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ISO Auditing Practices Group Updates Guidance on Auditing Competence
The ISO 9001 Auditing Practices Group (APG), an informal group of quality management system experts, auditors, and practitioners drawn from the International Accreditation Forum (IAF)...
IAF-ILAC-ISO Survey Shows Strong Support for Remote/Blended Audits
A joint IAF-ILAC-ISO survey of more than 4,000 participants reveals that a large majority of respondents prefer remote or blended audits, assessments, and evaluations,...
Auditable Requirements: Determining What to Audit
By Craig Cochran
Auditable requirements and objective evidence form the foundation of every audit. Indeed, one cannot function effectively as an auditor without a full...
Gathering Audit Evidence: Techniques for Success
By Craig Cochran
Gathering audit evidence involves a mix of techniques that are used interchangeably: visual observation, examination of records, and employee interviews. One moment...
First Auditor Apprentice Hired for IAAR Management System Auditor Apprenticeship Program
The Independent Association of Accredited Registrars (IAAR) has announced a major benchmark in its IAAR auditor apprentice program for management system auditors. IAAR member...
Objective Evidence: An Auditor’s Secret Weapon
By Craig Cochran
Objective evidence is the proof that the organization did or did not meet its requirements. One of the primary objectives of an...
Successful Audits Start with Well-Planned Opening Meetings
by Craig Cochran
Have you ever felt anxious about something that was about to happen? Imagine if the “thing” was called an audit. Your anxiety...
Selecting and Training Internal Auditors
by Craig Cochran
Selecting and training internal auditors will have significant impact on the success of your audit program. After all, these people are the living...
Writing Nonconformities
by Craig Cochran
The term “nonconformity” inspires fear in many people. It shouldn’t. A nonconformity is simply an opportunity for the management system to improve....
Dumb Things Auditors Say
By Craig Cochran
Being a third-party auditor is challenging. You walk into somebody else’s company and try to make sense of processes that you may...
