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Practical expertise. Real operating challenges.
OUR EXPERTISE

Lean Six Sigma, QMS, and audit readiness
for Connecticut manufacturers.

Complex challenges, practical solutions. Practical support for small and midsized teams facing rework, delays, inconsistent procedures, unclear responsibilities, or audit preparation. Choose a paid assessment, a scoped implementation project, or ongoing advisory support—with workshops and readiness reviews where needed.

HOW AN ENGAGEMENT WORKS

Start where you are.
Enter at the right point.

Begin with a free 20-minute discovery call to discuss fit. A Focused Assessment & Improvement Roadmap is paid work with defined findings and deliverables. Clients can enter at the appropriate point; purchasing every stage is not required.

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Assess

Understand the gaps and agree the priorities before investing in change.

Focused Assessment & Improvement Roadmap

Rework, delays, inconsistent procedures, or QMS gaps without a clear priority list.

For small and midsized teams that need to understand where improvement should start.

Discuss a paid assessment
INCLUDED DELIVERABLES
  • Assessment of one process family or a preliminary QMS gap review
  • Findings and improvement priorities
  • A 90-day improvement roadmap and results presentation
Scope boundaries and your team’s part

Scope boundariesOne agreed process family or preliminary QMS review. Implementation is a separately scoped engagement.

Your team’s involvementIdentify a process owner, share relevant records, and make the people who do the work available for review.

The proposal confirms timing, deliverables, responsibilities, and travel.

Implement

Address an agreed operational problem or quality-system implementation scope.

Lean & Operational Improvement Sprint

A recurring defect, bottleneck, delay, or source of rework that needs focused action.

For teams with a defined performance problem and the capacity to participate in an improvement project.

Discuss an improvement sprint
INCLUDED DELIVERABLES
  • Process mapping and root-cause analysis
  • A pilot improvement and standard work
  • Follow-up reviews of the agreed improvement
Scope boundaries and your team’s part

Scope boundariesOne defined performance problem. Additional processes, sites, or shifts need separate scope agreement.

Your team’s involvementProvide process data and a project owner; involve the team in testing and adopting the agreed change.

The proposal confirms timing, deliverables, responsibilities, and travel.

ISO 9001 QMS Implementation Module

Missing or inconsistent procedures, document controls, and implementation evidence.

For teams ready to address agreed ISO 9001 QMS gaps through a defined implementation module.

Discuss QMS implementation
INCLUDED DELIVERABLES
  • Up to eight SOPs and eight forms within the agreed module
  • Document controls and team training
  • Implementation reviews
Scope boundaries and your team’s part

Scope boundariesA defined module, not an unlimited QMS build or a certification package. An assessment is required before final quotation.

Your team’s involvementAssign process owners, review draft documents, provide records, and put approved procedures into practice.

Assessment required before final quotation.

The proposal confirms timing, deliverables, responsibilities, and travel.

Sustain

Keep improvement and QMS routines moving with ongoing advisory support.

Ongoing Improvement & QMS Support

Improvement actions, performance reviews, or quality-system routines losing momentum.

For teams that need continued improvement and QMS guidance alongside their internal ownership.

Discuss ongoing support
INCLUDED DELIVERABLES
  • Up to 12 total consulting hours per month
  • Scheduled meetings, KPI reviews, and quality-system coaching
Scope boundaries and your team’s part

Scope boundariesAn initial three-month engagement. Scheduled meetings, reviews, and coaching all count toward the 12 total monthly hours; additional work requires agreement.

Your team’s involvementKeep an internal owner, maintain the agreed measures, and bring priorities and action updates to reviews.

Initial three-month engagement.

The proposal confirms timing, deliverables, responsibilities, and travel.

Supporting engagements

Build team capability or review audit readiness at the point it is useful.

Applied Quality & QMS Workshop

People are unsure how to apply a quality tool, procedure, or responsibility in their daily work.

For teams that need practical learning on one agreed quality or QMS topic.

Discuss a team workshop
INCLUDED DELIVERABLES
  • One tailored topic for up to 12 participants
  • Practical exercises and training materials
  • A follow-up session
Scope boundaries and your team’s part

Scope boundariesOne topic and the agreed participant group. Additional topics or participants require revised scope.

Your team’s involvementChoose the topic, share relevant examples, and give participants time to engage in the exercises and follow-up.

The proposal confirms timing, deliverables, responsibilities, and travel.

Audit-Readiness Review

Uncertainty about evidence, remaining gaps, or corrective-action follow-through before an audit.

For teams with processes and records in place that need a focused readiness review.

Discuss audit readiness
INCLUDED DELIVERABLES
  • Review of up to five agreed processes and sampled evidence
  • Findings and a corrective-action tracker
  • One follow-up review
Scope boundaries and your team’s part

Scope boundariesA sampled readiness review, not a certification audit or a guarantee of certification. Certification decisions remain independent.

Your team’s involvementProvide agreed documents and records, involve process owners, and own the actions needed to address findings.

The proposal confirms timing, deliverables, responsibilities, and travel.

BEFORE YOU CHOOSE

Questions we are asked first.

Is the discovery call an assessment?

No. The free 20-minute discovery call is for discussing your situation, fit, and next steps. The paid assessment includes an agreed process-family or preliminary QMS review, findings, priorities, a 90-day roadmap, and a results presentation.

