Auditing (CQA)Fundamentals I


Outline

  1. Overview of an Audit
  2. Audit Initiation, Purpose, Scope, and Resources Required
    1. Audit Preparation and Planning
    2. Defining the Audit
  3. Authority, Standards, Understanding and Communicating
    1. Sources  of Authority
    2. Identify Requirments
    3. Flowcharting Processes
  4. Evaluate Documents, Prepare Checklists, Determine Audit Strategy
    1. Meeting Quality System Requirements
    2. Prepare Working Papers
  5. Opening Meetings, Briefings, and Working Papers
    1.  Auditor Responsibility
    2. Method and Techniques
  6. Data Analysis
    1. Collection Plan
    2. Document and Record Examination
    3. Techniques for Controls without Written Procedures
  7. Audit Analysis
    1. Classification of Observations
    2. Audit Conclusions
  8. Exit Meeting
    1. Team Member Roles
    2. Setting Agendas
  9. Audit Reporting
    1. Definition of Terms
    2. Report Format
    3. Confidentiality Issues
  10. Audit Follow Up and Closure
    1. Corrective Action and Preventitive Action Process
    2. Review Criteria
    3. Verification Methods

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