IATF 16949 Gap Assessment & Audit-Prep Kit

IATF 16949 Gap Assessment & Audit-Prep Kit

A gap tracker for 28 automotive-specific IATF 16949 topics by clause number, an audit program for QMS, process and product audits, an auditor qualification log, a certification readiness plan and an NC response form.

What's inside:

- 00_Start_Here_README.pdf

- 01_IATF16949_Audit_Prep_Workbook.xlsx

- 02_IATF_Readiness_Plan.docx

- 03_IATF_NC_Response.docx

- Examples/EXAMPLE_01_IATF16949_Audit_Prep_Workbook.xlsx (filled, fictional)

- Examples/EXAMPLE_02_IATF_Readiness_Plan.docx (filled, fictional)

- Examples/EXAMPLE_03_IATF_NC_Response.docx (filled customer-complaint response, fictional)

Written by Matt Norman, US Navy veteran and former SpaceX Falcon 9 quality inspector and QA supervisor. (Not affiliated with or endorsed by SpaceX.) Norman Quality Tools is Veteran-Owned & Operated.

License: one company, all sites. Word/Excel 2016+, Microsoft 365, LibreOffice. No macros.

Templates, not regulatory advice.

Norman Quality Tools is not affiliated with or endorsed by IATF, or any other standards body, government agency or company named in this description. Standards are cited by number only; buy the official standard from its publisher.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by SpaceX or any other current or former employer of the author.

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