Auditing the Auditors: Competence
by Don Brecken What should an auditor expect to find when auditing an organization’s internal…
The Auditor’s Eyes: Respectful and Productive Audits
by Denise Robitaille I had occasion recently to observe an auditor in a setting outside…
Layered Process Audit Approach: A Lot of Little Audits
by Thomas A. Gray I recently had an interesting conversation with an assessor for a…
Assessing Quality Through Risk: Pharmaceutical Quality System
by Stéphanie Peika (Editor’s note: This is the second half of a two-part article series that…
Well-Balanced Process Audits
by Naomi B. Whitehead I really enjoy all the preparation, planning, researching, and verifying that’s…
Auditing a Subsystem: Auditing Performance Feedback
by Russell T. Westcott Performance feedback includes: Communicating expectations and requirements to workers Correcting improper…
The Myth of the Clean Audit
by Denise Robitaille We’ve all heard the expression from managers and supervisors about their desire…
LPA Implementation Can Drive Improvement
by Thomas A. Gray Layered process audits (LPAs) have become very popular lately. Their popularity…
Distribution Analysis in Auditing
by Duke Okes Financial auditors often apply Benford’s Law to look for potential signals of…
QbD for Pharmaceuticals: Assessing Quality Through Risk
by Stéphanie Peika (Editor’s note: This is the first half of a two-part article series that…