Internal audit for different locations

Site1: all the org units present (sales, hr, sw dev, qa, IT and so on)
Site2: 2 org units present (only sw dev and qa present)
Site3: 2 org units present (only IT and sales present)
As in scope we have all the sites, entities and units defined shall we conduct audit for all the org units per site in above scenario even they are not present at site? HR and IT I understand that we need to audit from site perspective but how about SW dev, QA as there is no relation to site 3 at all?"

Answer:

You don´t need to perform internal audit for those units that are not present in a site. For instance, in site 3 you will carry out an internal audit which includes IT and sales, but you don´t need to include sv dev as it is not present at that site. What is really important is that in the internal audit you cover all the requirements that apply to the entire scope of your organization and you clearly define the products and services offered by the different entities.

To learn more abot the scope of the organization, see this article - Certifying different legal entities under one certification scope in ISO 9001: https://advisera.com/9001academy/blog/2018/03/27/certifying-different-legal-entities-under-one-certification-scope-in-iso-9001/

These materials can help you to learn more about ISO 9001:2015 implementation:

- Book "Discover ISO 9001:2015 through practical examples": https://advisera.com/books/discover-iso-9001-2015-through-practical-examples/
- ISO 9001:2015 Foundations Course: https://advisera.com/training/iso-9001-foundations-course/
- Conformio - Compliance tool: https://advisera.com/conformio/