AUDITING SERVICES
AUDITING SERVICES
ISO auditing services
ISO auditing services are essential for any organization that wants to ensuring the quality and compliance of your organization’s processes, products and services with international standards and best practices. ISO audits can help you improve your processes, reduce risks, enhance customer satisfaction, and achieve your strategic goals. BY identify and address any gaps or risks in your management system, as well as provide you with valuable feedback and recommendations for improvement.
how do you choose the right ISO auditing service?
Here are some tips to help you make an informed decision.
- Identify your objectives and scope. Before you start looking for an ISO auditing service provider, you need to have a clear idea of what you want to achieve from the audit and what areas of your organization you want to cover. For example, do you want to audit your quality management system, your environmental management system, your information security management system, or all of them? Do you want to audit a specific department, a site, a region, or the whole organization? Do you want to audit against one or more ISO standards, such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, etc.? Having a clear scope and objectives will help you narrow down your options and find the most suitable provider for your needs.
- Check the qualifications and experience of the auditors. Not all ISO auditing service providers are created equal. You need to make sure that the auditors who will conduct the audit have the relevant qualifications and experience in your industry and domain. For example, if you want to audit your information security management system, you need an auditor who has a certification in ISO 27001 and has experience in auditing information security systems in similar organizations. You can ask the provider for the auditors’ resumes, references, and samples of previous audit reports to verify their credentials and competence.
- Compare the costs and benefits of different providers. ISO auditing services are not cheap, but they are worth the investment if they can help you improve your performance and achieve your goals. However, you should not base your decision solely on the price of the service. You should also consider the value and benefits that each provider can offer. For example, how comprehensive and detailed are their audit reports? How timely and responsive are their communication and support? How flexible and adaptable are their audit methods and schedules? How well do they understand your needs and expectations? You should compare the costs and benefits of different providers and choose the one that offers the best value for money.
- Ask for a proposal and a contract. Once you have shortlisted a few potential providers, you should ask them for a proposal and a contract that outlines their scope of work, deliverables, timelines, fees, terms and conditions, etc. You should review the proposal and contract carefully and make sure that they match your requirements and expectations. You should also look for any hidden fees or clauses that might limit your rights or expose you to risks. You should negotiate any issues or concerns that you have with the provider before signing the contract.
- Prepare for the audit and follow up on the results. After you have selected an ISO auditing service provider and signed the contract, you need to prepare for the audit and cooperate with the auditors throughout the process. You should provide them with all the necessary documents and information that they request, arrange access to your facilities and staff, answer their questions honestly and objectively, and implement any corrective actions that they recommend. You should also follow up on the results of the audit and monitor the progress of your improvement actions. You should maintain regular communication with the provider and seek their feedback and guidance as needed.
benefits OF auditing services TO your organization.
ISO auditing services can benefit your organization in many ways, such as:
- Improving your operational efficiency and productivity
- Reducing your costs and waste
- Enhancing your customer satisfaction and loyalty
- Increasing your competitive advantage and market share
- Strengthening your stakeholder trust and confidence
- Demonstrating your social responsibility and sustainability
If you are looking for a professional and reliable ISO auditing service provider, look no further. We have a team of qualified and experienced auditors who can help you with any type of ISO audit, whether it is vendor prequalification, supplier assessment, project compliance audits, internal audits AND gap assessment audits. We can also assist you with the preparation, implementation and maintenance of your ISO management system, as well as provide you with training and support throughout the process.
Contact us today to find out more about our ISO auditing services and how we can help you achieve your quality goals.
Our Auditing Services encompass the following types of audits:
These are conducted by your own staff or a third-party auditor hired by you, to check the effectiveness and conformity of your management system against the ISO standards that you have implemented. Internal audits are usually done on a regular basis, as part of your continual improvement cycle.
These are conducted by an independent certification body, to verify that your management system meets the requirements of the ISO standards that you have applied for. External audits are required for obtaining and maintaining an ISO certification, which can enhance your reputation and credibility in the market.
Organizations certified to an ISO Standard, or in the process of certification, are required to conduct internal audits at periodic intervals. Internal audits can be conducted by employees internal to the organization, however, they can also be “outsourced” – to a competent organization like ISO CERT.
Process audits seek to improve selected processes by finding out how they perform against defined criteria.
One of the benefits is the intense focus on the selected processes. This means the Auditor may spend 1, or more days on a single process, reviewing all aspects of it, from top to bottom, within the defined criteria. Such an exercise is bound to find several opportunities for improving the process in a significant way.
Product Audits evaluate actual product, product family, parts, or product components against a certain specification, which is the criteria for the audit. Product Audits seek to find out if the product meets the exact requirements called out in the criteria used, or if the product performs as expected. Those requirements can be self-imposed, customer driven, governmental, or industry requirements
Many products can also be certified to a specification, and therefore require an audit to verify compliance, such as the case of API monogramed products.
A Supplier/Vendor Audit seeks to verify physically or on-site at the supplier’s premises that they are complying with certain defined criteria.
This audits provide certainty that the Supplier/Vendor has the capability to provide products and/or services to your organization, that meet your own Quality, Environmental, Safety, Information Security, On-Time Delivery, or other requirements or criteria as applicable.