Managing Audit According to ISO 19011 Guidelines Richard Green explains the fundamental changes to ISO 19011:2011 ISO 19011:2011 provides guidance on auditing management systems. It identifies the principles of auditing and provides advice as to how to manage an audit programme and conduct management system audits. It additionally advises on the evaluation of the competence…
Benefits And Challenges For Remote Audit: Ana Mariano, Management System Consultant at Rosehall Management Consultants, Philippines, explains the benefits of remote audits and the skills required to execute them correctly. The coronavirus pandemic has forced many organisations around the world to step back and look at a revolutionary transformation that is impacting the quality profession…
Perspective from Certification Body, Auditor and Auditee on Remote Auditing: Dean Blevins, CQP MCQI, Product Quality Specialist at Almac Group reveals what was discussed at the latest CQI Northern Ireland branch event on remote auditing. On Tuesday 5 May 2020, the CQI’s Northern Ireland branch hosted an online webinar called ‘Remote Auditing – A 360 Degree Perspective’. The branch event, which was…
Benefits of Second Party Audits for QMS Improvement: Gordon McNeil, CQP MCQI, IRCA Principal Auditor, explains the importance of second party audits, and the role that accreditation and certification can play Certification to the ISO 9001 standard is often a minimum customer requirement for external product and service providers and their sub-tiers. As organisations seek…
Risks and Opportunities of Remote Auditing: The Covid-19 pandemic is unprecedented in modern times and provides the first significant test for the relatively new programme of assessment and certification of management systems. Paul Simpson, CQP FCQI, Principal Consultant and Owner of s2a2s Ltd, discusses the risks and opportunities associated with remote auditing for conformity assessment…
The Methodologies of Remote Audits Gary Jarvis, CQP MCQI, Group Quality and Information Security Manager at The Growth Company, shares his experience of conducting a remote audit, and an overview on the specific and unique challenges and the viability of auditing remotely. Auditing, just like technology, is evolving. What was once an on-site exercise, be it a face-to-face meeting with an auditee at their desk reviewing the sales process, having a coffee in the…
Remote Audits: Amy Schewe, CQP PCQI, Quality Manager at Thin Metal Parts in Colorado Springs, US, explains how virtual audits can help auditors with conducting successful audits during and after the coronavirus pandemic. As the Covid-19 pandemic turns the world upside down, we are all forced to define a new ‘normal’. For businesses, that might…
