOTE The extent of documented information for a quality management system can differ from one
organization to another due to:
a) the size of organization and its type of activities, processes, products and services;
b) the complexity of processes and their interactions;
c) the competence of persons.

7.5.2 Creating and updating

7.5.2q1 When creating and updating documented Show me that your documented Documented information (in various media) needs
information the organization shall ensure information contains: identification, description.
appropriate: Identification;
a) identification and description (e.g. a title, date,
Review / approval process?
Description;
author, or reference number); In what media format?
b) format (e.g. language, software version, Show me how the documented information
graphics) and media (e.g. paper, electronic); is reviewed and approved for suitability and
c) review and approval for suitability and adequacy. adequacy.
7.5.3 Control of documented information
7.5.3.1
7.5.3.1q Documented information required by the quality Show me how you control documented Control of documented information.
1 management system and by this International information. Suitability and availability for use.
Standard shall be controlled to ensure: Show me how you make it available and How is it protected?
a) it is available and suitable for use, where and suitable for use.
when it is needed; How do you protect your documented
b) it is adequately protected (e.g. from loss of information?
confidentiality, improper use, or loss of integrity).
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7.5.3.2q For the control of documented information, the When controlling documented information, Control of documented information.
1 organization shall address the following how do you address: Change control, distribution, access, retrieval, use, storage,
activities, as applicable: Distribution; preservation, legibility, retention and disposition.
a) distribution, access, retrieval and use; Access;
b) storage and preservation, including preservation Retrieval;
of legibility; Use;
c) control of changes (e.g. version control); Storage and preservation;
d) retention and disposition. Legibility;
Control of changes;
Retention and disposition.
7.5.3.2q Documented information of external origin How do you identify as appropriate and Control of external documented information.
2 determined by the organization to be necessary for control documented information of
the planning and operation of the quality external origin which you have determined
management system shall be identified as as necessary for the QMS
appropriate, and controlled.
NOTE Access can imply a decision regarding the permission to view the documented information only, or the
permission and authority to view and change the documented information.

8 Operation
8.1 Operational planning and control

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8.1q1 The organization shall plan, implement and control How are processes needed to meet Documented information to show processes have been
the processes, as outlined in 4.4, needed to meet requirements for provision of products and carried out as planned and can demonstrate conformity of
requirements for the provision of products and services planned, implemented and products and services.
services and to implement the actions determined controlled?
in 6.1, by: How are requirements for products and
a) determining requirements for the product and services determined?
services; How is criteria for processes and
b) establishing criteria for the processes and for the acceptance for products and services
acceptance of products and services; determined?
c) determining the resources needed to achieve How are resources determined?
conformity to product and service requirements; How is process control implemented?
d) implementing control of the processes in Show me the documented information
accordance with the criteria; that shows confidence in that the processes
e) retaining documented information to the extent have been carried out as planned and can
necessary to have confidence that the processes demonstrate conformity of products and
have been carried out as planned and to services.
demonstrate conformity of products and services to
requirements.
8.1q2 The output of this planning shall be suitable for the How have you determined that the output
organization's operations. from the planning process is suitable for
your operations?
8.1q3 The organization shall control planned changes How do you control planned changes? How
and review the consequences of unintended do you review the consequences of
changes, taking action to mitigate any adverse unintended changes? What action is taken
effects, as necessary. to mitigate any adverse effects?
8.1q4 The organization shall ensure that outsourced How do you control outsourced processes?
processes are controlled in accordance with 8.4.

8.2 Determination of requirements for products and services

8.2.1 Customer communication
8.2.1q1 The organization shall establish the processes for What are your processes for communicating
communicating with customers in relation to: with customers? How do you communicate
a) information relating to products and services; information relating to:
b) enquiries, contracts or order handling, including Products;
changes; Services;
c) obtaining customer views and perceptions, Enquiries;
including customer complaints; Contracts;
d) the handling or treatment of customer property, if Order handling;
applicable; Customer views, perceptions and
e) specific requirements for contingency actions, complaints;
when relevant. Handling or treatment of customer property;
Specific requirements for contingency
actions?

