Creating audits

An audit is an examination of how work processes are conducted within an organization. When you create an audit, you specify the information about the context of the audit, and the personnel who are responsible for carrying out the audit. You can also define whether an audit is to be carried out by an external agency so that you can identify and track external audits.

Before you begin

Develop the questions that you are going to ask during the audit. You can divide the questions into areas of interest.

You can decide to create an audit that is based on the roles of the team. For example, you might have an audit for assessors, inspectors, participants, or audit leaders.

1. In the People application, authorize personnel to approve audits.
2. In the Permit and Certificate Types application, create permits or certificates.
3. If you are using the audit to test procedures, use the Operating Procedures application to create operating procedures. You can also use an operating procedure to develop the steps that are essential for the audit.
4. If you are verifying the use of policies, use the Operating Policies application to create the operating policies or to reference an existing operating policy.
5. In the Audit and Survey application, click New Audit and Survey on the toolbar.
6. On the Audit and Survey tab, select Audit for the type.
7. Specify the context of the audit, and the certification details.
8. On the Questions tab, add and describe the questions in sequential order.
9. In the Line Score field, assign a value to each of the questions.
10. On the Audit Team tab, specify the members of the team who are participating in the audit.
11. Save the record.