# Write up quality system audit findings against ISO 9001 or IATF 16949

Clear, evidence-based audit findings with clause references, graded nonconformities, and a summary for management review.

- Topic: Legal & Compliance
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Advanced
- Tags: Legal, Write, Analyze, Fill-in Template
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## Prompt

```text
Help me write up findings from an internal quality management system audit.

**Standard:** [ISO 9001:2015 / IATF 16949:2016 / AS9100D / ISO 13485 / other]
**Area or process audited:** [e.g. "receiving inspection", "production Line 3", "calibration"]
**My raw audit notes:** [PASTE what I observed, records sampled, people interviewed]
**Audit criteria beyond the standard:** [our procedures, customer-specific requirements]

For each issue in my notes:
1. Decide whether it is a major nonconformity (a requirement not met at all, or a systemic failure, or risk of nonconforming product reaching the customer), a minor nonconformity (an isolated lapse), or an opportunity for improvement. Explain the grading in one line.
2. Write the finding in three parts:
   - Requirement: the clause number and what it requires, plus our own procedure reference [ADD procedure number].
   - Evidence: exactly what was seen, with record IDs, dates, and sample sizes, factual and blame-free.
   - Statement of nonconformity: what is missing or not done.
3. Do not write the corrective action for the auditee; note what the root cause investigation should look at.

Also check my notes for:
- Findings that are opinions without evidence (tell me what evidence to collect).
- Several findings with the same underlying cause that should be combined.
- Good practices worth recording.

Return: a findings table (No. | Clause | Grade | Finding | Evidence ref.), the full write-ups, and a short summary for management review.

Only cite clauses you are confident apply, and mark any you are unsure of [CHECK CLAUSE]. Do not add evidence I didn't record.
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## What to fill in

- ISO 9001:2015 / IATF 16949:2016 / AS9100D / ISO 13485 / other
- PASTE what I observed, records sampled, people interviewed
- our procedures, customer-specific requirements
- ADD procedure number
- CHECK CLAUSE

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