Re: Seeking Internal Audit Plan FORM
Just a small point but are you looking for a calendar for scheduling audits or an audit plan. If we use the terminology of ISO 19011, the calendar would be the audit program(me) and the individual audit(s) would have an audit plan........
If it's a calendar of audits over the coming months, then I'd suggest you don't try to schedule them like that. As Anne (PHD) states, you should consider the 'status and importance' rather than try to 'predict' what needs auditing for months to come. Sure an external auditor might be happy with the whole thing planned out, but it won't be much use to your management. Indeed, once you attempt such a schedule, you'll probably start having to adjust it and someone's going to ask 'when are you going to make up your mind about what to audit.....?"
Try this:
Set a frequency for your audits - say monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly (based on how 'mature' your system is). Then, using data/trends and other info about your business performance, plus what things are planned to change (new products, process changes, re-organizations) set a 'scope' and something to audit against (the audit criteria, not just ISO or the procedures) and ensure it's something management are focused on (get their buy in).
Select an auditor who's familiar with the process and sit them down to plan the audit (write checklists, study documents, data/trends). Select an agreed time to do the audit, to get management on the agenda and do the audit, with them involved in diagnosing what's going on with their process - if it's in control......they'll accept any actions better this way.
Yup, it's a different approach, but try it. You might just like it!