8.2.2 Determination of requirements related to products and services

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8.2.2q1 The organization shall establish, implement and What is your process to determine the
maintain a process to determine the requirements requirements for products and services to
for the products and services to be offered to be offered to potential customers? How do
potential customers. you establish, implement and maintain this
process?
8.2.2q2 The organization shall ensure that: How do you define product and service
a) product and service requirements (including requirements including statutory and
those considered necessary by the organization), regulatory requirements?
and applicable statutory and regulatory How do you ensure that you have the ability
requirements, are defined; to meet the defined requirements and
b) it has the ability to meet the defined substantiate any claims for your products
requirements and substantiate the claims for the and services?
products and services it offers.
8.2.3 Review of requirements related to products and services
8.2.3q1 The organization shall review, as applicable: How do you review:
a) requirements specified by the customer, Customer requirements for delivery and
including the requirements for delivery and post- post-delivery?
delivery activities; Requirements necessary for customers’
b) requirements not stated by the customer, but specified or intended use, where known;
necessary for the customers' specified or intended Additional statutory and regulatory
use, when known; requirements applicable to products and
c) additional statutory and regulatory requirements services;
applicable to the products and services;
Any other contract or order requirements.
d) contract or order requirements differing from
those previously expressed.
NOTE Requirements can also include those arising from relevant interested parties.
8.2.3q2 This review shall be conducted prior to the Show me that the review is conducted prior
organization’s commitment to supply products and to your commitment to supply products and
services to the customer and shall ensure contract services to your customers. How do you
or order requirements differing from those resolve contract or order requirements
previously defined are resolved. which differ from those previously defined?
8.2.3q3 Where the customer does not provide a How do you confirm customer requirements
documented statement of their requirements, the where the customer does not provide a
customer requirements shall be confirmed by the documented statement?
organization before acceptance.
8.2.3q4 Documented information describing the results of Show me where you retain documented Documented information of reviews describing new or
the review, including any new or changed information which describes results of the changed requirements to products and services.
requirements for the products and services, shall review including any new or changed
be retained. requirements.
8.2.3q5 Where requirements for products and services are Show me the documented information Documented information of amended reviews and how
changed, the organization shall ensure that containing changes to products and relevant personnel are made aware of those changes.
relevant documented information is amended and services. How do you ensure that relevant
that relevant personnel are made aware of the personnel are made aware of those
changed requirements. changes?

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8.3 Design and development of products and services
8.3.1 General
8.3.1q1 Where the detailed requirements of the How do you establish, implement and
organization’s products and services are not maintain a design and development process
already established or not defined by the customer (where detailed requirements of your
or by other interested parties, such that they are products and services are not already
adequate for subsequent production or service established or defined by the customer or
provision, the organization shall establish, other parties).
implement and maintain a design and development
process.
NOTE 1 The organization can also apply the requirements given in 8.5 to the development of processes for
production and services provision.
NOTE 2 For services, design and development planning can address the whole service delivery process. The
organization can therefore choose to consider the requirements of clauses 8.3 and 8.5 together.
8.3.2 Design and development planning

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8.3.2q1 In determining the stages and controls for design When determining the stages and control Documented information that confirms design & development
and development, the organization shall consider: for design and development, show me how requirements have been met.
a) the nature, duration and complexity of the design you consider:
and development activities; The nature, duration and complexity of the
b) requirements that specify particular process activities;
stages, including applicable design and Requirements that specify particular
development reviews; process stages including applicable
c) the required design and development verification reviews;
and validation; Required verification and validation;
d) the responsibilities and authorities involved in Responsibilities and authorities;
the design and development process; How interfaces are controlled between
e) the need to control interfaces between individuals and parties;
individuals and parties involved in the design and The need for involvement of customer and
development process; user groups.
f) the need for involvement of customer and user Show me documented information that
groups in the design and development process; confirms design and development
g) the necessary documented information to requirements have been met.
confirm that design and development requirements
have been met.

