PECB ISO 9001 ISO-9001-Lead-Auditor Question # 51 Topic 6 Discussion

To certify an organization's ISO 9001:2015-based Quality Management System (QMS) for the first time, the correct sequence of activities would be:

Establish the management system (already in place).

Supplier audit

Internal audit

Management review

Initial certification audit – stage 1

Initial certification audit – stage 2 (already in place).

This sequence follows the typical path for preparing and ensuring that a QMS is functioning as required, leading up to certification.