Quality, system, and internal auditing are focusing on risk management, process control, process capability, and organizational effectiveness. These value added audits require more information to be collected and analyzed to evaluate value, risk, waste, effectiveness, and efficiency. As an organization moves toward value added auditing, the auditor or audit team will collect more information, conduct in-depth analysis, and obtain sufficient evidence in order to reach conclusions.
What does this mean? Value added auditing for effectiveness, risk and efficiency requires more analysis. This may mean:
- Flowcharting critical processes.
- Identifying critical process variables.
- Deciphering critical process variation.
- Uncovering unexpected gaps between business objectives and process metrics.
- Discovering gaps or white spaces that can result in higher risks.
- Discovering potential risks and errors.
- Uncovering the absence or differences from what is expected.
- Identifying chronic or systemic issues.
- Uncovering fraud or illegal acts.
The challenge is that clause by clause auditor require more knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Where can I purchase your book “Value Added Auditing (4th Edition)” ?
Do you have any other technical papers or brochures I can peruse?
I wish to bring value to the customer when I audit him, and not be a mere policeman.
This is in the context of ISO 9001:2015
Your assistance will be highly appreciated.
I am busy establishing a website, but to date have nothing.
Kind Regards
LucianoC
+27826205493
Hi Luciano, Amazon does carry it, and contact Greg through LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/greghutchins/ cheers, Fred
HiLuciano:
Good day. Thank you for your interest in Value Added Auditing.
You can get it on Amazon at:
https://www.amazon.com/Value-Added-Auditing-Enterprise-Management/dp/0965466558
You’re right. Defining the tupe of audit is critical. Is it a compliance, performance, or risk audit. Value Added Auditiing book describes all three. Most ISO audits now are a blend of compliance and risk.
As you know, ISO 9001 has an update coming out later this year. Due to the comtext requirement, risk has become much more important.
When you have your website up, pass along the URL and we’ll add some thoughts.
Holler if you have more questions, Best,
Grege