8.3.3 Design and development inputs

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8.3.3q1 The organization shall determine: Can you show me how you determine:
a) requirements essential for the specific type of Requirements essential for the type of
products and services being designed and products and services being designed and
developed, including, as applicable, functional and developed, including as applicable:
performance requirements; Functional & performance requirements;
b) applicable statutory and regulatory Statutory and regulatory requirements;
requirements; Standards or codes of practice where there
c) standards or codes of practice that the is a commitment to implement;
organization has committed to implement; Internal and external resources needed for
d) internal and external resource needs for the the design and development of products
design and development of products and services; and services;
e) the potential consequences of failure due to the Potential consequences of failure;
nature of the products and services; Level of control expected of the design and
f) the level of control expected of the design and development process by customers and
development process by customers and other other relevant parties.
relevant interested parties.
8.3.3q2 Inputs shall be adequate for design and How do you determine that inputs are
development purposes, complete, and adequate, complete and unambiguous for
unambiguous. Conflicts among inputs shall be design and development? How do you
resolved. resolve conflicts among inputs?
8.3.4 Design and development controls
8.3.4q1 The controls applied to the design and How do controls that are applied to the
development process shall ensure that: design and development process ensure:
a) the results to be achieved by the design and Results achieved by design and
development activities are clearly defined; development activities are clearly defined?
b) design and development reviews are conducted Design and development reviews are
as planned; conducted as planned?
c) verification is conducted to ensure that the Outputs meet the input requirements by
design and development outputs have met the verification/
design and development input requirements; Validation is conducted to ensure that the
d) validation is conducted to ensure that the resulting products and services are capable
resulting products and services are capable of of meeting the requirements for the
meeting the requirements for the specified specified application or intended use (when
application or intended use (when known). known)?
8.3.5 Design and development outputs
8.3.5q1 The organization shall ensure that design and How do you ensure that design and
development outputs: development outputs:
a) meet the input requirements for design and Meet the input requirements for design and
development; development?
b) are adequate for the subsequent processes for Are adequate for the subsequent processes
the provision of products and services; for the provision of products and services?
c) include or reference monitoring and measuring Include or reference monitoring and
requirements, and acceptance criteria, as measuring requirements, and acceptance
applicable; criteria, as applicable?
d) ensure products to be produced, or services to Ensure products to be produced, or services
be provided, are fit for intended purpose and their to be provided, are fit for intended purpose
safe and proper use. and their safe and proper use?

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8.3.5q2 The organization shall retain the documented Show me the documented information Documented information from the design and development
information resulting from the design and which results from the design and process.
development process. development process.
8.3.6 Design and development changes
8.3.6q1 The organization shall review, control and identify How do you review, control and identify
changes made to design inputs and design outputs changes made to the design inputs and
during the design and development of products and outputs during design and development of
services or subsequently, to the extent that there is products and services ensuring no impact
no adverse impact on conformity to requirements. on conformity to requirements?
8.3.6q2 Documented information on design and Show me the documented information for Documented information for design and development
development changes shall be retained. design and development changes. changes.
8.4 Control of externally provided products and services
8.4.1 General
8.4.1q1 The organization shall ensure that externally How do you ensure externally provided
provided processes, products, and services processes, products and services conform
conform to specified requirements. to specified requirements?
8.4.1q2 The organization shall apply the specified Show me how you apply specified
requirements for the control of externally provided requirements for the control of externally
products and services when: provided products and services when:
a) products and services are provided by external Products and services are provided by
providers for incorporation into the organization’s external providers for incorporation into your
own products and services; own products and services;
b) products and services are provided directly to You provide products and services directly
the customer(s) by external providers on behalf of to customers by external providers on your
the organization; behalf;
c) a process or part of a process is provided by an A process or part-process is provided by an
external provider as a result of a decision by the external provider as a result of a decision to
organization to outsource a process or function. outsource a process or function.
8.4.1q3 The organization shall establish and apply criteria Show me how you establish and apply
for the evaluation, selection, monitoring of criteria for evaluation, selection, monitoring
performance and re-evaluation of external of performance and re-evaluation of
providers based on their ability to provide external providers. How do you assess their
processes or products and services in accordance ability to provide processes or products and
with specified requirements. services in accordance with specified
requirements?

