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Hold an opening meeting with interested personnel and affected parties prior to an audit.


CONTROL ID
15256
CONTROL TYPE
Audits and Risk Management
CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS



This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):
  • Establish, implement, and maintain an audit program., CC ID: 00684

There are no implementation support Controls.


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH



  • An opening meeting should be held with the auditee's management and, where appropriate, those responsible for the functions or processes to be audited. During the meeting, an opportunity to ask questions should be provided. (§ 6.4.3 ¶ 2, ISO 19011:2018, Guidelines for auditing management systems, Third edition)
  • other participants, including observers and guides, interpreters and an outline of their roles; (§ 6.4.3 ¶ 5 Bullet 1, ISO 19011:2018, Guidelines for auditing management systems, Third edition)
  • the audit methods to manage risks to the organization which may result from the presence of the audit team members. (§ 6.4.3 ¶ 5 Bullet 2, ISO 19011:2018, Guidelines for auditing management systems, Third edition)
  • For other audit situations, the meeting may be formal and records of attendance should be retained. The meeting should be chaired by the audit team leader. (§ 6.4.3 ¶ 4, ISO 19011:2018, Guidelines for auditing management systems, Third edition)