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Run the check
Work through the list from top to bottom. For each change you see the 2026 subclause, the type of change and a short explanation. Then choose “In place”, “Partly” or “Open”. Clicking the same choice again clears it. At the end you get a priority list with the next step for each item.
Your assessment of each changed requirement
For each change, choose how far your QMS covers it today. Your answers stay in your browser; only the PDF export sends them once to our server, which does not store them.
- 4.1Organization and its contextChanged
Explicitly determine whether climate change is a relevant issue. Introduced by Amendment 1:2024 and now part of the main text.
- 4.2Interested parties and their requirementsChanged
New: determine which relevant requirements of interested parties will be addressed through the QMS. Climate-related requirements have been noted since the 2024 amendment.
- 5.1.1Leadership, quality culture and ethical behaviourChanged
New: top management promotes quality culture and ethical behaviour. Risk-based thinking is complemented by opportunity-based thinking.
- 6.1.1Determining risks and opportunitiesRestructured
Determining risks and opportunities is now its own subclause; the content corresponds to 2015.
- 6.1.2Actions to address risksChanged
Determine, analyse and evaluate risks. Plan actions for risks separately, including integration into processes and evaluation of effectiveness, proportionate to the potential impact on intended results.
- 6.1.3Actions to address opportunitiesNew
New separate subclause for opportunities: determine, analyse and evaluate them, plan actions and evaluate their effectiveness. Actions suit the context and support desired results.
- 6.3Planning and evaluating QMS changesChanged
Changes to the QMS are planned more thoroughly: also consider availability of information, communication of the change, monitoring and evaluating its effectiveness and reviewing its results.
- 7.1.4Environment for the operation of processesClarified
Requirement unchanged. The note now names psychological factors such as burnout prevention and the influence of quality culture and ethical behaviour (informative).
- 7.1.6Organizational knowledgeChanged
Knowledge is no longer only maintained and made available but retained, applied and shared; the reference point is the intended results of the QMS.
- 7.3Awareness of quality and ethical behaviourChanged
New: persons are aware of the organizational quality culture and ethical behaviour.
- 8.2.1Customer communicationChanged
Customer communication includes information on contingency actions, explicitly including disruptions to the provision of products or services.
- 8.3.1Design and development processClarified
Requirement unchanged; a note describes iterative development cycles (informative).
- 8.4.3Information for external providersChanged
Requirements communicated to external providers also cover their interactions with customers and other relevant interested parties.
- 9.1.2Monitoring customer satisfactionClarified
Worded more concisely: monitor customer satisfaction and determine the methods. The note lists further sources of information (informative).
- 9.1.3Analysis and evaluationChanged
The effectiveness of actions on risks and on opportunities is evaluated separately.
- 9.3.2Management review inputsChanged
New inputs: changes in needs and expectations of interested parties. The effectiveness of actions on risks and on opportunities is considered separately.
- 10.1Continual improvementRestructured
General improvement (2015: 10.1) and continual improvement (2015: 10.3) are combined in 10.1; there is no clause 10.3 any more. Update references in documents.
Your result
0 of 17 changes assessed
Assess at least one change above to see your priority list.
All 65 subclauses: ISO 9001:2026 compared with 2015
Our own comparison of both editions, not an official ISO correlation table. Titles are shortened; the licensed text of the standard prevails.
