CheckpointQAProduct · how it works
A quality system where the evidence is built in.
CheckpointQA structures your whole management system around six business areas, and makes every record carry its own proof. Here's what that means in practice — and why it holds up when an external auditor starts asking.
The governance spine
One spine, six business areas
Structured around ISO 9001, not a pile of disconnected modules.
Leadership & Strategy
Context, policy, roles, management review, objectives.
Planning & Risk
Risk & opportunity register, FMEA, change control.
People & Resources
Training & competence, suppliers, assets & calibration.
Operations
Document control, forms, work instructions, projects.
Performance
Audits, findings, complaints, analytics, clause trace.
Improvement
Nonconformance, CAPA, continual improvement.
The audit-evidence architecture
Five things that turn a record into evidence
These aren't add-ons. They are how every record in the system behaves, by default.
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Provenance
Who created or changed a record, when, and why — captured automatically at the moment it happens, not reconstructed later from memory or a mailbox.
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Controlled record states
Draft, live, archived — governed transitions, so what's current is unambiguous and superseded versions can't quietly masquerade as live.
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Version identity & e-signatures
Minor and major versions with a clear identity, read-and-understood acknowledgements, and countersignatures where the process demands them.
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Traceability — the golden thread
A finding links to its corrective action links to its verification. Follow any thread end to end without a spreadsheet of cross-references.
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A tamper-evident, hash-chained audit trail
Every entry is appended to a cryptographic chain and digested daily. If a record were altered after the fact, the chain would show it. This is what lets you say "here is the evidence" and mean it.
Every module, in every plan
No per-module upsells. See pricing →
Document control Audits (ISO 19011) NCR & CAPA Risk & FMEA Training & competence Suppliers Assets & calibration Customer complaints Management review Objectives & KPIs Change control Forms & registers
Plus context, quality objectives, continual improvement, glossary, full-text search and an immutable audit trail across all of it.
For small teams
One place, days not months
No consultant-led implementation project. Locked, sensible document schemas mean you start with structure instead of a blank canvas — and an offline-capable app keeps working on the factory floor when the connection drops.
For your auditor
Give your CB read-only access
A dedicated certification-body portal lets an external auditor review evidence directly, with scoped access — instead of you exporting and emailing bundles the night before. Few tools at any price make this standard.
The fastest way to judge it is to use it
Open the live demo and raise a nonconformance — then watch the evidence assemble itself.