A Guide to Effective Internal Management System Audits provides a model for the management and implementation of internal audits that moves beyond simple compliance to ISO requirements and turns the internal audit into a transformational tool that the organization can use to assist with the management of risk, and implement improvements to management systems. This book shows you how you can transform your internal auditing process to become a tool for development and continual improvement in your management systems. Buy it today and start adding value to your internal auditing program.

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Foreword
• Preface
• About the Author
• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Management Systems Audits – a Background
• Chapter 2: The Role of ISO19011
• Chapter 3: The Internal Audit Process
  • Audit Programs
  • Audit Program Planning
  • After the Audit
  • Correction versus Corrective Action
• Chapter 4: Third-Party Certification of Management Systems
  • The Importance of Accreditation of Certification Bodies
• Chapter 5: Internal Auditor Competencies
• Chapter 6: Using the Results of Internal Audits
• Chapter 7: Risk Based Internal Audit Case Studies
• Case Study #1
• Case Study #2
• Annex 1: Comparison of Requirements for Internal Audits
• Appendix 1: The Football© Planning Tool
• ITG Resources