| 2026 | Subclause | 2015 | Type | What changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | Organization and its context | 4.1 | Changed | Explicitly determine whether climate change is a relevant issue. Introduced by Amendment 1:2024 and now part of the main text. |
| 4.2 | Interested parties and their requirements | 4.2 | Changed | New: determine which relevant requirements of interested parties will be addressed through the QMS. Climate-related requirements have been noted since the 2024 amendment. |
| 4.3 | Scope of the quality management system | 4.3 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 4.4.1 | QMS and its processes | 4.4 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 4.4.2 | Documented information on processes | 4.4 | Unchanged | No change in substance; “maintain/retain” is replaced by the uniform “available as documented information”. |
| 5.1.1 | Leadership, quality culture and ethical behaviour | 5.1 | Changed | New: top management promotes quality culture and ethical behaviour. Risk-based thinking is complemented by opportunity-based thinking. |
| 5.1.2 | Customer focus | 5.1 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 5.2.1 | Establishing the quality policy | 5.2 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 5.2.2 | Making the quality policy available and applying it | 5.2 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 5.3 | Roles, responsibilities and authorities | 5.3 | Unchanged | No change in substance; reporting on opportunities for improvement is listed as a separate item. |
| 6.1.1 | Determining risks and opportunities | 6.1 | Restructured | Determining risks and opportunities is now its own subclause; the content corresponds to 2015. |
| 6.1.2 | Actions to address risks | 6.1 | Changed | Determine, analyse and evaluate risks. Plan actions for risks separately, including integration into processes and evaluation of effectiveness, proportionate to the potential impact on intended results. |
| 6.1.3 | Actions to address opportunities | 6.1 | New | New separate subclause for opportunities: determine, analyse and evaluate them, plan actions and evaluate their effectiveness. Actions suit the context and support desired results. |
| 6.2.1 | Quality objectives | 6.2 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 6.2.2 | Planning to achieve quality objectives | 6.2 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 6.3 | Planning and evaluating QMS changes | 6.3 | Changed | Changes to the QMS are planned more thoroughly: also consider availability of information, communication of the change, monitoring and evaluating its effectiveness and reviewing its results. |
| 7.1.1 | Providing resources | 7.1 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 7.1.2 | People | 7.1 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 7.1.3 | Infrastructure | 7.1 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 7.1.4 | Environment for the operation of processes | 7.1 | Clarified | Requirement unchanged. The note now names psychological factors such as burnout prevention and the influence of quality culture and ethical behaviour (informative). |
| 7.1.5.1 | Monitoring and measuring resources | 7.1 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 7.1.5.2 | Measurement traceability | 7.1 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 7.1.6 | Organizational knowledge | 7.1 | Changed | Knowledge is no longer only maintained and made available but retained, applied and shared; the reference point is the intended results of the QMS. |
| 7.2 | Competence | 7.2 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 7.3 | Awareness of quality and ethical behaviour | 7.3 | Changed | New: persons are aware of the organizational quality culture and ethical behaviour. |
| 7.4 | Communication | 7.4 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 7.5.1 | Extent of documented information | 7.5 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 7.5.2 | Creating and updating documented information | 7.5 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 7.5.3.1 | Availability and protection of documented information | 7.5 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 7.5.3.2 | Control, retention and external information | 7.5 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.1 | Operational planning and control | 8.1 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.2.1 | Customer communication | 8.2 | Changed | Customer communication includes information on contingency actions, explicitly including disruptions to the provision of products or services. |
| 8.2.2 | Determining requirements for products and services | 8.2 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.2.3.1 | Reviewing requirements before commitment | 8.2 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.2.3.2 | Evidence of the requirements review | 8.2 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.2.4 | Changes to requirements | 8.2 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.3.1 | Design and development process | 8.3 | Clarified | Requirement unchanged; a note describes iterative development cycles (informative). |
| 8.3.2 | Design and development planning | 8.3 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.3.3 | Design and development inputs | 8.3 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.3.4 | Design and development controls | 8.3 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.3.5 | Design and development outputs | 8.3 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.3.6 | Design and development changes | 8.3 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.4.1 | Controlling externally provided processes, products and services | 8.4 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.4.2 | Type and extent of control | 8.4 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.4.3 | Information for external providers | 8.4 | Changed | Requirements communicated to external providers also cover their interactions with customers and other relevant interested parties. |
