Handoff Register

Every step pattern · exception

Handle a customer complaint or query

A complaint reaches the customer by definition. Logging and routing are rules; the response is a person.

keep
an exception that reaches a customer
exception
the case the process did not anticipate
CRM, Email, Phone
usual systems
As it is usually written
Deal with any customer complaints that come in
What you lose if it is handed over
Everything. A complaint is the customer relationship in its rawest form.
First move
Log every complaint with the category, the owner and the resolution time, and let the layer acknowledge and route it while a named person answers.

What it is evidence for

Clause references quoted from a human-verified corpus; each code links to its framework.

Exceptions with no owner ISO 9001:2015 5.3 · ISO 9001:2015 8.7 · ISO 9001:2015 10.2 · ISO/IEC 42001:2023 A.3.3 · ISO/IEC 42001:2023 A.8.4
ISO 9001:2015 5.3 Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities

Top management ensures that responsibilities and authorities for relevant roles are assigned, communicated and understood within the organization, including responsibility and authority for ensuring the system conforms to the standard, ensuring processes deliver their intended outputs, reporting on system performance and improvement opportunities to top mana...

Evidence an auditor accepts: Organization chart and responsibility matrix; Job descriptions with quality responsibilities; Named authority for system conformity and performance reporting
ISO 9001:2015 8.7 Control of nonconforming outputs

The organization ensures that outputs that do not conform to their requirements are identified and controlled to prevent their unintended use or delivery, and takes appropriate action based on the nature of the nonconformity and its effect on the conformity of products and services, including outputs detected after delivery. Actions can include correction, s...

Evidence an auditor accepts: Nonconformity records with description, disposition, concession and deciding authority; Segregation and identification of nonconforming product; Re-verification records after correction
ISO 9001:2015 10.2 Nonconformity and corrective action

When a nonconformity occurs, including any arising from complaints, the organization reacts to it and as applicable takes action to control and correct it and deals with the consequences; evaluates the need for action to eliminate the causes so that it does not recur or occur elsewhere, by reviewing and analysing the nonconformity, determining its causes, an...

Evidence an auditor accepts: Nonconformity and complaint records with root cause analysis; Corrective action records with effectiveness review; Evidence of checks for similar nonconformities elsewhere
ISO/IEC 42001:2023 A.3.3 Reporting of concerns

A process shall be established to enable reporting of concerns about AI systems' development, deployment, or use.

Evidence an auditor accepts: Concern reporting procedure; Whistleblower channel evidence; Concern register
ISO/IEC 42001:2023 A.8.4 Communication of incidents

The organization shall determine and document a plan for communicating incidents to relevant interested parties.

Evidence an auditor accepts: Incident communication plan; Incident notification records; Notification criteria and timing
Steps that reach a customer or supplier with no system named ISO 9001:2015 8.2.1 · ISO 9001:2015 8.4.1 · ISO 9001:2015 8.4.3 · ISO 9001:2015 8.5.2 · ISO 9001:2015 7.4 · ISO/IEC 42001:2023 A.10.3 · ISO/IEC 42001:2023 A.10.4
ISO 9001:2015 8.2.1 Customer communication

Communication with customers includes providing information relating to products and services; handling enquiries, contracts or orders including changes; obtaining customer feedback relating to products and services including customer complaints; handling or controlling customer property; and establishing specific requirements for contingency actions when re...

Evidence an auditor accepts: Product information provided to customers (catalogues, specifications); Enquiry, order and change handling records; Complaint and feedback handling records
ISO 9001:2015 8.4.1 General

The organization ensures that externally provided processes, products and services conform to requirements, and determines the controls to be applied when products and services from external providers are intended for incorporation into the organization's own products and services, are provided directly to the customer on the organization's behalf, or when a...

Evidence an auditor accepts: Supplier evaluation and selection criteria; Approved supplier list with evaluation records; Supplier performance monitoring and re-evaluation records
ISO 9001:2015 8.4.3 Information for external providers

The organization ensures the adequacy of requirements prior to their communication to the external provider, and communicates its requirements for the processes, products and services to be provided; the approval of products and services, methods, processes and equipment, and the release of products and services; competence including any required qualificati...

