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Question:  1. How and when to use Audit checklist?    Answer: 1.1 Internal auditors training  When utilized for internal auditors training, our ISO 9001:2015 Audit checklist : provides a complete understanding of how to verify compliance with the requirements of all ISO 9001:2015 clauses ; can be used as practice for internal auditors workshops.  1.2 Mandatory ISO 9001:2015 staff training  When conducting the mandatory ISO 9001:2015 staff training Audit checklist : Facilitates understanding of ISO 9001:2015 requirements; Allows every employee to check his/her activity performance in compliance with the new requirements of ISO 9001: 2015.  1.3 QMS transition to the ISO 9001:2015 version  Use Audit checklist as a guide in the QMS transition to the ISO 9001:2015 version applying ‘fill the gap’ methodology in four phases: Conduct internal audit based on our 9001:2015 Audit checklist.  Formalize the identified nonconfo...

Product, process, and service audits focus on defect reduction or prevention and are conducted more often, than System Audits. ISO 9001:2015 clause 8.4.2 Type and Extent of Control states: "The organization shall:  a) ensure that externally provided processes remain within the control of its quality management system;  b) define both the controls that it intends to apply to an external provider and those it intends to apply to the resulting output" A new article by JP Russell, Verification Audits: Checking products, services and processes , provides an understanding of the need, preparing, performing, reporting and follow-up of verification audits.