Preparation for recertification

In the event of Re-Certification for ISO 9001:2008,

What are the basic things/areas that a consultant has to look into for a client company?
What are those things the client company should do to get ready for the Re-Certification Audit
If the client company is undergoing transition in all areas of operation, how does it affect the Re-certification process.

Answer:

1. The first thing you should look is whether the internal audit and management review have been performed correctly, including the status of nonconformities, corrective and preventive actions. Also you should review the recommendations and nonconformities from the previous certification audit to make sure that they are resolved.

2. The certification audit is mainly focused on compliance with the standard and documented procedures, the recertification audit is more focused on application, maintenance and improvement of the system; this me ans the focus of recertification audit will be reviewing of quality objectives, application of the procedures and results of internal audit and management review.

3. If there are changes in operation you should adapt the procedures and/or make a new ones to describe the new processes in organization in order to maintain the integrity of clients Quality Management System. Also you should consider change of recertification scope if there was changes in business activities and processes.

Here are some very informative articles regarding the subject:

Checklist of ISO 9001 implementation & certification steps https://advisera.com/9001academy/knowledgebase/checklist-of-iso-9001-implementation-certification-steps/
13 Steps for ISO 9001 Internal Auditing using ISO 19011 https://advisera.com/9001academy/knowledgebase/13-steps-for-iso-9001-internal-auditing-using-iso-19011/
How to make Management Review more useful in the QMS https://advisera.com/9001academy/blog/2014/01/21/make-management-review-useful-qms/