Process Driven Comprehensive Auditing

Author : Paul C. Palmes
Publisher : Quality Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780873895903

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Process Driven Comprehensive Auditing by Paul C. Palmes Pdf

This book was written for the novice internal auditor and for the experienced auditor in search of a more meaningful approach. The goal is to provide an easy-to-understand method for conducting a highly effective audit. Process Driven Comprehensive Auditing simplifies a complex series of actions through examination and guided application of Shewhart and Deming’s PDCA Cycle. PDCA—the acronym for Plan, Do, Check, Act—is at the foundation of the ISO 9001:2008 Standard, but until now has been relegated to second-tier status as a basic auditing approach. However, the power of PDCA is first and foremost its ability to be easily understood. When harnessed to the task of training new auditors, PDCA provides an easy-to-follow and consistent model for true process auditing. Process Driven Comprehensive Auditing takes more than its name from the letters of the PDCA cycle: Comprehensiveness is vital to excellence in auditing, and PDCA is a comprehensive approach to improvement of any process. By combining a series of general questions drawn from many elements of the ISO 9001:2008 standard with a cross reference guide to particular elements such as Purchasing, Design, Production Control and Calibration, the methods presented in this book offer a practical and uncomplicated starting point for any first time auditor and also for those already familiar with the details of the standard. COMMENTS FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS Average Customer Rating (5 of 5 based on 1 review) "This book is a must for anybody interested in conducting truly value-added audits. I have been using Paul Palmes' method for over 3 years with very good results. The audits conducted following this method have became a management tool. Highly recommended!" A reader in Austin, Texas

Author : Paul C. Palmes
Publisher : Quality Press
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780873892827

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Process Driven Comprehensive Auditing by Paul C. Palmes Pdf

This book was written for the novice internal auditor to provide an easy to understand method for conducting a highly effective audit. By combining a series of general questions drawn from many elements of the ISO 9001:2000 Standard with a cross reference guide to particular elements such as Purchasing, Design, Production Control and Calibration, the methods presented in this book offer a practical and uncomplicated starting point for any first time auditor. Process Driven Comprehensive Auditing takes a new approach that affirms an auditor’s willingness to learn and contribute to their company by simplifying a complex series of actions; it does this through examination and guided application of Shewhart and Deming’s PDCA Cycle.

Author : Dennis R. Arter,Charles A. Cianfrani,Jack West
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Auditing, Internal
ISBN : 0873898443

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How to Audit the Process-based QMS by Dennis R. Arter,Charles A. Cianfrani,Jack West Pdf

Author : Susan M. Switzer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470112397

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Internal Audit Reports Post Sarbanes-Oxley by Susan M. Switzer Pdf

Brimming with commonsense advice delivered in a conversational, easy-to-read style, Internal Audit Reports Post Sarbanes-Oxley: A Guide to Process-Driven Reporting helps you transform raw data into useable information and then translate that information into actionable messages while complying with the SOX Act.

Author : Robert Pfannerstill
Publisher : Quality Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781636940694

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The Progressive Audit by Robert Pfannerstill Pdf

The Progressive Audit is a book that anyone involved with auditing should read. This book is not just about auditing but also about management strategy, employee involvement, and raising the level of the organizational quality culture. An audit must provide an understanding of the level at which the quality culture exists so management can implement improvements. It must uncover the various sub-systems that exist within organizations and also raise the level of understanding in the workforce.This book outlines a six-step methodology to implement a sound internal audit program, including how to get employees to actively participate, how to drive quality system concepts throughout all levels in the organization, and how to manage it so you're not doing all the work.

Author : Karen Welch
Publisher : Quality Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004-12-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780873890557

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The Process Approach Audit Checklist for Manufacturing by Karen Welch Pdf

Finally, a comprehensive process audit checklist has been developed to be used with ISO 9001:2000! This manual was developed to assist anyone involved with conducting or planning quality system audits including quality auditors, quality managers, quality system coordinators, management representatives, and quality engineers. In addition, potential auditees in any function or position should find the questions useful in preparing for an audit. Although the checklist could be amended to work for a service company, the manual was created with a focus on the manufacturing sector to cover common processes such as production, management, customer-related, design and development, training, purchasing, etc. The manual includes: a brief overview of the process approach, discussion of problem areas often found by third party auditors, the process audit checklist, and forms to be used in conjunction with the process audit checklist to increase audit effectiveness.

