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When was your last internal audit? 🔍 Risk register up to date? ⚠ Let's face it. Maintaining your management systems and ensuring they are compliant all year round is often at the bottom of the priority list. But what happens when the ISO auditor comes around? Cue: panic and stress. 😨 Whether you have ISO certified systems, or you're on the path to becoming certified, staying on top of your systems is critical for maintaining certification. More than that, keeping your systems up to date ensures you maintain safe, quality outcomes from your operations, all year round. Using our cost-effective ongoing consulting services, our dedicated consultant can provide one day a month to review your systems, oversee tasks and collaborate with internal teams to drive continuous improvement across your organisation. A number of our clients are now taking up this regular service, and benefiting from the monthly check in and incremental approach to system improvement. Reach out to our team for a little (or a lot) of help to keep on top of your systems management. https://lnkd.in/g5wqNSxn #managementsystems #internalaudits #continualimprovement

🚀 Introducing "Internal Audit Planning 📄 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗰 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗜𝗦𝗢 27001 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 follow Niranjan V 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽: https://lnkd.in/geMVAS6k 🎯 What's Inside? This comprehensive guide offers step-by-step insights into planning effective internal audits for ISO 27001 and ISO 9001. It covers everything from setting audit objectives, identifying risks, scoping, scheduling, and resource allocation to ensuring audit effectiveness. Whether you're preparing for an audit or enhancing your processes, this resource has you covered! ✅ Why This Matters: Internal audits are pivotal for maintaining compliance, identifying gaps, and driving continuous improvement in your organization. With this guide, you'll be empowered to streamline your audit process and achieve better results. 💡 Conclusion: Mastering internal audits is essential for organizational success and certifications. Download this document, and let’s make internal auditing straightforward and impactful together! 🔗 Download Now and share your thoughts in the comments! Let's discuss your audit challenges and how to overcome them. #InternalAudit #ISO27001 #ISO9001 #Compliance #RiskManagement #AuditPlanning #ISO9001 #ISMS #QMS #audit #plan #infosec #governance #risk #compliance

How do you apply a risk based approach to internal audits? I'll start: • Select higher risk products and suppliers for your record reviews. • Prioritize processes with direct impact (production) over those with indirect impact (management). • Focus on recent major changes to products or processes. • Investigate processes when they are suspected to out of compliance. • Verify that recently-closed CAPA are effective. What would you add? P.S. do you still need to complete any internal audits this year? DM me and let's chat about how I can help you can meet your objectives.

Principles of Auditing Dear ISO Auditors, Just a quick reminder on the principles of auditing as per the Guidelines for auditing management systems standard, ISO 19011:2018: 📖 Integrity: - when auditing, do you perform your work ethically & honestly? - are you competent to conduct audit activities? - do you remain fair and unbiased? 📖 Fair presentation: - Are your audit findings & conclusions truthful and accurate? 📖 Due professional care: - Do you exercise due professional care based on the importance of your task? 📖 Confidentiality: - Are you discreet and do you safeguard the information acquired during the audit? 📖 Independence: - Auditors should be independent of the activity being audited and act free from bias and conflict of interest. 📖 Evidence-based approach: - Audit evidence should be verifiable. Every finding (positive or negative) should have objective evidence. 📖 Risk-based approach: - During the planning, conducting, and reporting, always think of "risk". This will ensure that the audits are focused on significant matters, leading to the achievement of the audit objective and continual improvement. Remember, audits are there to verify conformance to requirements and to improve your system/s (where gaps are identified). We do not use audits to find fault. #isoaudits #riskbasedthinking #iso9001 #iso45001 #internalauditors

Timeless formula for ISO success: 1. Do risk assessment. 2. Then implement controls. 3. Then audit. 4. After, improve. These steps have worked for generations. #ISO27001 #ISO9001 #iso27001consulting, #iso9001consulting, #simpleisocourses, #isms, #isoconsultinglondon, #isoconsultingkent, #isoconsultingsussex, #isoconsultingsurrey

Audit anxiety? We’ve got you covered. 🎯 Here are our top tips for preparing for your next ISO audit, ensuring compliance and confidence. From document readiness to internal checks, we’ll guide you every step of the way. Watch our video to get started! Visit our website for a complete checklist: www.dbellconsulting.com.au #ISOManagementSystems #AuditReady #ComplianceTips #RiskManagement #DbellConsulting

COSO Framework: Monitoring Activities Here’s an explanation of Monitoring Activities component along with practical examples:- 1.Ongoing Evaluations: The organization should perform ongoing and separate evaluations to ascertain whether internal controls are present and functioning.   Example: A tech company conducts regular internal audits and management reviews to evaluate the effectiveness of its internal controls.     2. Communication of Deficiencies: Internal control deficiencies should be communicated in a timely manner to those responsible for taking corrective action, including senior management and the board of directors as appropriate.   Example: An audit team promptly reports any control deficiencies to management, and a corrective action plan is developed and implemented.

Principles of Auditing Dear ISO Auditors, Just a quick reminder on the principles of auditing as per the Guidelines for auditing management systems standard, ISO 19011:2018: 📖 Integrity: - when auditing, do you perform your work ethically & honestly? - are you competent to conduct audit activities? - do you remain fair and unbiased? 📖 Fair presentation: - Are your audit findings & conclusions truthful and accurate? 📖 Due professional care: - Do you exercise due professional care based on the importance of your task? 📖 Confidentiality: - Are you discreet and do you safeguard the information acquired during the audit? 📖 Independence: - Auditors should be independent of the activity being audited and act free from bias and conflict of interest. 📖 Evidence-based approach: - Audit evidence should be verifiable. Every finding (positive or negative) should have objective evidence. 📖 Risk-based approach: - During the planning, conducting, and reporting, always think of "risk". This will ensure that the audits are focused on significant matters, leading to the achievement of the audit objective and continual improvement. Remember, audits are there to verify conformance to requirements and to improve your system/s (where gaps are identified). We do not use audits to find fault. #isotraining #isoauditing #iso14001auditing #internalauditors

Best Practices for ISO 27001 Internal Auditing: To maximise the value of internal auditing, organisations should consider the following practices: ☑️ Establish a Clear Internal Audit Plan  ☑️ Train Internal Auditors  ☑️ Maintain Objectivity  ☑️ Document and Act on Findings  ☑️ Leverage External Expertise When Needed  Read more: https://lnkd.in/eCAi4yae #ISO27001 #InformationSecurityManagement #InternalAudit

Read our article on the value of Internal Audits for ISO 27001 compliance ⬇️ If you’re ready to enhance your internal auditing process or need support for ISO 27001 compliance, we’re here to help.