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8.4.1q4 The organization shall retain appropriate What documented information do you Documented information of external providers’ performance.
documented information of the results of the have of the results of evaluations,
evaluations, monitoring of the performance and re- monitoring of performance and re-
evaluations of the external providers. evaluations of external providers?

8.4.2 Type and extent of control of external provision

8.4.2q1 In determining the type and extent of controls to be How do you determine the controls applied
applied to the external provision of processes, to the external provision of processes,
products and services, the organization shall take products and services and take into
into consideration: consideration:
a) the potential impact of the externally provided a) The potential impact of the externally
processes, products and services on the provided processes, products and services
organization’s ability to consistently meet customer on the ability to consistently meet customer
and applicable statutory and regulatory and applicable statutory and regulatory
requirements; requirements?
b) the perceived effectiveness of the controls b) The perceived effectiveness of the
applied by the external provider. controls applied by the external provider?
8.4.2q2 The organization shall establish and implement What verification or other activities do you
verification or other activities necessary to ensure have to ensure externally provided
the externally provided processes, products and processes, products and services do not
services do not adversely affect the organization's adversely affect your ability to consistently
ability to consistently deliver conforming products deliver conforming products and services to
and services to its customers. your customers?
8.4.2q3 Processes or functions of the organization which When processes or functions have been
have been outsourced to an external provider outsourced to external providers, how do
remain within the scope of the organization’s you consider a) and b) in 8.4.1 and how do
quality management system; accordingly, the you define the controls intended to be
organization shall consider a) and b) above and applied to the external provider and to the
define both the controls it intends to apply to the resulting process output?
external provider and those it intends to apply to
the resulting process output.
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8.4.3q1 The organization shall communicate to external Show me how you communicate to external
providers applicable requirements for the following: providers, applicable requirements for:
a) the products and services to be provided or the Products and services to be provided or the
processes to be performed on behalf of the processes to be performed on behalf of the
organization; organization;
b) approval or release of products and services, Approval or release of products and
methods, processes or equipment; services, methods, processes or equipment;
c) competence of personnel, including necessary Competence of personnel, including
qualification; necessary qualification;
d) their interactions with the organization's quality Their interactions with the organization's
management system; quality management system;
e) the control and monitoring of the external The control and monitoring of the external
provider’s performance to be applied by the provider’s performance to be applied by the
organization; organization;
f) verification activities that the organization, or its Verification activities that the organization,
customer, intends to perform at the external or its customer, intends to perform at the
provider’s premises. external provider’s premises.
8.4.3q2 The organization shall ensure the adequacy of Before you communicate with external
specified requirements prior to their communication providers, how do you ensure the adequacy
to the external provider. of specified requirements?

8.5 Production and service provision

8.5.1 Control of production and service provision
8.5.1q1 The organization shall implement controlled What controlled conditions do you have for
conditions for production and service provision, production and service provision, including
including delivery and post-delivery activities. delivery and post-delivery activities?