Evidence an auditor accepts: Purchase orders, specifications and contracts stating requirements; Approval and release requirements communicated; Competence requirements for supplier personnel where relevant
ISO 9001:2015 8.5.2 Identification and traceability

The organization uses suitable means to identify outputs when necessary to ensure conformity of products and services, identifies the status of outputs with respect to monitoring and measurement requirements throughout production and service provision, controls the unique identification of outputs when traceability is a requirement, and retains the documente...

Evidence an auditor accepts: Identification methods (labels, batch numbers, job numbers); Inspection status indication; Traceability records where required (batch to material, serial to component)
ISO 9001:2015 7.4 Communication

The organization determines the internal and external communications relevant to the quality management system, including what it will communicate, when to communicate, with whom to communicate, how to communicate, and who communicates.

Evidence an auditor accepts: Communication plan or matrix (what, when, whom, how, who); Records of internal and external communications; Evidence customer communication processes align with 8.2.1
ISO/IEC 42001:2023 A.10.3 Suppliers

Establish a process ensuring that the organization's use of services, products or materials provided by suppliers aligns with its approach to the responsible development and use of AI systems.

Evidence an auditor accepts: supplier assessment criteria covering responsible AI; completed assessments for AI suppliers including model, dataset and component providers; contract terms binding suppliers to the organization's AI requirements
ISO/IEC 42001:2023 A.10.4 Customers

Ensure the organization's approach to the responsible development and use of AI systems takes account of customer expectations and needs.

Evidence an auditor accepts: record of customer expectations gathered for AI systems; evidence those expectations fed the AI policy or system requirements; customer facing terms describing responsible AI commitments
No step closes the loop ISO 9001:2015 8.7 · ISO 9001:2015 9.1.1 · ISO 9001:2015 9.1.3 · ISO 9001:2015 10.2 · ISO 9001:2015 10.1 · ISO/IEC 42001:2023 A.6.2.6
ISO 9001:2015 8.7 Control of nonconforming outputs

The organization ensures that outputs that do not conform to their requirements are identified and controlled to prevent their unintended use or delivery, and takes appropriate action based on the nature of the nonconformity and its effect on the conformity of products and services, including outputs detected after delivery. Actions can include correction, s...

Evidence an auditor accepts: Nonconformity records with description, disposition, concession and deciding authority; Segregation and identification of nonconforming product; Re-verification records after correction
ISO 9001:2015 9.1.1 General

The organization determines what needs to be monitored and measured, the methods for monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation needed to ensure valid results, when the monitoring and measuring is performed, and when the results are analysed and evaluated. It evaluates the performance and the effectiveness of the quality management system and retains a...

Evidence an auditor accepts: Monitoring and measurement plan with methods and frequencies; Performance results at process and system level; Records of analysis and evaluation
ISO 9001:2015 9.1.3 Analysis and evaluation

The organization analyses and evaluates appropriate data and information arising from monitoring and measurement, and uses the results to evaluate conformity of products and services, the degree of customer satisfaction, the performance and effectiveness of the quality management system, whether planning has been implemented effectively, the effectiveness of...

Evidence an auditor accepts: Analysis reports covering each required topic; Statistical or trend analysis where appropriate; Evidence results feed management review and improvement
ISO 9001:2015 10.2 Nonconformity and corrective action

When a nonconformity occurs, including any arising from complaints, the organization reacts to it and as applicable takes action to control and correct it and deals with the consequences; evaluates the need for action to eliminate the causes so that it does not recur or occur elsewhere, by reviewing and analysing the nonconformity, determining its causes, an...

Evidence an auditor accepts: Nonconformity and complaint records with root cause analysis; Corrective action records with effectiveness review; Evidence of checks for similar nonconformities elsewhere
ISO 9001:2015 10.1 General

The organization determines and selects opportunities for improvement and implements any necessary actions to meet customer requirements and enhance customer satisfaction, including improving products and services to meet requirements and address future needs and expectations, correcting, preventing or reducing undesired effects, and improving the performanc...

Evidence an auditor accepts: Improvement register with sources and selected actions; Evidence of product and service improvements; Evidence of system performance improvements
ISO/IEC 42001:2023 A.6.2.6 AI system operation and monitoring

AI systems shall be operated and monitored according to organizational and operational requirements throughout their lifetime. Operational guidance shall be available to operators.

Evidence an auditor accepts: Operations runbooks; Monitoring dashboards; Incident logs

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