Evaluating Objective Evidence for Internal Audits

In this free webinar, we will define the types of objective evidence, discuss methods for obtaining objective evidence and how to evaluate objective evidence when determining conformance. This webinar is geared towards internal auditors, but may also benefit technicians, new personnel, management or other personnel that may participate in internal audits.

Objective evidence is data supporting the existence or verity of something (ISO 9000:2015).

• Verity means something that is true.
• Objective evidence is used during internal audits to determine conformity to requirements.

Those requirements may come from standards, such as ISO/IEC 17025, regulations, customers or internal requirements, like policies and procedures.

Internal auditors gather objective evidence to compare actual performance of processes to the requirements that form the audit criteria.

Objective evidence can be obtained through observation, measurement, test or by other means. During internal audits, objective evidence is gathered by auditors by observing processes, effective listening, interviewing personnel, and reviewing documents and records. It is important for internal auditors to effectively evaluate objective evidence during internal audits to accurately and efficiently determine conformance to requirements.

Key Takeaways

• Understand the types of objective evidence gathered during internal audits
• Learn methods for obtaining objective evidence
• Correlate audit criteria with objective evidence gathered
• Learn how to evaluate objective evidence to determine conformance with requirements

Presenter

ANAB’s Technical Products Developer has over 20 years of experience in quality assurance, quality control, and quality management. She has worked in several different industries, including chemical, biological, oil and gas, and aerospace. Her main role in each of these industries was the development of management systems, including internal audit programs, vendor qualification procedures, and implementation of lean six sigma. Currently, the Technical Products Developer for ANAB designs and delivers training courses and supports client outreach through business development activities. Her role serves as a technical resource to customers, assessors, and other interested parties.