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8.5.1q2 Controlled conditions shall include, as applicable: Can you show me controlled conditions for: Documented information defining characteristics of the
a) the availability of documented information that a) the availability of documented information products and services
defines the characteristics of the products and defining the characteristics of the products
services; and services;
b) the availability of documented information that b) the availability of documented
defines the activities to be performed and the information defining the activities to be
results to be achieved; performed and the results to be achieved;
c) monitoring and measurement activities at c) monitoring and measurement activities at
appropriate stages to verify that criteria for control appropriate stages to verify that criteria for
of processes and process outputs, and acceptance control of processes and process outputs,
criteria for products and services, have been met. and acceptance criteria for products and
d) the use, and control of suitable infrastructure services, have been met.
and process environment; d) the use, and control of suitable
e) the availability and use of suitable monitoring infrastructure and process environment;
and measuring resources; e) the availability and use of suitable
f) the competence and, where applicable, required monitoring and measuring resources;
qualification of persons; f) the competence and, where applicable,
g) the validation, and periodic revalidation, of the required qualification of persons;
ability to achieve planned results of any process for g) the validation, and periodic revalidation,
production and service provision where the of the ability to achieve planned results of
resulting output cannot be verified by subsequent any process for production and service
monitoring or measurement; provision where the resulting output cannot
h) the implementation of products and services be verified by subsequent monitoring or
release, delivery and post-delivery activities. measurement;
h) the implementation of products and
services release, delivery and post-delivery
activities.
8.5.2 Identification and traceability
8.5.2q1 Where necessary to ensure conformity of products What means do you use to identify process
and services, the organization shall use suitable outputs to ensure conformity of products
means to identify process outputs. and services?
8.5.2q2 The organization shall identify the status of process How do you identify the status of process
outputs with respect to monitoring and outputs?
measurement requirements throughout production
and service provision.
8.5.2q3 Where traceability is a requirement, the How do you control the unique identification Documented information of traceability, where required.
organization shall control the unique identification of process outputs, where applicable? What
of the process outputs, and retain any documented documented information do you retain?
information necessary to maintain traceability.
NOTE Process outputs are the results of any activities which are ready for delivery to the organization’s
customer or to an internal customer (e.g. receiver of the inputs to the next process); they can include
products, services, intermediate parts, components, etc.

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8.5.3q1 The organization shall exercise care with property What care do you provide for customer or
belonging to the customer or external providers external provider’s property while under
while it is under the organization's control or being your control?
used by the organization. The organization shall How do you identify, verify, protect and
identify, verify, protect and safeguard the safeguard that property which is provided
customer’s or external provider’s property provided for use or incorporation into your products
for use or incorporation into the products and or services?
services.

8.5.3q2 When property of the customer or external provider What means do you use to report to the
is incorrectly used, lost, damaged or otherwise customer or external provider if their
found to be unsuitable for use, the organization property is incorrectly used, lost, damaged
shall report this to the customer or external or found to be unsuitable for use?
provider.
NOTE Customer property can include material, components, tools and equipment, customer premises,
intellectual property and personal data.
8.5.4 Preservation
8.5.4q1 The organization shall ensure preservation of How do you ensure preservation of process
process outputs during production and service outputs during production and service
provision, to the extent necessary to maintain provision to maintain conformity to product
conformity to requirements. requirements?
NOTE Preservation can include identification, handling, packaging, storage, transmission or transportation,
and protection.
8.5.5 Post-delivery activities
8.5.5q1 As applicable, the organization shall meet How do you meet requirements for post-
requirements for post-delivery activities associated delivery activities associated with products
with the products and services. and services?
8.5.5q2 In determining the extent of post-delivery activities How do you determine:
that are required, the organization shall consider: Risk;
a) the risks associated with the products and Nature, use and intended lifetime;
services; Customer feedback;
b) the nature, use and intended lifetime of the Statutory and Regulatory requirements,
products and services; when determining the extent of post-delivery
c) customer feedback; activities required with products and
d) statutory and regulatory requirements. services?
NOTE Post-delivery activities can include actions under warranty provisions, contractual obligations such as
maintenance services, and supplementary services such as recycling or final disposal.
8.5.6 Control of changes
8.5.6q1 The organization shall review and control How do you review and control unplanned
unplanned changes essential for production or changes to ensure continuing conformity
service provision to the extent necessary to ensure with specified requirements?
continuing conformity with specified requirements.
8.5.6q2 The organization shall retain documented What documented information can you Documented information describing results of review of
information describing the results of the review of show me which describes the results of changes, personnel and actions.
changes, the personnel authorizing the change, reviews of changes, the personnel
and any necessary actions. authorizing change and any necessary
actions?

