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- Aerospace and Defense QMS
- Process
- Audit reporting
Audit reporting
A closed audit should still explain what was examined and which requirements produced findings. Use a supplier audit with two findings to rehearse the reporting decision.
Step by step
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Plan audit Quality Manager
Quality Manager records audit number, scope, planned date and assigned auditor.
- Establishes scope, schedule and auditor
- Updates Audits, People
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Conduct audit Auditor
Auditor works through the scope and moves the audit into progress.
- Records active audit work
- Updates Audits
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Record findings Auditor
Auditor links requirement-based findings to the audit, naming severity, owner and due date.
- Connects each requirement and owner to the audit
- Updates Audits, Audit findings, People
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Check reporting Quality Manager
The reporting workflow verifies the recorded scope against linked findings when the audit reaches reporting.
- Compares scope with the retained findings
- Updates Audits, Audit findings
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Close audit Quality Manager
The workflow closes the audit after its reporting check while finding records remain available for follow-up.
- Ends audit reporting without discarding findings
- Updates Audits, Audit findings
Who does what
Roles and permissions- Quality Manager
- Plans audit work and follows reporting; Auditor records requirement-linked findings; Quality Approver reads the retained audit evidence.
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