TOOL 36 — CERTIFICATION READINESS CHECKER
Ten questions. An honest picture of where you stand.
Answer for how things are today, not how they should be. The score maps to the five-stage method, so you’ll see exactly which stage your engagement would start at.
CHECKLIST — ANSWER ALL TEN0/10
CHK-01
You can name the standard (or standards) you need, and why.
CHK-02
A written scope exists — what the system covers, which sites, which activities.
CHK-03
Core processes are documented somewhere other than someone’s head.
CHK-04
A risk (or hazard/aspect) register exists and was touched in the last quarter.
CHK-05
Leadership owns the system by name — not “the quality person”.
CHK-06
Training and competency records are current and findable in minutes.
CHK-07
Incidents and nonconformities are logged, with actions tracked to close-out.
CHK-08
An internal audit ran in the last 12 months.
CHK-09
A management review happened — minuted, with decisions.
CHK-10
You could hand an auditor evidence for any claim above inside an hour.
READINESS PLATELIVE
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AWAITING ANSWERS
Answer the ten checks — the plate scores live as you go.
WHERE YOU’D START
Scope & fixed quote
Gap analysis
System build
Implement & train
Certification support
Indicative only — the gap analysis is the real instrument. Bring this score to the call and we’ll pressure-test it together.