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8.6 Release of products and services
8.6q1 The organization shall implement the planned Show me how planned arrangement have
arrangements at appropriate stages to verify that been implemented at appropriate stages to
product and service requirements have been met. verify product and service requirements
Evidence of conformity with the acceptance criteria have been met. Show me what evidence
shall be retained. you retain.
8.6q2 The release of products and services to the Show me how the release of products and Documented information providing traceability, authorizing
customer shall not proceed until the planned services is held until planned arrangements release of products and services.
arrangements for verification of conformity have for verification of conformity have been
been satisfactorily completed, unless otherwise satisfactorily completed, unless approved by
approved by a relevant authority and, as a relevant authority, or the customer if
applicable, by the customer. Documented applicable. Show me documented
information shall provide traceability to the information which shows traceability to the
person(s) authorizing release of products and person authorizing release of products and
services for delivery to the customer. services.
8.7 Control of non-conforming process outputs, products and services
8.7q1 The organization shall ensure process outputs, How do you identify and control process
products and services that do not conform to outputs, products and services that do not
requirements are identified and controlled to conform to requirements and prevent their
prevent their unintended use or delivery. unintended use or delivery?
8.7q2 The organization shall take appropriate corrective What appropriate corrective actions are
action based on the nature of the nonconformity taken based on the nature of the
and its impact on the conformity of products and nonconformity and its impact on the
services. This applies also to nonconforming conformity of products and services? How
products and services detected after delivery of the do you apply this to nonconformity detected
products or during the provision of the service. after delivery?
8.7q3 As applicable, the organization shall deal with How you deal with nonconforming process
nonconforming process outputs, products and outputs, products and services in terms of:
services in one or more of the following ways: Correction;
a) correction; Segregation, containment, return or
b) segregation, containment, return or suspension suspension of provision of products and
of provision of products and services; services?
c) informing the customer; Informing the customer?
d) obtaining authorization for: Obtaining authorization for use as-is?
- use “as-is’;
Release, continuation or re-provision of the
- release, continuation or re-provision of the
products and service?
products and services;
- acceptance under concession. Acceptance under concession?
8.7q4 Where nonconforming process outputs, products How do you verify conformance where
and services are corrected, conformity to the process outputs, products and services are
requirements shall be verified. corrected following nonconformance?

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8.7q5 The organization shall retain documented What documented information do you Documented information for actions taken following
information of actions taken on nonconforming keep following actions taken to address nonconformance, including concessions and authority
process outputs, products and services, including nonconformities, including any concessions granted.
on any concessions obtained and on the person or obtained and on the person or authority that
authority that made the decision regarding dealing made the decision regarding dealing with
with the nonconformity. the nonconformance.

9 Performance evaluation
9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation
9.1.1 General
9.1.1q1 The organization shall determine: Show me how you determine:
a) what needs to be monitored and measured; What needs to be monitored and
b) the methods for monitoring, measurement, measured?
analysis and evaluation, as applicable, to ensure Methods for monitoring, measurement,
valid results; analysis and evaluation to ensure valid
c) when the monitoring and measuring shall be results?
performed; When to perform monitoring and
d) when the results from monitoring and measuring?
measurement shall be analysed and evaluated. When results shall be analysed and
evaluated?
9.1.1q2 The organization shall ensure that monitoring and What documented information can you Documented information of monitoring and measurement
measurement activities are implemented in show me that monitoring and measurement activities in accordance with determined requirements.
accordance with the determined requirements and activities have been implemented in
shall retain appropriate documented information as accordance with determined requirements?
evidence of the results.
9.1.1q3 The organization shall evaluate the quality Show me how you evaluate the quality
performance and the effectiveness of the quality performance and the effectiveness of the
management system. QMS.
9.1.2 Customer satisfaction
9.1.2q1 The organization shall monitor customer How do you monitor customer perception of
perceptions of the degree to which requirements the degree to which requirements have
have been met. been met?
9.1.2q2 The organization shall obtain information relating to How do you obtain information relating to
customer views and opinions of the organization customer views and opinions of your
and its products and services. products and services?
9.1.2q3 The methods for obtaining and using this What methods for obtaining and using this
information shall be determined. information do you have?
NOTE Information related to customer views can include customer satisfaction or opinion surveys, customer
data on delivered products or services quality, market-share analysis, compliments, warranty claims and
dealer reports.

