Here’s a quick breakdown of formal and informal audits: Audit (formal) – the annual ritual of providing objective evidence that a quality system is established, followed and effective. A good quality ...

According to a global survey of business leaders conducted by KPMG and Forbes Insights, nearly all executives (98%) say their external audit firm uses advanced technology extensively. There’s little ...

A product audit -- often referred to as a quality audit -- is an inspection of a final product before delivering it to a supplier or a customer. Any company, including small businesses, should conduct ...

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When performed correctly, audits of employee benefit plan financial statements can be extremely rewarding for a firm and its auditors. It takes specialized expertise to excel in employee benefit plan ...

A quality audit examines your company's quality management system. A quality system auditor closely guards the checklist he uses and can adapt the list to ensure it applies to your business. If you ...

A power quality audit is an organized, straightforward process that allows you to assess and monitor the electrical health of your facility. While it might seem complex at first, the audit process can ...

The American Institute of CPAs has released an analysis of single audits and found several factors contribute to audit quality, indicating why some firms are having problems doing the audits.

Our first article in this series discussed the reasons and benefits of performing project audits. This follow-up article discusses the types of audits and ties back to the first article's specific ...

External audit is a crucial element in QA programmes for clinical dosimetry in radiotherapy. The proposed CRP will extend the scope of activities by national TLD-based networks from dosimetry audit ...

The Audit Quality Board is an advisory body composed of three independent board members — Tracey Golden, Dave Sullivan and Dan Sunderland — who are responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of ...