![]() ![]() ![]() Below is a flowchart of the process of conducting an individual audit:ġ) Initiate the Audit: To start, the auditor must initiate the audit by contacting the process owner to be audited and ensuring the audit will be feasible. These steps are not mandatory (e.g., smaller companies might skip some of them), but they are a best practice for conducting an audit. This formalized approach can help to ensure your internal audits are effective and consistent, and builds the integrity of the internal audit system. The audit activities of ISO 19011 detail the management of the activities for the audits themselves. The standard also outlines audit principles, auditor competence and setting up an audit program, but in this article I will focus only on the 13 audit activities to follow. How can you make internal audits more effective? By using the 13-step method of audit activities outlined in ISO 19011, you can use the same trusted framework that is employed by the certification bodies.
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