Do we have to buy every stage?

No. Discovery helps identify the appropriate starting point. A team with a defined problem may discuss an implementation sprint, while another may need a workshop or readiness review.

When is an assessment required?

The ISO 9001 QMS Implementation Module requires an assessment before final quotation so the implementation scope can be defined.

What is included in the scope, and what is quoted separately?

Each engagement defines the applicable standard, activities, deliverables, and responsibilities, with clearly defined deliverables. Additional processes, sites, shifts, revisions, and travel are quoted separately. The proposal defines what is included; additional work requires agreement.

Does QMS implementation include certification?

No. QMS implementation modules do not represent an unlimited, complete certification package. Certification-body fees, software, specialist testing, and regulatory submissions are excluded. SolveXa provides consulting and preparation support; certification decisions are made by an independent certification body.

How does monthly support work?

Ongoing Improvement & QMS Support includes up to 12 total consulting hours per month, including scheduled meetings, KPI reviews, and quality-system coaching. The initial term is three months. Any additional work and other engagement terms must be agreed.

Does audit readiness guarantee certification?

No. SolveXa helps review evidence and prepare for audits. An independent certification body makes certification decisions; its fees are excluded.

OUR EXPERTISE

Five disciplines.
One way of working.

Every engagement draws on the same five disciplines. Open a card to see what the work includes and which engagement usually carries it.

Engineer reviewing production data
Lean & Six Sigma
SOLVE RECURRING PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS

Lean & Six Sigma

Move beyond repeated fixes. We help teams investigate defects, rework, delays, and variation, then focus improvement efforts on the causes that matter.

WHAT THIS INCLUDES
  • Focused DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, control) projects and root-cause investigation
  • Process mapping, waste reduction, and standard work
  • Process capability, measurement, and effectiveness checks

The focus. A defined problem, evidence-based actions, and measures to track whether the changes work.

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An organized assembly line
Operational Excellence
MAKE QUALITY PART OF DAILY WORK

Operational Excellence

A process should work for the people who use it. We connect responsibilities, workflow, and performance measures so your team can deliver more consistently.

WHAT THIS INCLUDES
  • Current-state assessments and improvement priorities
  • Workflow redesign, visual management, and operating routines
  • Supplier-performance improvement and process controls

The focus. Practical ways of working with clear ownership, fewer handoff gaps, and visible priorities.

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Quality & QMS Training
BUILD CONFIDENCE THROUGH PRACTICE

Quality & QMS Training

Help your team understand both the procedure and the reason behind it. Training and coaching are tailored to your processes, responsibilities, and quality-system needs.

WHAT THIS INCLUDES
  • Quality-system awareness and procedure-specific training
  • Corrective action, root-cause analysis, and quality tools
  • Internal-audit preparation, evidence review, and team coaching

The focus. People who understand their responsibilities and can apply quality practices in everyday work.

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Specialist reviewing controlled procedure documents
QMS Design & Implementation
FROM GAPS TO A WORKING QUALITY SYSTEM

QMS Design & Implementation

Starting a quality system or improving an existing one? We help develop quality management systems tailored to your industry, processes, customer requirements, and implementation priorities.

WHAT THIS INCLUDES
  • Gap assessment and a prioritized implementation roadmap
  • Tailored SOPs, forms, process maps, and document controls
  • Support for corrective action, supplier controls, and implementation

The focus. A practical implementation plan and documentation shaped around how your organization operates.

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A team meeting to discuss daily improvement
Audit Readiness & Ongoing Support
MAKE READINESS PART OF THE ROUTINE

Audit Readiness & Ongoing Support

Build confidence in your system before an external audit. We help review evidence, identify weaknesses, and organize follow-through so preparation supports lasting improvement.

WHAT THIS INCLUDES
  • Internal-audit support and readiness reviews
  • Finding resolution, corrective-action follow-up, and management-review preparation
  • Ongoing coaching, performance reviews, and improvement planning

The focus. Clear findings, assigned actions, and a better understanding of remaining readiness gaps.

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Manufacturers and standards we work with

SolveXa works with small and midsized manufacturers across Connecticut and New England: automotive suppliers, medical-device producers, aerospace and precision machining shops, and job shops building their first quality system. Most have one site, a few dozen to a few hundred people, and no full-time quality-system owner.

  • ISO 9001, the base quality management standard: gap assessments, implementation modules, and audit readiness. See ISO 9001 consulting in Connecticut and the ISO 9001 audit-readiness guide.
  • ISO 13485 for medical-device manufacturers, a standalone quality-system standard covering applicable regulatory requirements, traceability, and risk management.
  • IATF 16949 for automotive suppliers, with its customer-specific requirements, core tools, and process-approach audits.

Certification decisions in every case are made by an independent certification body. SolveXa prepares the system and the people.

AI & AUTOMATION

Tools we build.
Decisions you keep.

Alongside consulting, SolveXa builds software for quality and operations work: equipment qualification, CAPA decision support, audit-readiness scoring, a plant improvement platform with its own simulation engine, project controls, belt training, and workflow automation. AI drafts and analyses; people decide.

See the tools we build
YOUR NEXT MOVE

Build a clear plan for your quality system.

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