Documentation for internal audit

Answer:

Besides Internal Audit Program, which is mandatory document, there are also internal audit checklist and internal audit plan that are not mandatory but can be very useful during the audit.

Internal audit checklist should be prepared based on the documentation audit, prior to the main audit and it contains items or requirements of the standard to be checked during the audit. For more information, see: ISO 9001 Audit Checklist https://advisera.com/9001academy/knowledgebase/iso-9001-audit-checklist/

Internal audit plan represents a schedule of the specific internal audit. In this document, you should define what processes will be audited, what people will be interviewed and so on, with detailed timing for each process and each interview. Besides providing a structure to your audit, it also provides information to the relevant people so the y can make themselves available for your audit. For more information, see: Five Main Steps in ISO 9001 Internal Audit https://advisera.com/9001academy/knowledgebase/five-main-steps-in-iso-9001-internal-audit/