Author : J. P. Russell
Publisher : Quality Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780873897822

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The Process Auditing Techniques Guide, Second Edition by J. P. Russell Pdf

In this pocket guide, best-selling author J.P. Russell focuses on the methods and techniques of conducting internal and external process audits. Learn how to evaluate process controls, use process flow, turtle, spider and tree diagrams, verify process conformity and effectiveness, and compose an audit report assessing compliance, controls, risk and process optimization. This guide is ideal for individuals who have a general understanding of auditing techniques and is written for auditors who conduct first-, second-, and third-party audits to any standard or work instruction.

Author : James Paul Russell
Publisher : Quality Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781636941776

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The Process Auditing and Techniques Guide by James Paul Russell Pdf

Best-selling author J.P. Russell focuses on the methods and techniques of conducting internal and external process audits. Learn how to evaluate process controls, use process flow, turtle, spider and tree diagrams, verify process conformity and effectiveness, and compose an audit report assessing compliance, controls, risk and process optimization. This guide is ideal for individuals who have a general understanding of auditing techniques and is written for auditors who conduct first-, second-, and third-party audits to any standard or work instruction.

Author : Henning Kagermann,William Kinney,Karlheinz Küting,Claus-Peter Weber
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783540708872

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Internal Audit Handbook by Henning Kagermann,William Kinney,Karlheinz Küting,Claus-Peter Weber Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive, up-to-date presentation of the tasks and challenges facing internal audit. It presents the Audit Roadmap, the process model of internal auditing developed at SAP® which describes all stages of an audit. Coverage provides information on issues such as the identification of audit fields, the annual audit planning, the organization and execution of audits as well as reporting and follow-up. The handbook also discusses management-related subjects. Separate chapters are dedicated to special topics like IT or SOX audits.

Author : RAZLY ZAKARIA
Publisher : eBookIt.com
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-13
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781456621650

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A Step By Step Guide: How to Perform Risk Based Internal Auditing for Internal Audit Beginners by RAZLY ZAKARIA Pdf

This book provides new internal auditors with step by step guide in performing risk based internal auditing. Summarised in 5 easy-to-follow simple steps, the author shares his experience in performing an effective and comprehensive internal audit exercise. Methodology and complex techniques are available. Not to deny that all these available information is good, but it would be too complicated for internal audit beginners to understand and to apply those information immediately into a guide in their first task. Therefore, this book has been written to provide a simple yet comprehensive guides with examples that can be immediately applied!

Author : Janet Bautista Smith
Publisher : Quality Press
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781953079909

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Auditing Beyond Compliance by Janet Bautista Smith Pdf

This publication introduces a portable audit model to facilitate a simple, flexible, and effective audit of single or multiple quality system standards and achieve both compliance and initiation of improvement initiatives. This model is similar to a universal adaptor plug, allowing easy connection and interchangeability of the multiple standards even under rapid system changes typical of modern day operations. This universal plug will allow focus on compliance verification and improvement at a high level of consistency with minimum process disruption and cost. Emphasis is not only on compliance but also on improvement partnership with operations through the use of strategy models. These strategy models will help accentuate the internal audit role as a dynamic element and catalyst for improvement. Real life-based challenges (masked identity) are used in case studies to demonstrate the application of typical internal audit methodologies combined with an implementation engine such as Lean auditing strategies. This will clarify theories that are commonly viewed as abstract by the novice and, in some cases, misunderstood by experienced professionals. This is the breakthrough from a dormant internal audit program into a proactive tool for added-value improvement. Lean methodology is integrated through simple models that don’t require one to be a Lean or Black Belt guru. The focus is using logical sense to understand and apply the concept.

