Elements and Performance Criteria
- Review auditee documentation
- Where applicable, review auditee’s previous quality audits to establish possible impact on the conduct of the current audit
- Request relevant organisational documents from auditee, and review and check the adequacy of these documents
- Amend reviewed documents, and determine and source any further documentation required
- Resolve issues which arise with auditee and relevant parties
- Participate in developing audit schedules
- Access or prepare appropriate checklists/tools and audit related documentation
- Confirm schedules and required resources with auditee before beginning auditing activities
- Anticipate possible issues and outline strategies to address these issues, should they arise
- Ensure preparation activities and documentation correspond to the audit plan
- In consultation with auditing team, determine appropriate methods and techniques
- Assist lead auditor in creating entry and exit meeting agendas
- Gather and analyse information
- Access a range of potential sources of information
- Collect and make an initial assessment of sample documentation
- Interview appropriate persons in relation to relevant documentation
- Identify and report patterns, trends, interrelationships and areas of risk
- Identify aspects of the audit that require the use of specialists and request appropriate assistance
- Evaluate information
- Report findings
- Participate in exit meeting