My Reading on ASQ CQA HB Part V Part 1 small

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang
Part VA
• Guidelines
Audit guidelines are used to help focus audit activities. Typically, these consist of written attribute statements
that are used to evaluate products, processes, or systems. Audit guidelines are usually not prepared by the
auditor but rather by the auditor‘s organization, client, or by a regulatory authority. They are often used to
ensure that specific items are evaluated during each audit when audit programs cover several locations,
departments, or organizations. The primary differences between checklists and guidelines are that audit
guideline items are usually written in statement form rather than as questions, and guidelines don‘t include
provisions for recording audit results. To provide for the latter, log sheets are often used.
Keywords:
• Typically, these consist of written attribute statements that are used to evaluate products, processes, or
systems.
• Audit guidelines are usually not prepared by the auditor but rather by the auditor‘s organization, client, or
by a regulatory authority.