ISO 9001:2026 Transition Blueprint

Move your ISO 9001 system to the 2026 edition in 12 weeks, with your own team.

The method HobbSolutions uses with consulting clients, packaged so your quality lead can run it: a week-by-week plan, every tool you need, a worked example, and a readiness score that shows how close you are.

Get the Blueprint: $497 founding price See the 11 modules
At a glance
12weeks, about one module a week
16ready-to-use tools your team copies and keeps
3–5hours a week from your quality lead
0–100Audit Passability Score, updated as you go
The problem

Most 2015 systems are close. Close isn’t enough at a transition audit.

The clause structure didn’t change. What an auditor expects to see did. Lists are no longer evidence: the 2026 edition asks you to show how you analyzed, decided and followed through.

The gaps are predictable

Risks listed but never evaluated, changes made without a plan, audits with no written objectives, a management review that never asks whether actions worked.

Templates alone stall

A folder of documents doesn’t tell your team what to do first, what good looks like, or when they’re done. That’s where self-run transitions get stuck.

You need to know where you stand

Without a measure, the first honest assessment of your system comes from your auditor. The Blueprint gives you one from week two.

What changed in 2026

Every new requirement has its own module

Requirements paraphrased; the published standard is the reference.

4.1
Climate change
A recorded decision on whether it’s relevant, and why.
5.1
Quality culture and ethics
Top management promotes both, and can show how.
6.1
Risks and opportunities
Each analyzed and evaluated, with actions checked for effect.
6.3
Planned changes
Communication, success measures and a results review.
7.1.6
Organizational knowledge
Critical know-how kept, shared and protected.
8.2.1
Customer contingencies
Customers told how disruptions will be handled.
9.2
Audit objectives
Every internal audit has written objectives.
9.3
Management review
Did risk actions work? How have stakeholder needs changed?
How it works

Every module follows the same four steps

Your team always knows what to do this week, and when it’s done.

1

Watch

A short video on what changed and what an auditor will ask.

2

Do

The tool, ready to fill in: a Google Sheet or Doc your team copies.

3

See

A worked example from a fictional company, so you know what good looks like.

4

Check

A “done when” list, then update your readiness score.

The 11 modules

Twelve weeks from baseline to auditor-ready

Modules open week by week, in the same order HobbSolutions uses with consulting clients: assess first, fix what changed most, then prove it.

0
Week 1
Start here
Roles, the 12-week plan and a 30-minute kickoff with your sponsor.
1
Weeks 1–2
Where you stand
Score every requirement, log your gaps, get your baseline score.
2
Week 3
Context and interested parties
Issues, the climate change decision and who your system must satisfy.
3
Weeks 3–4
Leadership, culture and ethics
A signed statement, proof it was communicated, and a simple pulse.
4
Weeks 4–5 FREE PREVIEW
Risks and opportunities
Criteria, analysis, decisions and effectiveness on one register.
5
Week 6
Planned changes
A one-page plan and results review for every significant change.
6
Week 7
Organizational knowledge
Find single-person know-how and capture it before it walks out.
7
Week 8
Customers and suppliers
Contingency communication and a supplier scorecard.
8
Weeks 9–10
Internal audit
A program with written objectives, checklists and reports.
9
Week 11
Management review
The 2026 agenda, including whether your actions actually worked.
10
Week 12
Ready for the auditor
Final score, evidence binder, 20 mock audit questions, briefing your certification body.
What you get

16 tools, built for teams that do the work themselves

Google Sheets and Docs your team copies and keeps, each with a worked example. Plus 12 months of access and updates.

