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Audit Planning Tool
AS9100:D / ISO 9001:2015  ·  Clause 9.2  ·  v — April 2026  ·  Not saved yet
AS9100:D The QMS Collective, LLC
Audit Details
No profile set — click Edit Profile to add company information.
Audit Type
This selection shapes the AI's focus and the depth of checklist questions generated.

Full QMS: All clauses, all processes — used for annual internal audits.
Targeted: One or more specific clauses or processes — used when following up on findings or auditing a new process.
Surveillance Preparation: Simulates what your registrar will focus on at a surveillance visit.
Recertification Preparation: Full-scope, higher-intensity — used in the 60–90 days before a recertification audit.
Process Audit: Follows a single process end-to-end rather than clause-by-clause.
Clause Coverage
Clause Coverage
Select every clause your audit will cover. This directly controls which audit questions the AI generates — unchecked clauses produce no questions.

For a full internal audit, select all clauses. For a targeted audit, select only the clauses in scope. For surveillance preparation, focus on clauses where you had findings at your last registrar visit plus any clauses with recent process changes. The AI uses your selection alongside your organization context to weight questions by risk.
Select which clauses are in scope for this audit.
AI Assist Risk-Weighted Audit Plan
AI Audit Planning
The AI synthesizes your company profile, uploaded QMS documents, selected clauses, and known risk areas to produce a risk-weighted audit plan — identifying which clauses and processes deserve the most attention, in what sequence, and why.

For the best output: complete your Company Profile, upload your QMS documents in Tab 2, then return here to generate the plan. The plan output then drives the Audit Schedule below.
⚠ AI-generated content requires qualified human review before use. Your professional judgment governs the final plan.
Inputs ⚪ Profile ⚪ Documents (0) ⚪ Clauses (0) → Go to Documents tab
Analysing profile, documents, and clause coverage…
⚠ Risk-Weighted Focus Areas Uncheck areas to exclude from checklist generation
Risk Area Rationale
📋 Clause Priority Sequence
→ Recommended Audit Trail
🔍 Watch Points
📅 Audit Schedule — built from the AI plan above, then exported
Generate the AI Audit Plan above first, then click ✨ Draft from Plan — the AI will build schedule rows directly from the plan output. Edit any cell, update times, then export to Word for distribution to the organization.
Date Time Area / Department Focus — Processes & Documents
0 rows  ·  Generate the AI plan above, then click Draft from Plan.
🏅 Certificate & Scope
Upload your registration certificate or scope document. This content is stored in your company profile and used by the AI to understand your certified scope.
Certificate or Scope Document
Text-searchable PDFs only. Scanned certificates cannot be read — you will be warned.
No certificate uploaded.
📄 QMS Document Library
QMS Document Library
Upload your quality system documents here — quality manual, procedures, work instructions. The AI uses these in Phases 4 and 5 to generate audit questions that reference your actual documented processes by name and content.

Text-searchable files only. Accepted formats: .txt and .md. PDF support is planned — use .txt exports from your document management system in the meantime.

Documents are stored locally in your browser and included in your Excel backup. They are never sent to The QMS Collective. When AI features are used, document content is sent to the Anthropic API using your API key — the same sanitization rules apply as for all other AI inputs.
Accepted formats: .txt and .md. PDF support planned for a future release.
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⇧ Drop files here or click to upload
.txt and .md files  ·  Multiple files supported  ·  5 MB max per file
No documents uploaded yet. Add your quality manual, procedures, or work instructions above.
Audit Checklist
Generating audit questions from your plan…
Fill in your Audit Plan details and upload QMS documents in the Documents tab, then click ✨ Generate AI Checklist to create audit questions. Questions will be prioritized from your uploaded documents, supplemented by standard clause questions. You can also add questions manually.
Findings
Findings from checklist nonconformances appear here automatically. Add manual findings as needed.
Select a finding from the list to view and edit its details.
Audit Report
AI Assist Executive Summary Draft
⚠ AI-generated draft — requires review and approval before distribution.

Click below to generate a draft executive summary based on your audit checklist results and findings. Review, edit, and approve before including in any official report.

Drafting executive summary…
📊 Audit Planning Tool — User Overview
The QMS Collective, LLC  ·  v — April 2026
Why This Tool Exists

Internal audits are one of the most compliance-critical activities in an AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality system — and one of the most commonly done poorly. Generic checklists miss the risks that are specific to your operation. This tool replaces the generic approach with a four-stage workflow that builds a risk-weighted audit plan from your organization's actual profile, generates process-specific audit questions, documents findings in a structured format, and produces a formal audit report ready for your management review and registrar. It replaces a stack of spreadsheets and templates with a single guided workflow.

