Writing Techniques for Audit Findings, Reports, etc.

Marc

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It helps a little, Marc. Thanks. But, IMO, a better title would have been something like

How to write clear non-conformance statements.
As a moderator you can change thread titles if you feel a different title is appropriate. As you know, I 'clean up' quite a few thread titles daily.
 
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bookcat

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Sorry for the poorly written thread. Please feel free to rephrase any of my threads be it title only or the content as long as the thoughts that I was trying to convey remains. I am from the Philippines so it's safe to say english is not my native tongue. I don't speak or write the way "english speaking" countries such as US, Australia, etc. There are however Filipinos who are very good english communicator. Please excuse me if I don't sound one but I wish to become one. Maybe I could enhance my english communication skills thru Elsmar Cove.

I would like to thank all for the advices.

As for Randy's question, I am not referring to a specific audit finding. My question covers techniques on writing "audit findings" in general. I will try to formulate one or post sample audit findings so I could be brief on my question.
 
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samsung

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As for Randy's question, I am not referring to a specific audit finding. My question covers techniques on writing "audit findings" in general. I will try to formulate one or post sample audit findings so I could be brief on my question.
IMO, Randy was referring to the kinds of audit findings like 'Conformity, Nonconformity or Opportunities for Improvements as he stated in his post. All are findings yet report writing methodology may vary from one to another, e.g. in case of a nonconformity writing, you will need to cite specific clause no. / document ref. or the source of 'requirement' etc. whereas in case of conformity, so much of details may not be required. (even a statement of conformity may not at all be required to be cited.)
 
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bookcat

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IMO, Randy was referring to the kinds of audit findings like 'Conformity, Nonconformity or Opportunities for Improvements as he stated in his post. All are findings yet report writing methodology may vary from one to another, e.g. in case of a nonconformity writing, you will need to cite specific clause no. / document ref. or the source of 'requirement' etc. whereas in case of conformity, so much of details may not be required. (even a statement of conformity may not at all be required to be cited.)
Ah, I see. I wasn't able to get what he meant. Thank you, Samsung. This clears things up.
 

Raffy

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Hi bookcat,
Providing you an example on how to write audit findings:
In writing the audit findings, i.e. the control of documents is not effective. Clause Requirement: 4.2.3 Control of Documents. Objective Evidence: Two maintenance procedures were seen active in the Production Area having different content and it was noted that the content of one procedure is already obsolete.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Raffy :cool:
 

AnaMariaVR2

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PowerWord

In the 2010 October issue of ASQ's Quality Progress magazine, there was a nice article called "PowerWord" which I'm attaching here for everybody's benefit regarding this discussion.
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EDIT NOTE: While the attached article did not have any copyright notices on it, technically it's an ASQ Quality Progress article. It can be accessed for free, but like we do here they do require Registration. Here is the link to the article which was attached: Quality Progress - Word Power

"Abstract: A practical guide helps quality professionals choose the correct wording to clarify their communications and encourage recipients to take corrective action. The 12 tips focus on written communication related to auditing, consulting, and training in the area of man…"
 
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