Executing an audit

During execution of the audit, the lead auditor conducts interviews with the audit participants. The checklist linked to the audit is assessed and updated accordingly. The lead auditor can create quality issues to record global findings that have no relation to a question in the checklist of an audit.

Example

Consider a scenario where there are issues in the production line of the steering wheel assembly of car. The problem occurs for a few weeks, and isolated incidents are resolved, but the issues keep occurring. Realizing that the issues could be related to oversight in processes, the company decides to conduct an ad-hoc internal audit to inspect all the steps in the steering wheel production process.

After the initial planning is done by the audit planner, the lead auditor conducts interviews with the shop floor personnel, the supervisor, and the management representatives. The lead auditor also edits the checklists to record the answers to the questions and creates quality issues to record the audit findings.