Software Auditor Skills

This course designed to provide a comprehensive knowledge base and practical skills for anyone interested in implementing or improving Software Quality Auditing techniques and practices in their organization. This course starts with an overview of software auditing basics including a discussion of quality concepts, terms and definitions, the definition of an audit, a discussion of the benefits and consequences of conducting audits and of professional conduct. The different types of audits are described, the audit process is introduced, and industry standards and models related to audits are surveyed.

Course attendees will learn what is involved in initiating an audit including the verification of the audit entry criteria, the definition of the audit's scope and purpose, and determination of the audit's inputs. The audit planning responsibilities of the auditor management and lead auditor are discussed. Audit strategies and estimation considerations are reviewed, and the contents of an audit plan are outlined.

Attendees will learn how to prepare for an audit by conducting a documentation review and creating audit tools including a checklist, a plan for verifying each checklist item and interview questions. The execution of an audit is discussed including holding opening and closing meetings, gathering objective evidence and documenting audit findings. Attendees will learn how to document the results of an audit in an audit report and what records should be retained for each audit.

This course defines the steps in creating a corrective action plan to address the finding of an audit and the evaluation, verification and follow-up of those corrective actions.

CLASSROOM

No dates are scheduled for this course. Please contact ASQ for more information.

Member Price: $1,095 List/Forum/Division Price: $1,195

CEUs and ASQ RUs: 1.3

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Instructor
Linda Westfall, PE, CSQE, CQA