Readiness check

Is your quality built in or inspected in at the end?

Quality is built in by a planned, documented process, not inspected in at the end. The test is whether you have an inspection and test plan, real hold points, and the records to prove it. Answer for how quality is actually controlled on your project. The score stays on your device; enter an email only if you want the quality control checklist sent over.

1. Is there an inspection and test plan (ITP) defining what is checked, when, and to what criteria?Yes, an ITP drives the inspectionsA general checklist, not an ITPNo ITP

2. Are acceptance criteria measurable (a spec or tolerance), not 'looks good'?Yes, measurable pass-fail criteriaSome criteria, some judgmentMostly eyeballed

3. Are hold points enforced so work cannot proceed until it is inspected and signed off?Yes, hold points stop the work for sign-offWe have them but they get skippedWork gets buried before inspection

4. Do you inspect the first-of-its-kind work or a mock-up to set the standard?Yes, first-work and mock-ups set the barOccasionallyNo, we just start

5. Do nonconformances get documented (NCR), dispositioned, root-caused, and closed?Yes, NCRs are tracked and closedWe fix issues but do not documentNo NCR process

6. Is QC independent of production (the checker is not the one being pushed to finish)?Yes, QC has independent authority to rejectSame people build and checkNo real QC role

7. Do you keep the records (sign-offs, test reports) that prove compliance?Yes, a complete quality recordPartial recordsIf it is not documented, it did not happen

8. Does quality start at the submittal (approving material before it is installed)?Yes, submittals are approved up frontSometimes material gets ahead of approvalNo submittal control