MCT Beginning

1. The implementation of the audit program requires:

• Its approval by top management
• Its communication to the concerned parties
• Audit plans to be followed
• Audit follow-up

2. The results of the process internal audit:

• Are management review outputs
• Are management review inputs
• Allow ISMS improvement opportunities to be found
• Are verifiable evidences

3. An internal audit is initiated, for example:

• When it is scheduled in the audit program
• Following the request of a department manager
• After a dysfunction in an activity
• Following a major evolution of a process

4. The objectives of an audit program are influenced by:

• Quality procedures
• Expectations of top management
• QMS requirements
• Statutory and regulatory requirements
• Risks identified

5. The records related to the audits, among other things, contain the:

• Audit plan
• Audit report
• Audit procedure
• Evaluation of auditor competence
• Audit team members