1.

Audits are conducted to determine the degree of conformity to requirements.

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 2.

The Team Leader has the overall responsibility in managing the audit process.

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 3.

The audit cycle consists of system and conformance audits.

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 4.

Conformance audits are conducted to find the nonconformities so that corrective actions can be agreed and implemented. 

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 5.

First Party Audits are carried out by independent agencies not involved with the organization, and designed to evaluate the organization’s Quality Management System against its own performance. 

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 6.

ISO 9001:2008 is a management tool used by organizations to secure a greater market share of their respective industries.

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 7.

Two principles of auditing relating to the audit process are Independence and Evidence.

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 8.

Checklists give guidance to the auditor laying out the minimum criteria of investigation and conformance of the process.

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 9.

Ethical conduct and fair presentation are audit principles relating to auditors.

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 10.

Documented procedures are required for each principle clause in Section 7 – Product Realization.

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 11.

Records are required to be in hardcopy form for systemic process disciplines, such as Internal Audits, Corrective and Preventive Actions.

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 12.

Take time to review before conducting an audit. 

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 13.

Processes identified in Quality Management Systems fall into two families:  Management and Realization.

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 14.

Audits are performed by persons competent to conduct audits.

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 15.

Team Leaders do not act as investigators.

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 16.

Conducting quality audits focuses the auditor toward relationships made between the organization and the customer.

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 17.

Process mapping is a method by which an auditor plans to conduct the investigation through the organization’s various processes. 

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 18.

The audit process requires Audit Teams with a minimum of two members.

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 19.

Documentation control disciplines vary depending upon the medium used, typically hardcopy vs. electronic.

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 20.

Flowcharting is a process used for understanding the inputs and outputs of processes.

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 21.

Processed-based management systems require written procedures.

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 22.

All Quality Management Systems must be structured in a three-level configuration.  This ensures uniformity of presentation and clear management of information used in the system. 

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 23.

Auditors must act in a strictly trustworthy and unbiased manner.

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 24.

Document Reviews are conducted to ensure that the documents reviewed satisfy any reference Standards that are going to be applied during the audit.

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25.

The Policy Document expresses the commitments and policies of the organization toward quality, organizational goals, objectives and targets.

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