| 8.5.1 | Control of production and service provision | 8.5, 8.5.1 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.5.2 | Identification and traceability | 8.5.2 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.5.3 | Property belonging to customers or external providers | 8.5.3 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.5.4 | Preservation | 8.5.4 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.5.5 | Post-delivery activities | 8.5.5 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.5.6 | Control of changes | 8.5.6 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.6 | Release of products and services | 8.6 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.7.1 | Handling nonconforming outputs | 8.7 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 8.7.2 | Evidence on nonconforming outputs | 8.7 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 9.1.1 | Monitoring and measuring QMS performance | 9.1 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 9.1.2 | Monitoring customer satisfaction | 9.1.2 | Clarified | Worded more concisely: monitor customer satisfaction and determine the methods. The note lists further sources of information (informative). |
| 9.1.3 | Analysis and evaluation | 9.1.3 | Changed | The effectiveness of actions on risks and on opportunities is evaluated separately. |
| 9.2.1 | Conducting internal audits | 9.2 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 9.2.2 | Internal audit programme | 9.2 | Unchanged | No change in substance; the subclause is now titled “Internal audit programme”. |
| 9.3.1 | Conducting management reviews | 9.3 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 9.3.2 | Management review inputs | 9.3 | Changed | New inputs: changes in needs and expectations of interested parties. The effectiveness of actions on risks and on opportunities is considered separately. |
| 9.3.3 | Management review results | 9.3 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 10.1 | Continual improvement | 10.1, 10.3 | Restructured | General improvement (2015: 10.1) and continual improvement (2015: 10.3) are combined in 10.1; there is no clause 10.3 any more. Update references in documents. |
| 10.2.1 | Nonconformity and corrective action | 10.2 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
| 10.2.2 | Evidence of corrective actions | 10.2 | Unchanged | No change in substance; wording and structure are partly editorial. |
How to rate honestly and quickly
The check is a self-assessment. It becomes more useful the stricter you are. A proven rule of thumb: choose “In place” only if you could show an auditor a specific document or record today.
- In place: there is an arrangement in use and evidence of it, for example an approved procedure, minutes or an entry in the risk register.
- Partly: the topic is known and handled, but part of the new requirement is missing. A typical case is opportunities that appear in the risk register but are not evaluated separately.
- Open: there is no arrangement yet or you are unsure. Uncertainty is a good reason to look at the topic first.
Ask the people who own the processes concerned to join the assessment. Top management is best placed to judge questions on quality culture, purchasing the requirements for external providers.
What to do with the result
- 1
Set priorities
Start with the open items. New requirements such as the separate treatment of opportunities in 6.1.3 usually take longer than editorial updates.
- 2
Assign owners and dates
Every open change needs an owner and a date well before your transition audit.
- 3
Update documents
Change affected documents through your normal change and approval process. The ISO 9001:2026 topic pages show for each change which evidence makes sense.
- 4
Check effectiveness
Plan an internal audit against the new edition and cover the changes in your next management review.
The PDF works well as the basis for a kick-off meeting or a conversation with your certification body. It does not replace a transition plan, but it makes your starting point visible.
Limits of the check
The comparison is based on our own analysis of both editions. It is not an official ISO correlation table and does not replace the licensed text of the standard. Clause titles are shortened. Always check requirements you rely on in an audit against the original.
The check only asks about the 17 subclauses that changed in substance, were restructured or were clarified. The remaining 48 subclauses are unchanged in substance. It is still worth checking references there, because some numbers have moved, for example through the merger of 10.1 and 10.3.
Plan the transition in docxpert
In docxpert you run ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 9001:2026 side by side. The transition area shows the same comparison as this check. It also suggests which of your documents already linked to 2015 could support a requirement of the 2026 edition. A person always decides whether a document is carried over.
For each transition step you set an owner and a due date and link documents or CAPAs. Steps that are due appear in the personal inbox. You export the status as a PDF report. Templates with the additions of the 2026 edition are in the template library; you check coverage with the gap analysis.
Frequently asked questions
Is the ISO 9001:2026 transition check free?
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Are my answers stored?
Only in your browser, so you can continue later. For the PDF export the answers are sent once to our server and are not stored after the document has been created.
Why does the check only cover 17 subclauses?
Only these 17 subclauses are new, changed in substance, restructured or clarified by notes compared with 2015. The other 48 are unchanged in substance and are listed in the table for completeness.
Does the check replace a gap analysis?
No. It shows where you stand on the changes. A full gap analysis checks all requirements against your actual documents and records.
When do I have to transition to ISO 9001:2026?
Under the transition rules published by Global ACI, existing accredited certifications must transition by 30 September 2029. Your certification body may set earlier dates; the transition guide has the details.