Re: New AS9101-The Coordination Draft. Not the Official Release
I guess that's why the "anti-check list" movement never turned me on. I would start with a check list and by the time I was done I knew their processes, how they interact, and in depth.
For example, if a check list says something like: "Verify Document Control System and that it satisfies the requirements of the standard." From that point it was "Show me your procedure", I'd read through it and then start asking for records (as appropriate) and then to the floor (or where ever) to vertify the end points.
I always used a check list to ensure I touched on every requirement, but that involved getting 'down and dirty' in the "Show me this..." and "Show me that...", "How is this communicated?", etc., etc.
I don't remember ever coming out of a company without knowing their systems, how they interacted, having seen that there was ample evidence that systems were being followed, appropriate records were being kept, etc.
I will say I have been in a lot of companies that were registered to a standard such as ISO 9001 where I found *Major* nonconformances (often several). I attribute that to auditor incompetence, and I hope it's getting 'better' because a lot of it was going on when I was an active auditor/implementor/consultant.