QMS, CAPA & Quality System Management worked example

Quality Objective Gap with actual result achieved against the objective of 63 value: a worked example

Suppose actual result achieved against the objective falls to 63 value. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate quality objective gap for qms, capa and quality system management using production-ready inputs so teams can measure the gap between available and required amounts.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Actual result achieved against the objective: 63 value (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 125)
  • Target set for the quality objective: 100 value (held at the documented default)
  • Baseline used to normalize the gap: 100 value (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Quality objective gap amount gap = available quality objective gap amount - required quality objective gap amount.
  • Quality objective gap margin works out to -37 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Quality objective gap amount gap works out to -37 value at these inputs.
  • Available quality objective gap amount works out to 63 value at these inputs.
  • Required quality objective gap amount works out to 100 value at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where actual result achieved against the objective sits at 125 value and the headline result is 25 %, this scenario comes in 248% below the baseline at -37 %.
  • It computes the gap between actual and target as a percentage of a reference baseline, showing how far over or under the objective you are. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Quality objective gap margin: -37 % (headline result)
  • Quality objective gap amount gap: -37 value
  • Available quality objective gap amount: 63 value
  • Required quality objective gap amount: 100 value

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Quality Objective Gap calculator, set actual result achieved against the objective to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.