9.1.3 Analysis and evaluation

9.1.3q1 The organization shall analyse and evaluate So me how you analyse and evaluate data
appropriate data and information arising from and information arising from monitoring,
monitoring, measurement and other sources. measurement and other sources.

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9.1.3q2 The output of analysis and evaluation shall be used Show me how the output of analysis and
to: evaluation is used to:
a) demonstrate conformity of products and services Demonstrate conformity of products and
to requirements; services to requirements?
b) assess and enhance customer satisfaction; Assess and enhance customer satisfaction?
c) ensure conformity and effectiveness of the Ensure conformity and effectiveness of the
quality management system; QMS?
d) demonstrate that planning has been successfully Demonstrate that planning has been
implemented; successfully implemented?
e) assess the performance of processes; Assess process performance?
f) assess the performance of external provider(s); Assess performance of external providers?
g) determine the need or opportunities for Determine the need or opportunities for
improvements within the quality management improvements within the QMS?
system.
9.1.3q3 The results of analysis and evaluation shall also be Show me where the results of analysis and
used to provide inputs to management review. evaluation are used to provide inputs to
management review.
9.2 Internal audit
9.2.1
9.2.1q1 The organization shall conduct internal audits at Are internal audits being conducted at
planned intervals to provide information on whether planned intervals? Do they determine
the quality management system; whether the QMS conforms to the
a) conforms to: requirements of ISO 9001 and to the other
1) the organization’s own requirements for requirements established by Organization?
its quality management system; (Review records to demonstrate
2) the requirements of this International conformance)
Standard; Do they determine whether the QMS is
b) is effectively implemented and maintained. effectively implemented and maintained?
(Review records)
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9.2.2q1 The organization shall: Can you show me audit programme(s) that Documented information of the audit programme and results
a) plan, establish, implement and maintain an audit takes into consideration the quality
programme(s) including the frequency, methods, objectives, importance of the processes,
responsibilities, planning requirements and customer feedback, changes impacting the
reporting, which shall take into consideration the organization and the results of previous
quality objectives, the importance of the processes audits?
concerned, customer feedback, changes Where are the audit criteria and scope for
impacting on the organization, and the results of each audit?
previous audits; Can you demonstrate that selection of
b) define the audit criteria and scope for each audit; auditors and the conduct of audits are
c) select auditors and conduct audits to ensure objective and impartial and that auditors
objectivity and the impartiality of the audit process; don’t audit their own work?
d) ensure that the results of the audits are reported How are audit results reported to relevant
to relevant management; management?
e) take necessary correction and corrective actions Can you demonstrate that necessary
without undue delay; correction and corrective actions are taken
f) retain documented information as evidence of the without undue delay?
implementation of the audit programme and the Can you show me documented
audit results. information of the audit programme and
the audit results?
NOTE See ISO 19011 for guidance.
9.3 Management Review
9.3.1
9.3.1q1 Top management shall review the organization's What is the frequency that top management
quality management system, at planned intervals, reviews the organization's QMS? How is
to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy, and the QMS deemed suitable, adequate and
effectiveness. effective?

