Vishnuvarthanan Moorthy
2013
Audit Expectations: An audit is expected to check, does the Quality System meet the requirements of the relevant Quality System Standard/model or Contract? Does the organization do what the Quality System specifies? Is the Quality System, as implemented, effective in ensuring maintenance and improvement of the quality of products and services? Audit is not an alternative to an inspection operation and cannot serve as a crutch to an ineffective inspection or quality system Types of Audit: • First Party Audit (Internal Audits) • Second Party Audit (Customer Audits) • Third Party Audit (Audit Agencies) Horizontal and Vertical Audits: • Horizontal Audit - Assess same aspect in all projects. • Vertical Audit - Assess all aspects in one project • forward tracking • backward tracking • Hybrid Audits - Mixing Horizontal and Vertical Audits Audit Team: One or more auditors conducting an audit, supported if needed by Technical Experts. The auditors are lead by Lead Auditor. One or more auditees represent the function or the organization. Lead Auditor Responsibilities: (Second party and Third party audits) • Negotiate scope • Selection of audit team • Planning the audit • Representing & Managing the audit team • Opening & Closing Meeting • Preparation & Submission of Report • Quality Control of audit Audit Responsibilities: • Communicating audit requirements to auditees • Investigating through Interviews • Documenting observations and evidence • Verifying the effectiveness of Quality System • Verifying the implementation of Processes in project • Reporting results to the Lead Auditor/ Project team • Assisting Lead Auditor ( Second and Third party team) Auditees Responsibilities: • Being available for audit as per the schedule • Co-operating with the auditor and providing factual information on the status of implementation of the quality system/Processes • Agreeing on corrective actions / preventive actions and closing the non-conformances as per the target date In Internal Qua
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