A year of audits, planned
from a template and
due-dated on the calendar

Stop typing the audit schedule into a spreadsheet row by row. Pick a plant, an objective and a start date, set the frequency and the count, and Fast Audit generates one audit per occurrence with due dates spaced automatically. Break it down to the month, see it by day, week or month on the calendar, route the plan to the Plant Quality Head for approval, and assign a competent auditor to each audit.

Annual + monthly
a full-year plan and the near-term month, generated
Day/week/month
the whole audit schedule on one calendar view
Approved
routed to the Plant Quality Head before release
Annual Audit Plan
Fast Audit · Planning & Calendar
Generated from template
ISO 9001 — Plant A · 12 audits
Sent for approval
Plan parameters
Objective: QMS system audit · Plant A Start 01 Apr · frequency 30 days · 12 occurrences
Audit No
Due
Auditor
Status
A/SYS/018/26-27Plant A · QMS
Apr
Priya
Planned
A/SYS/019/26-27Plant A · QMS
May
Amit
Planned
A/SYS/020/26-27Plant A · QMS
Jun
Draft
Plan approved Plant Quality Head signed off
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Optimas
ITR
Nikhtish Engineering
Micro India
Mubea Automation
Mutha Ventures
GLO-IND
Supertex Industries
Solidus Hi-Tech
Finolex Industries
How it works

From a template to a released,
assigned audit — in five moves

A plan is generated from a checklist template, broken down to the month, routed for approval and assigned to a competent auditor. Nothing is scheduled by hand.

Pick & objective
Choose the plant or location and the objective, which pulls the matching template
Frequency & count
Set a start date, an audit frequency and a count to generate the audits, due dates spaced
Month & calendar
Break the year down to the monthly plan and read it on a day/week/month calendar
Route for approval
Send the plan to the Plant Quality Head; only an approved audit is released
Assign the auditor
Allocate a competent, authorised auditor to each audit and section
01 — Annual Plan Generation

Generate a year of audits
from one template

The annual plan doesn't ask you to type each audit. Pick a plant or location, an objective — which pulls the matching checklist template — a start date, an audit frequency in days and a number of audits, and Fast Audit generates one audit document per occurrence, spacing the due dates by the frequency. Each generated audit copies the template's checklist sections and links back to it, so the whole year is planned in a single action and every audit already carries the right questions.

Pick plant, objective, start date, frequency and count
One audit document generated per occurrence
Due dates spaced automatically by the frequency
Checklist sections copied into each audit at plan time
Generate annual plan
12 audits · Plant A · ISO 9001
12 audits generated from the template Due dates spaced 30 days apart · Apr → Mar
QMS system audit
01 Apr
30 days
12
02 — Monthly Plan & Calendar

The near-term month,
on a day/week/month view

The annual plan sets the shape of the year; the monthly plan is the same engine scoped to the near term, so auditors and coordinators work from the current month's audits rather than a year-long list. See it all on a calendar you can switch between day, week and month — which audits are due, when, and at which plant, at a glance. The calendar is the working face of the plan, and it feeds straight into the auditor's due worklist.

Monthly plan scoped to the near-term audits
Calendar view by day, week and month
Which audits are due, when and at which plant, at a glance
Planned vs conducted visible across the schedule
Audit calendar — April
Month view
Wk 1 · QMS system audit
Plant A
Wk 2 · Supplier audit
Vendor
Wk 3 · Product audit
Line 2
Wk 4 · EHS audit
Plant A
03 — Approval, Cancel & Edit

The plan is approved,
not just saved

A schedule anyone can quietly change isn't a plan. Generating the audit plan routes it to the Plant Quality Head for approval — the plan is created in draft, an approval request goes out, and only an approved, released audit reaches the auditor's worklist. Need to change something? A planned audit can be edited — its date, objective or auditor — or cancelled, through controlled cancel and edit actions, so every change to the schedule is a deliberate, recorded step. Reminders ride the WhatsApp, email and SMS channel.

Plan approval routed to the Plant Quality Head
Only an approved, released audit reaches the worklist
Edit a planned audit's date, objective or auditor
Cancel an audit through a controlled, recorded action
Plan approval
Plant Quality Head queue
Annual plan · Plant A · 12 audits
Approved
Supplier plan · awaiting sign-off
Pending
A/SYS/020 · date edited
Updated
A/PRD/044 · cancelled with reason
Cancelled
04 — Auditor Assignment

A competent auditor on
every audit and section

An audit is only as good as who conducts it. Assign a competent auditor to each audit — and, where an audit splits into sections, to each section — and only auditors qualified and authorised for that audit type can be picked, so nothing is ever allocated outside someone's authorised scope. Assignment is what puts the audit on that auditor's due worklist once the plan is released. It draws directly on the auditor competency matrix, so the plan and the people stay in step.