Author : K. H. Spencer Pickett
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780471690528

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Audit Planning by K. H. Spencer Pickett Pdf

More now than ever before, auditing is in the spotlight; legislators, regulators, and top executives in all types of businesses realize the importance of auditors in the governance and performance equation. Previously routine and formulaic, internal auditing is now high-profile and high-pressure! Being an auditor in today's complex, highly regulated business environment involves more than crunching the numbers and balancing the books-it requires ensuring that appropriate checks and balances are in place to manage risk throughout the organization. Designed to help auditors in any type of business develop the essential understanding, capabilities, and tools needed to prepare credible, defensible audit plans, Audit Planning: A Risk-Based Approach helps auditors plan the audit process so that it makes a dynamic contribution to better governance, robust risk management, and more reliable controls. Invaluable to internal auditors facing new demands in the workplace, this book is also a "hands-on" reference for external auditors, compliance teams, financial controllers, consultants, executives, small business owners, and others charged with reviewing and validating corporate governance, risk management, and controls. The second book in the new Practical Auditor Series, which helps auditors get down to business, Audit Planning: A Risk-Based Approach gives new auditors principles and methodologies they can apply effectively and helps experienced auditors enhance their skills for success in the rapidly changing business world.

Author : J.P. Russell,Shauna Wilson
Publisher : Quality Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781636940847

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eAuditing Fundamentals by J.P. Russell,Shauna Wilson Pdf

The purpose of this book is to provide hands-on guidelines for using electronic communication tools as part of the auditing process. The pros and cons of conducting e-audits and their consequences will be reviewed. There are situations when e-auditing techniques are more efficient, and other times they may be less efficient and even lead to questionable audit report conclusions. In this book we provide proven techniques for conducting remote audits (eAudits) and explore eAuditing practices to help organizations make informed decisions regarding their use. A ten point eAudit program implementation checklist is included with the book. Combined, the two authors have over 20 years’ experience conducting remote audits and using virtual communication technologies.

Author : Guy Leclerc,Canadian Comprehensive Auditing Foundation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1996-01
Category : Auditing
ISBN : 0919557473

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Accountability, Performance Reporting, Comprehensive Audit by Guy Leclerc,Canadian Comprehensive Auditing Foundation Pdf

"Provides readers with the basic concepts, frameworks, tools and practice guidelines they need to begin their learning or careers in the area of comprehensive auditing." - introduction.

Author : Lance B. Coleman
Publisher : Quality Press
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781953079725

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Advanced Quality Auditing by Lance B. Coleman Pdf

Auditors from any industry must "learn the language of upper management" if they truly want to effect positive change throughout their environments. If quality auditors want to remain relevant and keep from becoming marginalized, they need to add new skills and credentials, and even more importantly, move beyond conformance monitoring to determine how their work might impact the corporate bottom line. The purpose of this book is to accept that challenge in presenting two ways that auditors can "learn [to speak] the language of upper management"-either by helping to drive continuous improvement or by helping to manage risk. This book has essential information that will help guide an organization's efforts to glean more value from their audit process. It helps grow the audit function beyond verification audits. It provides insight for using the audit function to improve organizations using lean principles. It also discusses how the audit function can contribute to and be formally integrated into the ongoing risk management program. This book is about advancing the profession of auditing, as well as the skills of individual auditors. "Buy. Read. Reread. It will kick start your risk-based thinking journey. Then, buy the book for each member of your auditing team." center Greg Hutchins, PE Director, Certified Enterprise Risk Manager Academy "While there is a constant influx of books on auditing entering the market today, Advanced Quality Auditing: An Auditors Review of Risk Management, Lean Improvement and Data Analysis stands out among them as Lance excels at demonstrating to readers how they can embrace the methodologies for continual improvement as they apply to the audit program and audit professionals. By combining the use of the audit checklist development matrix tool (ACDM) and various lean tools that are traditionally applied to processes other than auditing, auditors can ensure they not only audit for compliance but also add value to the audits, demonstrating the value of audit program, and in turn, themselves. The clarity of explanation and illustrative charts and diagrams of the Kano model makes it easy for the beginning auditor to understand and implement, while providing deeper insights to experienced auditors in how to leverage the model in the continual improvement of the audit program. Lance clearly makes the case that as audit professionals we should all embrace the use of the Kano model and apply it to our own audit programs to ensure we are always positioned to delight our customers." Nancy Boudreau ASQ Audit Division Chair (2014-2015) Lance Coleman has taken a traditional topic on auditing and written a professional synopsis of key concepts in terms so clear as to make them understandable and useful to the reader. A great book to use and have as reference. Well done! Dr. Erik Myhrberg IRCA Certified QMS Lead Auditor Co-author, A Practical Field Guide for ISO 13485:2003