AS9100 Initial Assessment, What Does It Involve?
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The quality certification assessment for AS9100 has two main goals:
- Validating system compliance and implementation
- Determining system effectiveness
Initial assessments are conducted in two stages. The first stage involves determining the company’s state of readiness and defining the approach and duration of the second stage.
Prior to conducting a quality management system AS9100 certification audit, the following should have taken place:
- The documented system has been reviewed and approved
- A complete cycle of internal audits has been performed and the results covered in a formal management review
- You know exactly what SQA will be looking for, so there should be No Surprises
- All identified weaknesses in the system that were discovered in the pre-assessment have been effectively corrected
- The certification assessment date, audit team makeup, and audit schedule have all been developed and agreed upon