Assign a competent auditor to each audit and section
Only auditors authorised for the audit type are selectable
Assignment puts the audit on the auditor's due worklist
Auditor independence kept — assign outside the audited department
Assign auditor
Authorised auditors only
Priya · ISO 9001 · Context section
Assigned
Amit · IATF · Process section
Assigned
Supplier audit · section unassigned
Pending
Released → on auditor worklist
Live
Full capability set

Everything audit planning & calendar covers

Annual Audit Plan

Generate a year of audits from a template by plant, objective, start date, frequency and count — the whole schedule in one action.

Monthly Audit Plan

The same engine scoped to the near term, so auditors and coordinators work from the current month rather than a year-long list.

Day/Week/Month Calendar

Read the whole audit schedule on a calendar you can switch between day, week and month — which audits are due, when and where.

Frequency & Due Spacing

Set a frequency and a count and the audits' due dates are spaced automatically, so the cadence of the programme is enforced by the plan.

Plan Approval Routing

Generating the plan routes it to the Plant Quality Head for approval, so only a signed-off, released audit reaches the worklist.

Auditor Assignment

Assign a competent, authorised auditor to each audit and section — nothing is allocated outside an auditor's authorised scope.

Cancel & Edit Plan

Edit a planned audit's date, objective or auditor, or cancel it, through controlled actions — every schedule change is deliberate and recorded.

One Document per Occurrence

Each planned occurrence is its own auto-numbered audit document with its own due date, checklist and auditor — not a calendar entry.

Planned vs Conducted

Because every audit carries a status, planned-versus-conducted is visible per plant, type and period — the base of the schedule report.

"The annual audit schedule used to be a spreadsheet the quality head rebuilt every April. Now we pick the template, set the frequency, and a year of audits generates itself — approved and assigned before the month starts."
PQ
Plant quality head
Multi-plant manufacturer — Fast Suite user
Generated
one audit per occurrence, due dates spaced by frequency — no schedule typed by hand
Approved & assigned
every plan routed to the Plant Quality Head and each audit given a competent, authorised auditor
Why a generated plan

A spreadsheet audit schedule vs. Fast Audit planning

A schedule in a spreadsheet drifts the moment a date slips. For the bigger picture, read what is audit management software?

Capability
Spreadsheet schedule
Fast Audit
Generate audits from a template
Typed row by row
By frequency & count
Due dates spaced
Hand-calculated
Automatic spacing
Calendar view
None
Day/week/month
Plan approval
Informal email
Routed to the PQH
Auditor assignment
Whoever's free
Authorised auditors
Cancel / edit control
Silent overwrite
Recorded actions
Common questions

Audit planning & calendar FAQs

How is an annual audit plan created in Fast Audit Software?

The annual audit plan is generated from a template. You pick a plant or location, an objective (which pulls the matching checklist template), a start date, an audit frequency in days and a number of audits — and the system generates one audit document per occurrence, spacing the due dates by the frequency. Each generated audit copies the template's checklist sections, links back to the template, and starts as a draft ready for approval, so a year of audits is planned in one action.

What is the difference between the annual and monthly audit plan?

The annual plan lays out the full year of audits from a template by frequency and count. The monthly plan is the same engine scoped to the near term, giving auditors and coordinators the current month's audits on the calendar. Together they let you plan strategically for the year and work tactically by the month, off the same generated audits.

Can I see the audit calendar by day, week and month?

Yes. Planned audits appear on a calendar you can view by day, week or month, so the whole audit schedule — which audits are due, when, and at which plant — is visible at a glance rather than buried in a list. The calendar is the near-term face of the annual and monthly plan and feeds the auditor's due worklist.

Who approves the audit plan?

Generating the plan routes it for approval to the Plant Quality Head. The plan is created in draft, an approval request is emailed to the Plant Quality Head role, and only once approved and released does an audit appear on the assigned auditor's worklist. That keeps the schedule controlled rather than something anyone can quietly change.

How are auditors assigned to audits?

You assign a competent auditor to each audit — and, where an audit is split into sections, to each section. Only auditors who have been qualified and authorised for that audit type can be assigned, so an audit is never allocated to someone outside their authorised scope. Assignment is what puts the audit on that auditor's due worklist once the plan is released.

Can I cancel or edit a planned audit?

Yes. A planned audit can be edited — its date, objective or auditor — or cancelled, through controlled cancel-audit and edit-plan actions, so a change in the schedule is a deliberate, recorded step rather than an overwrite. Fast Audit runs cloud or on-premise, for manufacturers of every kind, across India and worldwide.

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