Perform IATF 16949 and VDA 6.3 audits digitally and provide seamless evidence

IATF 16949 and VDA 6.3 require precise, standard-compliant questions that vary depending on the type of audit and process element. In the Testify Checklist Designer, you create templates with all relevant process elements, store evaluation criteria with scoring function and add explanations or reference photos directly to the respective check. Once templates have been created, they are immediately available for all follow-up audits, are versioned centrally and can be adapted at any time without changing existing test results. This ensures that every audit team works with the same, up-to-date status.

During the audit, the auditors record directly on the tablet or smartphone: assessments according to the VDA 6.3 assessment system, photo documentation of deviations, comments and severity levels. The app works fully even without an internet connection; all data is automatically synchronized once a connection is established. Tolerance limits and mandatory fields can be configured in advance so that incomplete or incorrect protocols are excluded before the audit is completed. This saves rework and ensures data quality without the need for additional checks.

Each deviation identified in the audit is created directly as a defect, with a category, due date and responsible person. Testify automatically notifies those responsible by email or push notification and reminds them of any outstanding measures. The status of each corrective action can be viewed by everyone involved at any time, which significantly reduces the need to follow up by phone or email. Multi-stage approval workflows can be mapped for complex CAPA processes, in which measures can only be completed after they have been checked and signed by the responsible manager.

Once an audit has been completed, Testify automatically creates an audit-proof report with all test results, evaluations, photos and action status, exportable as a PDF with your own CI. Dashboards with trend analyses, Pareto charts and comparisons over several audit cycles are available for internal reviews and preparation for external certification audits. This allows quality managers to see at a glance in which process elements deviations are accumulating and where targeted improvements need to be made. This makes it much easier to provide evidence to customers and certification bodies.