ISO 19011:2018 - Guidelines for auditing management systems
5 Managing an audit programme
5.6 Monitoring audit programme
The individual(s) managing the audit programme should ensure the evaluation of:
a) whether schedules are being met and audit programme objectives are being achieved;
b) the performance of the audit team members including the audit team leader and the technical experts;
c) the ability of the audit teams to implement the audit plan;
d) feedback from audit clients, auditees, auditors, technical experts and other relevant parties;
e) sufficiency and adequacy of documented information in the whole audit process.
Some factors can indicate the need to modify the audit programme. These can include changes to:
- demonstrated level of auditee’s management system effectiveness and maturity;
- effectiveness of the audit programme;
- audit scope or audit programme scope;
- the auditee’s management system;
- standards, and other requirements to which the organization is committed;
- external providers;
- identified conflicts of interest;
- the audit client’s requirements.
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