How It Works
Tab 1
Audit Plan
Enter audit details, select clauses. AI generates a risk-weighted focus plan.
Tab 2
Documents
Upload your QMS documentation. AI uses these to generate process-specific questions.
Tab 3
Checklist
AI generates tailored audit questions. Record conformance results during the audit.
Tab 4
Findings
Document NCs and OFIs with objective evidence. AI helps refine finding language.
Tab 5
Report
AI assembles a complete audit report. Export everything to Excel.
What This Tool Does for You
Eliminates generic checklists. Questions are generated from your specific processes, risk profile, and previous findings — not a one-size-fits-all template.
Flags risk before the audit starts. The AI identifies which clauses and processes deserve the most attention based on your organization's profile.
Produces audit-ready finding documentation. Finding fields are structured to satisfy AS9100 and ISO 9001 documentation requirements from the start.
Generates a formal report automatically. The audit report is assembled from your checklist results and findings — no manual report-writing after the audit.
Exports everything to Excel. All audit data exports to a structured Excel file you own and control — no cloud dependency.
Before You Start
📋 Know your audit scope — which processes and clauses are included.
🔍 Have your previous audit findings summary available (even if just from memory).
⚠ Identify any active risk areas — recent NCRs, process changes, new equipment, personnel gaps.
📅 Confirm your audit date and assign the audit lead before generating the plan.
📄 Have your QMS documentation accessible — the checklist will reference specific procedures and records for evidence.
What the Tool Produces
Risk-Weighted Audit Plan
AI-generated focus areas and clause priorities specific to your organization. Used to direct auditor attention before the audit begins.
Process-Specific Checklist
20–40 tailored audit questions with conformance recording (C / NC / OFI / N/A) and notes fields.
Structured Findings Register
Documented NCs and OFIs with objective evidence, clause reference, and requirement statements.
Formal Audit Report
Complete report with executive summary, findings, and recommendations — suitable for management review and registrar presentation.
Excel Export
Full audit dataset in a structured Excel workbook you own. Compatible with your existing record-keeping system.
Audit Evidence Record
A saved record of audit scope, date, auditor, and results — satisfying the AS9100 §9.2 retained information requirement.
Data & Privacy Note
AI features send your audit context (scope, clauses, industry, risk areas, and process descriptions) directly to the Anthropic Claude API using the API key you supply in ⚙ Settings. Your key is stored only in your browser's localStorage and is never transmitted to The QMS Collective or any third party. Your company name and auditor name are never included in AI requests. Anthropic does not use API data to train its models. All audit data is stored locally in your browser. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service §5.2 for full details.
Support
Questions about this tool or your audit process? Contact The QMS Collective, LLC — clayton.kuehl [at] theqmscollective.com
🏢 Company Profile
This information shapes all AI analysis and audit planning throughout the tool.

Fields marked * are sent to the AI. Sensitive identifiers — company name, personal names, emails, phone numbers — are automatically replaced with placeholders before transmission. See ⚙ Settings for details.

Used in exported reports only — never sent to the AI.
AS9100:D incorporates ISO 9001:2015 in full.
Describe what you make and for whom. No company names.
Paste your registered scope or describe in plain language.
Be specific — this is the highest-value input for AI risk weighting.
Text-searchable PDFs only. Scanned / image-only PDFs cannot be read — you will be warned if this occurs.
⚙ Settings
API connection and tool configuration.
AI features in this tool send your audit context directly to the Anthropic Claude API using your key. Your key is stored only in your browser's localStorage — it is never transmitted to The QMS Collective or any third party. You can obtain an API key at console.anthropic.com.

Before any data leaves this tool, a sanitization step automatically replaces sensitive identifiers:

  • Company name → replaced with [Organization]
  • Auditor name → replaced with [Auditor]
  • Email addresses → replaced with [email]
  • Phone numbers → replaced with [phone]

After sanitization, the following context is sent to the Anthropic API using your key:

  • Audit type, standard, selected clauses, and scope description
  • Industry type and detail, employee count, key processes
  • Known risk areas and recent issues
  • Previous audit findings summary and any uploaded findings text
  • Checklist results and finding descriptions (for report drafting)

Anthropic does not use API data to train its models. All audit data remains in your browser — nothing is stored by The QMS Collective.

🔒 Subscription service note: This build uses direct API access with a user-supplied key. A future subscription version of this tool will route AI calls through a secure TQC proxy, removing the need for a personal API key.
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