Activity 5: Monitoring and measuring - Audits

5 Compare your chosen organisation against TEN of the requirements of the audit standard given in supporting document 1. (30)

Supporting document 1

Audit standard

Use this audit standard to carry out the gap analysis for Paper 2, Part 2, Activity 5.

1.0 Planning

Requirements:
1.1	Establish audit programme.
1.2	Selection of and checks on competence of audit lead.
1.3	Establish the scope of the audit.
1.4	Set procedures for the audit.
1.5	Detail on the audit method selected.
1.6	Select audit team (including checks competence of the audit team).

2.0 Conduct the audit

Requirements:
2.1	Prepare audit plan.
2.2	Assign responsibilities to audit team.
2.3	Prepare audit documents, eg checklists.
2.4	Carry out document review.
2.5	Conduct an opening meeting with relevant workers.
2.6	Gather information.
2.7	Prepare audit report including: findings, conclusions, recommendations.
2.8	Conduct a closing meeting.
2.9	Distribute the report to relevant workers/parties.

3.0 Audit follow-up

Requirements:
3.1	How?
3.2	When?
3.3	Who?
3.4	Further monitoring for incomplete actions.