Collecting objective evidence involves two stages, gathering information and then verifying the information

Objective evidence can be obtained by interview, reviewing documentation and observation

Three different types of audits are 1st party, 2nd party and pre-audit visit

3rd party audit are the types of audit most likely to be associated with supply contracts

The name given for an audit, where both auditor and auditee work for the same organisation is a "certification audit"

3rd party audits are the independent evaluations used to evaluate suppliers pre-contract or post-contract

Surveillance audits are used to verify that regulatory or certification requirements are being maintained

One of the principles of Auditing is Confidentiality: Security of information

ISO 9000 is the ISO standard that covers Quality Management System - Requirements

ISO 9004 is a standard on auditing

ISO 19011 is the ISO standard on vocabulary

ISO 9001 is based on 10 Quality Management principles / clauses

SIPUC is the keyword on process approach

'Guide' is one of the member in the audit team

'Auditor' who is responsible to prepare and complete the audit report

Preparing audit plan is one of the authorities of Team Leader

Auditee is responsible to provide the objective evidence to the auditor for verification purpose

Auditee have the authorities to challenge the audit findings presented by the auditor

To ensure the management system is effective, auditing should be based on 3P