Audit - Auditee - Auditor
- Audit Client
- Audit
Conclusions - Audit
Criteria OTHER PLAIN ENGLISH DICTIONARIES |
Audit An audit is an evidence
gathering process. Audit evidence
is There are three types of audits:
first-party, second-party, and Organizations use first
party audits to audit themselves. First Second
party audits are external audits. They’re
usually Third party audits are
external audits as well. However, ISO 19011 2011
also distinguishes between combined ISO 19011 2011 should be used by those
who carry out |
AuditeeAn auditee is an organization
(or part of an organization) |
AuditorAn auditor
is a person who carries out audits. Auditors
collect ISO 19011 distinguishes between internal
and external auditors. |
Audit clientAn audit client is any person
or organization that requests an |
Audit conclusionsAudit
conclusions are drawn by the audit team
after the audit |
Audit criteria Audit criteria include
policies, procedures, and requirements. When requirements are used as
audit criteria, auditors often use |
Audit evidence Audit
evidence includes records,
factual statements, and other Audit evidence
can be either qualitative or quantitative. |
Audit findings Audit
findings result from a process that
evaluates audit Audit
evidence includes records, factual
statements, and other |
Audit planAn audit plan specifies how you
intend to conduct a particular An audit is an evidence
gathering process. Audit evidence |
Audit programAn audit program (or programme)
is a set of arrangements that ISO 19011 expects organizations to
appoint audit program |
Audit scopeThe scope of an audit is a
statement that specifies the focus, extent, |
Audit teamAn audit team is made up of
one or more auditors, one of whom is When necessary, audit teams are
also supported by guides and |
CompetenceCompetence
means being able to apply knowledge and skill |
ConformityConformity is the "fulfillment
of a requirement". To conform means |
GuideGuides are appointed by auditee
organizations to help auditors. |
Management system A management system is a set
of interrelated or interacting There are many types of management
systems. Some of |
NonconformityNonconformity is the
"non-fulfillment of a requirement". It is a |
Observer Observers accompany
auditors and witness audit activities. |
Risk According to ISO Guide 73, risk
is the “effect of uncertainty on |
Technical expert Technical experts
support audit teams by providing specific |
The above
definitions are based on ISO 19011 2011, section 3,
|
Introduction to Auditing Standard Brief Overview of Auditing Standard ISO 19011 2011 Translated into Plain English How to Use ISO 19011 To Audit Your Audit Program |
Updated on May 14, 2016. First published on May 24, 2012.
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