QMS, CAPA & Quality System Management worked example

Audit Readiness Score with audit finding severity of 3 score: a worked example

This worked example runs the audit readiness score numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: audit finding severity of 3 score instead of the typical 6 score. Estimate audit readiness for qms, capa and quality system management using production-ready inputs so teams can rank risks and decide which issue needs containment, controls, or escalation first.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Audit finding severity (impact if cited): 3 score (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 6)
  • Audit gap occurrence (likelihood present): 4 score (held at the documented default)
  • Audit gap detection difficulty: 3 score (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Audit readiness risk score = audit readiness severity score × audit readiness occurrence score × audit readiness detection score.
  • Audit readiness risk score works out to 3.35 score at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Audit readiness severity score works out to 3 score at these inputs.
  • Audit readiness occurrence score works out to 4 score at these inputs.
  • Audit readiness detection score works out to 3 score at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where audit finding severity sits at 6 score and the headline result is 4.55 score, this scenario comes in 26.37% below the baseline at 3.35 score.
  • Use it during pre-audit self-assessment or internal audit planning to decide which gaps to close first. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Audit readiness risk score: 3.35 score (headline result)
  • Audit readiness severity score: 3 score
  • Audit readiness occurrence score: 4 score
  • Audit readiness detection score: 3 score

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Audit Readiness Score calculator, set audit finding severity to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.