The supplier provides a certificate but no test evidence. Is that enough?
Unverified assurance evidenceCheck what the certificate actually covers and what the agreement requires for acceptance. A general credential may not demonstrate that the specific delivered item meets its criteria.
What to do now
- Review the certificate's scope and validity
- Compare it with acceptance requirements
- Request item-specific evidence where needed
- Refer technical judgment to qualified reviewers
When to escalate
Escalate when
Required compliance or safety evidence is missing.
Who decides
The acceptance authority and relevant quality owner
Example
A supplier's organizational certification does not replace the required test report for a delivered component.
Mistake to avoid
Treating any certificate as proof of complete project conformity.
Prevent a repeat
Check that closure evidence proves the agreed outcome instead of relying only on a completion percentage.
Suggested ApprovedFlow setup
- Tasks
- Documents
- Approvals
Attach acceptance criteria and test evidence to the deliverable or task, then record the authorized review decision. See the platform
Related cases
- An acceptance test fails because the requirement was wrong. What should happen?Requirement validation failure
- How do we distinguish quality assurance from quality control?Process-versus-output checks
- The supplier says its certificate proves our configuration is secure. Is that true?Assurance scope mismatch
- The coding assistant says all tests pass, but no test log exists. Can I accept it?Unverified generated engineering claims