  • Kickoff pack and 12-week planRoles, agenda, weekly check-in log
  • Readiness WorkbookSelf-assessment, gaps, actions and your Audit Passability Score
  • Context and climate decision recordIssues, climate decision, scope check
  • Interested parties matrixWho matters, what they need, and why
  • Quality culture and ethics packStatement, leadership checklist, five-question pulse
  • Risk and opportunity registerCriteria, scoring, decisions, analysis worksheets, summary
  • One-page change planPlan, results review and change log
  • Critical knowledge mapFlags single-person knowledge automatically
  • Knowledge capture templateWrite it down, train a second person, prove it
  • Contingency communication procedureWhat you tell customers, and how fast
  • Supplier scorecardQuality, delivery and responsiveness, scored quarterly
  • Internal audit programWith a checklist for the changed requirements and a findings log
  • Internal audit plan and reportObjectives, criteria, scope, findings, follow-up
  • Management review agenda and minutesEvery 2026 input, with decisions recorded
  • Evidence binder indexEvery record an auditor is likely to ask for
  • Auditor readiness packFinal score, mock audit, certification body briefing
Know where you stand

The Audit Passability Score

One number from 0 to 100, built from how mature each requirement is, whether the records are in place, and the gaps still open. You score it yourself in week two, then watch it move as you finish each module.

The score is your own estimate of readiness, not an audit result. Certification decisions rest solely with your certification body.

Is it right for you?

Built for teams that want to do it themselves

The Blueprint is for you if

  • You hold ISO 9001:2015, whether you have 5 people or 500
  • You have a quality person with the capacity to implement it
  • Your quality lead can give 3 to 5 hours a week for 12 weeks
  • You want a clear plan and proven tools, not a consultant on site

Choose the engagement instead if

  • You want an independent audit and scored findings
  • Your team doesn’t have the hours to run it
  • Your transition audit is only weeks away
Book a free readiness review
Pricing

One price. Everything included.

Founding price for the first 20 companies.

Transition Blueprint

$497
Founding price · regular price $997
  • All 11 modules and videos
  • All 16 tools and worked examples
  • Readiness Workbook with the Audit Passability Score
  • 12 months of access and updates
Get the Blueprint

Blueprint + Coaching

$2,997
For a second opinion at the points that matter
  • Everything in the Blueprint
  • Three 60-minute calls with Tom: kickoff, week 6 review, week 12 readiness check
  • A review of your completed risk and opportunity register
Get Blueprint + Coaching
Upgrade credit. Decide later you’d like HobbSolutions to do it with you? Sign an engagement within 90 days of purchase and what you paid comes off the fee.
Who built it

Tom Hobbs, HobbSolutions

Operators who audit, not auditors who theorize.

20+ years running operationsP&L ownership and multi-site leadership in manufacturing, inspection and recycling.
Eight years inside one ISO 9001 systemFrom first implementation through every internal audit and management review since.
The same method as the engagementThe Blueprint’s plan and tools are the ones used with consulting clients.
Questions

Before you buy

How long does it take?

Twelve weeks, about one module a week. Your quality lead needs 3 to 5 hours a week; your sponsor about an hour; process owners a few hours each over the whole program.

Does the Blueprint guarantee we pass our transition audit?

No. No one can honestly promise that: certification decisions rest solely with your certification body. The Blueprint gives you a clear plan, the tools, and a way to measure your own readiness before the auditor does.

What format are the tools in?

Google Sheets and Google Docs. Each link makes your own copy, which you can also download to Excel or Word.

Do we need our own copy of ISO 9001:2026?

Yes. The Blueprint paraphrases the requirements; the published standard is the reference, and you should hold your own licensed copy.

Can we share it with another company or a client?

No. The Blueprint is licensed to the purchasing company for its own internal use, at all of its sites.

What about refunds?

All sales are final, because everything is available as soon as you buy. Watch the free Module 4 preview first, and try the free risk register template, to be sure it’s right for you.

What if we get stuck?

Choose Blueprint + Coaching for three calls with Tom, or book a free readiness review to talk about an engagement. If you upgrade within 90 days, what you paid for the Blueprint comes off the fee.

Know where you stand before your auditor tells you.

Start the Blueprint this week. Your baseline score is two weeks away.

All sales final. The Blueprint is general guidance, not professional advice for your specific situation, and does not guarantee the outcome of any audit; certification decisions rest solely with your certification body. Licensed for use inside the purchasing company only. ISO 9001 requirements are paraphrased; the published standard is the reference. Terms of Sale
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