Quality Auditor Training - IDESTRAININGS

There are three types of auditing strategies

Trace forward

Trace backward

Random selection

Trace forward:

• In this trace forward strategy the auditor picks a sample at the beginning of the process and the auditor then follows the progress of the product as it flows in the process in this way the auditor audits the process by incrementally moving forward from the beginning to the end.

Trace backward:

• Like the trace forward auditor picks the final product and trace backward to the proceeding activities.

Random selection:

• In this strategy the auditor randomly picks the item in the process and this method should be used by the experienced auditors. Who know the process well.
• Audit schedule is the easiest way to keep your audit program on track the audit schedule is a living document and can be revised if necessary.

Audit notification:

• Audit is a planned activity lead auditor sends the audit notification to the audity well in advance and the notification includes details like scope, date, duration of audit and the auditor name the use of safety equipment is also clarify at the stage.
• It is good for providing the audit checklist to the audity at this time. Audit agenda is prepared by audit team leader and includes these details.

Audit performance:

After the audit fundamental and audit preparation. There will be audit performance where audit performance  has divided into four parts they are

Opening meeting

Interview/ filed work

Audit findings

Exit meeting

Opening meeting:

• It is one of the part of audit performance, in audit preparation quality auditors training prepare an audit checklist and send audit notification and agenda to the audity before starting the field of audit an opening meeting is conducted.
• Actual audit findings identified in the audit are discussed in the close meeting , but in the opening meeting the methods of classifying these finding is explained by the lead auditor.
• In this the auditor needs to verify the facts and the facts can be verified by the actual workplace items. Auditor has limited time to do verification all these items.
• Types of audit evidence are physical evidence during on it auditor looks at the products instruments, conditions etc. Auditor collaborates the audit evidence to ensure its correctness and reliability this is done by cross verification.

Audit findings:

• Audit findings can be classified as strength, opportunity for the improvement and non conformities and the main difference between major and minor conformance and the non conformities should have some rules like what is wrong, requirement and which particular sample observed by the auditor and did not meet the requirement.
• Non conformities related to the absence or total breakdown of system will lead non conformities . in addition non conformity leads to defective product to the customer or could be lead to safety concern it is classified as major nonconformity.

Exit meeting:

• Once the audit interview are completed lead auditor discuss the finding with the audit team members lead auditor then presents these finding in the exit meeting the formal auditing may takes some time to complete.
• So when exist meeting a draft report is usually presented to the audity.

Audit reporting:

• This is another module in the Quality auditor Training audit report is the significant output of the audit process it serve two purpose first one it act as the document evidence that the audit conducted as required by the audit plan.
• Second one is convey the audit result to the responsible process owners timely submissions of the audit report is important. Any critical issue seriously affecting the quality or safety should be reported there.
• Contents of audit report may different from one company to another company and distribution list is determined by the audit client. There are few more optional contents of an audit report.
• Audit report should be retained as per the company record retention policy.

Audit follow up and closure:

• This is the last module in the auditor and it will say about the process of audit closure , once the audit report has been issued by the auditors it is audities responsibility to take the correct action.
• Normally an auditor involved to follow up the actions taken to the address the findings verification of the finding may be done during the subsequent audit.
• In some cases follow up audit may happen to review the action taken another method verification is by record review in the audity forwards the details of the action taken and documentary evidence is to the auditor.