External audit 2nd year

Answer:

Unlike the objective of the first external audit that is mainly focused on compliance to the requirements of the standard, the second audit is more focused on maintenance of your system. Meaning that the auditors will be more interested on how you conduct your internal audit, management review and how did you resolve nonconformities if there were any.

Another important thing is how did you handle results from your previous audit, meaning have you resolved all nonconformities and addressed recommendations.

For more information see:

- Checklist of ISO 9001 implementation & certification steps https://advisera.com/9001academy/knowledgebase/checklist-of-iso-9001-implementation-certification-steps/

- How to deal with nonconformities in an ISO 9001 certification audit  http:/ /advisera.com/9001academy/blog/2015/06/09/how-to-deal-with-nonconformities-in-an-iso-9001-certification-audit/