The operating question
An inspection is only useful if the requirement it checks was agreed before production started.
What to decide, in order
- Scope Which characteristics are verified, by what method, at what sample size.
- Severity Which findings block release, which need corrective action, which are recorded.
- Decision Pass, hold or rework, with an owner and a date attached to the evidence.
Quick reference
| Decision | What it settles |
|---|---|
| Scope | Which characteristics are verified, by what method, at what sample size. |
| Severity | Which findings block release, which need corrective action, which are recorded. |
| Decision | Pass, hold or rework, with an owner and a date attached to the evidence. |
Where the handoff usually breaks
Findings arrive, a conversation happens, the shipment moves — and nobody can reconstruct which finding was knowingly accepted.
What good looks like
A reader who was not in the conversation can see what was checked, what was found and who decided.
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