This checklist audits the whole management system in one visit, with a question for each area and the evidence to look for.
Prepared using the F-Q2A Audit Checklist form template.
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Management System Audit Checklist Template - ISO 9001
A full audit checklist for a company management system, working through the whole system in one audit with a single question for each area. It includes the newer points in ISO 9001:2026, such as quality culture and ethical behaviour and the separate evaluation of actions on risks and on opportunities, as well as climate change. It is set out on the F-Q2A Audit Checklist format, with the scope, criteria, site, participants, auditor and date recorded at the top, and each question alongside the auditee and the evidence viewed, response and findings.
Areas Covered
- Management system documentation - the update log, company profile and scope, context of the organisation including climate change, interaction of processes, documented information and data, and legal compliance
- Leadership, commitment and planning - policies and objectives, responsibilities, the organisational chart, management review, and risks and opportunities
- Resource management and support - staff and personnel, equipment and premises, and communication
- Operational processes - enquiries and sales, purchasing and outsourced services, operations, and change, variations and design
- Monitoring, evaluation and improvement - customer satisfaction, nonconforming outputs, problems and complaints, management system audits, and continual improvement
Carrying Out the Audit
Each question gathers several points into one, so the full audit can be done in a single visit, for example after a new management system has been put in place or ahead of a certification audit. Several questions ask to see records for a sample, such as completed jobs or recent starters, so allow time to look at the evidence as well as to ask.
Planning the Audit
Have the management system documentation, the main registers and the record of the last management review to hand, and arrange time with top management and the management system lead as well as with the people who run each process.
Included in the ISO Toolkits
This checklist is part of the ISO 9001 Toolkit and is also included in the ISO 14001, ISO 27001 and ISO 22301 toolkits, including the integrated toolkits that combine them.
Related Documents
Documents that work alongside this checklist:
Part of the Management System Audit Checklists
This is one of the alphaZ management system audit checklists. The ISO 9001 Management System Audit Checklist covers the whole system in one audit, while the section checklists for Management System Documentation, Leadership, Commitment and Planning, Resource Management and Support, Operational Processes, Monitoring, Evaluation and Improvement and Information Security let the audit be spread across the year using the ER11 Audit Schedule. The results can be written up using the F-Q31 Audit Report.
Using the IMS1 Manual?
Where the management system is built on the alphaZ IMS1 manual, the IMS1 ISO 9001 Checklist covers the same ground, with each question referenced to its IMS1 section and the alphaZ forms and registers used with it.
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