1. Audit Findings Process
Problems
Audit Findings Process
Highlight best practices and OFI
Findings to Audit Report (Note, including all findings, even if corrective action taken immediately for a finding during the audit)
Finding based on objective evidence detected by audit team. No
Review of finding/ opportunity with audit team and audit team leader
Presentation of findings to auditee (closing meeting)
Non-conformance?
Audit team documents on working papers.
Determination of significance of the finding.
opportunity for improvement (OFI)
detected by audit team.
Yes
Distribution of audit report
Preventive action to prevent future recurrence of the problem or related issue
Validate all actions and solutions.
Determine current status of findings.
Follow-up audit/ audit close-out
Determine scope of findings
Description of the proposed corrective action to address root cause (or if no corrective action deemed required, describe the justification for this determination)
Timeline (due dates) based on significance of findings, number of findings, and resources available to the auditee to enact the corrective action
Determine root cause(s)
Auditor agreement with corrective action
Implement corrective action
Implement any required product/material nonconformance steps