Pre-Assessment

Commitment to quality in Pre-Assessments

A pre-assessment helps identify gaps in your management system before the official certification audit. PJR's experienced auditors provide actionable insights, so you can address nonconformities early, and approach your audit with confidence.

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Pre-Assessment

– An Essential Step in Successful Certification

Getting ISO certified can feel incredibly high-stakes, and unexpected gaps can delay your certification for months. That’s why a Pre-Assessment Registration Audit is the ultimate tool for success. Think of it as a comprehensive “dress rehearsal”: a thorough, realistic look into the official audit process before it counts.

What is a Pre-Assessment?

A pre-assessment is not quite an “audit” – it functions as a broad overview of your management system to determine how ready your company is for the actual registration audit process. The process runs about one to three days, depending on the size of your facility.

Pre-assessments do not guarantee that all nonconformances will be uncovered.

Benefits of a Pre-Assessment

Pre-assessments can run virtually and fit seamlessly into your schedule, cutting down on the time, travel costs, and internal pressure that typically come with pursuing certification.

A Pre-Assessment can:

Identify your management system strengths and weaknesses

Measure how your current management system performs against the standard

Focus your team’s attention on the areas that need strengthening

Build your staff’s knowledge and confidence in the auditing process

Eliminate unnecessary preparations before the registration audit, so you stop spending valuable resources on requirements that don’t apply.

Increase your company’s probability of first-time success

Give your team real experience handling an audit and working with auditors

Familiarizes your company with PJR’s audit team practices and communication styles before the stakes are real.

How the Pre-Assessment Works

One important principle to understand is that a pre-assessment is client driven. You guide the process, so you can direct the auditor to your weakest areas and receive honest, direct feedback. A pre-assessment is not a consultation, though. The auditor identifies gaps but does not prescribe fixes. Consider it a thorough study guide before the final exam. Your team knows exactly what to work on before the registration audit begins.

Throughout the process, PJR’s audit team reviews your management system against the elements of the standard you’re pursuing, whether that’s ISO 9001, AS9100D, ISO 27001, or another. When the team identifies nonconformances, they document them in a Pre-Assessment Report alongside the strengths of your system. The report also includes a clear recommendation on whether your company is ready to move forward to the registration audit.

What to Expect During Your Pre-Assessment

Opening Meeting
PJR auditors meet with your management team to outline the scope of the pre-assessment and address any questions upfront.

Documentation Review
The audit team reviews your procedures and documented quality system to measure compliance with the applicable standard.

Quality System Assessment
The audit team observes your facility, conducts interviews, requests documents, and examines equipment to evaluate compliance against the standard.

Closing Meeting
The audit team presents findings both verbally and in a written report, covering a summary of strengths and actual or potential nonconformities. Corrective action is not required for nonconformities identified during a pre-assessment.

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Why Choose PJR for Your Pre-Assessment

Our team of experts are with you every step of your certification journey.

Fully accredited and globally recognized - PJR is accredited by leading bodies including ANAB, UKAS, JAB, and ACCREDIA, ensuring your certification is respected worldwide.
Value-driven auditing approach - Our Process Performance Auditing (PPA) method goes beyond checklists, focusing on how your processes perform and drive continual improvement.
Industry-experienced auditors - Our auditors understand your industry's unique needs and provide meaningful insights that add real value.
Personalized, human service - When you call PJR, you speak with real people…not automated systems. You will always have personalized service from our dedicated scheduling team, ensuring quick, reliability, and thoughtful support throughout your certification journey.
Global reach with a local touch - Whether you are a small business or a multinational organization, PJR offers efficient, flexible service tailored to your size, scope, and location.

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Here at Perry Johnson Registrars, we have the authority to grant certification to a wide range of international standards.

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What Our Clients Say

David Hilton

Rocket Air Supply has had a very positive experience working with Perry Johnson Registrars. Their team has been professional, responsive, and helpful throughout the certification and audit process. We appreciate their clear communication, organized approach, and willingness to answer questions when needed. The level of service provided has helped make the process smoother and more manageable for our team, and we value the continued support from PJR.

Clifton Snodgrass

PJR has exhibited a level of support and professionalism not readily found in the business world of today. While we strive for excellence as an organization, we have our hiccups which PJR patiently supported and guided us through. We’ve had to move our schedule more than once and they accommodated with zero attitude or pushback. Quality and support 100% that is greatly appreciated.

Kris Dill

This is a painful process (the audit itself), but working with the PJR team makes the administrative side smooth. I appreciate the assistance and communication.

Robert Symczak (Zak)

Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc. is an Outstanding Organization with very knowledgeable professionals who are experts in the ISO arena. In my experience, PJR operates at an exceptional level within the ISO arena. Their structured methodology and deep understanding of ISO standards consistently support successful certification and long-term compliance.

Scott Chambers

Working with our auditor on our ISO 13485:2016 recertification audit was, as always, a pleasure due to her professionalism and expertise, and we eagerly anticipate collaborating with her again next year. After 20 years of partnership with Perry Johnson Registrars, we have consistently been satisfied and look forward to continuing our collaboration.

Lance Norris

Always professional and thorough!

Keith Marshall

In my eyes there is NO Better Registrar….than PJR. I have personally converted 4 separate Companies from other Registrars to PJR as PJR is a Top-Notch Registrar, FAR SUPERIOR to any other Registrars on the Market, as there is NO Better Registrar. I have personally NEVER had a Bad Experience dealing with PJR consisting of over 10 Audits for ISO 9001, ISO 13485 and AS9100 thru my years in Quality as a Quality Director or Quality Manager/Quality Management Representative. My opinion is comprised from the beginning to the end and receiving Certifications. All PJR Staffing could not be more Pleasurable to work with.

John D. Judd

Working with Perry Johnson has been nothing short of exceptional. Their professionalism consistently shines as the gold standard among all Registrars I’ve collaborated with throughout my 25-year journey in the Quality field.

Darrin Vickers

We wrapped up our audit yesterday with our auditor. Nothing but good things to say. He is very thorough, and my management team is very pleased with the performance and professionality of PJR!

Barrett Jenkins

I’ve managed manufacturing facilities in a lot of places all over the world, each of which have had to have some form of 3rd party business systems validation/registration. I’ve been beyond impressed with the Perry Johnson process. You all have been very easy to work with, and the quality of your audits are top notch. It’s important that our company is able to identify nonconformances in our systems if they exist, and I felt like our auditor did a very thorough, effective job in that effort. Again, many thanks for your assistance with this achievement and I look forward to continuing to work with PJR into the future!

PJR has been an accredited registrar since 1994; formal accreditation came in January 1995 by ANSI/ANAB.

Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc. has been accredited by seven different international bodies, is recognized by IAOB, and has an audit staff of over 500 auditors, averaging 15 years of auditing experience and 18 years of experience in the quality industry.

PJR auditors boast an average of 15 years of auditing experience and an average 18 years of experience in quality assurance. Auditors undergo a thorough qualifications process, which includes not only interviews, background checks, and references, but mandatory training modules, technical competency exams, observation and supervision audits, and annual auditor training.