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9.3.1q2 The management review shall be planned and What kinds of information are reviewed in
carried out taking into consideration: management reviews? These must include:
a) the status of actions from previous management actions status of previous reviews;
reviews; changes to internal/external issues relevant
b) changes in external and internal issues that are to the QMS;
relevant to the quality management system issues that affect strategy;
including its strategic direction; KPIs for nonconformities and corrective
c) information on the quality performance, including actions;
trends and indicators for: monitor and measurement of results;
1) nonconformities and corrective actions; audit results;
2) monitoring and measurement results; customer satisfaction;
3) audit results; issues concerning external providers;
4) customer satisfaction; issues concerning other relevant parties;
5) issues concerning external providers and other adequacy of resources and effectiveness of
relevant interested parties; QMS;
6) adequacy of resources required for maintaining process performance;
an effective quality management system; conformity of products and services;
7) process performance and conformity of products actions taken to address risks and
and services; opportunities and their effectiveness;
d) the effectiveness of actions taken to address new potential opportunities for continual
risks and opportunities (see clause 6.1); improvement.
e) new potential opportunities for continual
improvement.
9.3.2
9.3.2q1 The outputs of the management review shall Show me that management reviews include
include decisions and actions related to: decisions and actions relating to:
a) continual improvement opportunities; Continual improvement opportunities;
b) any need for changes to the quality The need for changes to the QMS including
management system, including resource needs. resource needs.
9.3.2q2 The organization shall retain documented Show me what documented information Documented information of management reviews.
information as evidence of the results of you have as evidence of management
management reviews. reviews.
10 Improvement
10.1 General
10.1q1 The organization shall determine and select How do you determine and select
opportunities for improvement and implement opportunities for improvement? What
necessary actions to meet customer requirements necessary actions have you implemented
and enhance customer satisfaction. so that you have met customer
requirements and enhanced customer
satisfaction?
10.1q2 This shall include, as appropriate: Show me how you have:
a) improving processes to prevent nonconformities; Improved processes to prevent
b) improving products and services to meet known nonconformities;
and predicted requirements; Improved products and services to meet
c) improving quality management system results. known and predicted requirements;
Improved QMS results.
NOTE Improvement can be effected reactively (e.g. corrective action), incrementally (e.g. continual
improvement), by step change (e.g. breakthrough), creatively (e.g. innovation) or by re-organization (e.g.
transformation).
10.2 Nonconformity and corrective action
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10.2.1
10.2.1q1 When a nonconformity occurs, including those When nonconformities occur, show me how;
arising from complaints, the organization shall: You react;
a) react to the nonconformity, and as applicable: Take action to control and correct it;
1) take action to control and correct it; Deal with the consequences;
2) deal with the consequences; Evaluate the need for action to eliminate the
b) evaluate the need for action to eliminate the cause so that it does not recur or occur
cause(s) of the nonconformity, in order that it does elsewhere by:
not recur or occur elsewhere, by: Reviewing the nonconformity;
1) reviewing the nonconformity; Determining the cause of the nonconformity;
2) determining the causes of the nonconformity; Determining if similar nonconformities exist
3) determining if similar nonconformities exist, or or could potentially occur;
could potentially occur; Actions needed are implemented;
c) implement any action needed; Review the effectiveness of corrective
d) review the effectiveness of any corrective action actions taken, if any;
taken; Make necessary changes to the QMS.
e) make changes to the quality management
system, if necessary.
10.2.1q2 Corrective actions shall be appropriate to the Show me how correction actions were
effects of the nonconformities encountered. appropriate to the effects of the
nonconformities encountered.
NOTE 1 In some instances, it can be impossible to eliminate the cause of a nonconformity.
NOTE 2 Corrective action can reduce the likelihood of recurrence to an acceptable level.
10.2.2
10.2.2q1 The organization shall retain documented What documented information can you Documented information of the nature of nonconformities,
information as evidence of: show me as evidence of: subsequent actions and results of corrective action.
a) the nature of the nonconformities and any The nature of the nonconformities and
subsequent actions taken; subsequent actions taken;
b) the results of any corrective action. The results of any corrective action.
10.3 Continual improvement
10.3q1 The organization shall continually improve the Demonstrate that you continually improve
suitability, adequacy, and effectiveness of the the suitability, adequacy and effectiveness
quality management system. of the QMS.
10.3q2 The organization shall consider the outputs of Demonstrate that outputs of analysis and
analysis and evaluation, and the outputs from evaluation and the outputs from
management review, to confirm if there are areas management review are considered to
of underperformance or opportunities that shall be confirm if there are areas of
addressed as part of continual improvement. underperformance or opportunities that shall
be addressed as part of continual
improvement.
10.3q3 Where applicable, the organization shall select and What applicable tools and methodologies
utilise applicable tools and methodologies for for investigation of the causes of
investigation of the causes of underperformance underperformance and to support continual
and for supporting continual improvement. improvement are selected?

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