Advanced Internal Audit Quiz

Ignore it since the output is acceptable

Praise the team for innovation

Report it as a nonconformity

Raise an observation and evaluate the need for formal change control

Clause 4.1 - Understanding the organization

Clause 5.1.1 - Leadership and commitment

Clause 7.5 - Documented information

Clause 9.2.2 - Internal audit

Suggest a KPI in the audit report

Ignore it since output is acceptable

Raise a nonconformity against Clause 6.2 or 9.1

Document it as a best practice

The second team over-audited

The first team did a shallow audit

The system is compliant

Discrepancies are irrelevant

OFIs are always related to people; NCs are process-related

NCs require action; OFIs do not

OFIs are opinions; NCs are facts

OFIs are raised by managers; NCs by auditors

Accept it if it seems better

Raise a finding only if you don't understand the method

Evaluate it against contract and standards

Automatically issue a major nonconformance

Random sampling

Stratified sampling

Risk-based (judgmental) sampling

Systematic sampling

Clause 5.3 - Organizational roles

Clause 6.1 - Risks and opportunities

Clause 8.5.1 - Control of production

Clause 9.3.2 - Management review inputs/outputs

Accept it without question

Demand access or raise a nonconformance

Escalate to audit sponsor and note it in report

Cancel the rest of the audit

Withdraw your finding

Ask them to challenge it in writing

Stick to your objective evidence

Let the certifying body handle it