Quality Assurance & Improvement Program
(Source: Internal Auditing Professional Standards)
1220
Quality Assurance and Improvement Program & Assessments
(Standards 1300, 1310)
developed
maintained
program effectiveness continuously monitored
purpose include:
adding value
improve organization's operations
assure conformity with Standards and Code
program effectiveness monitored and assessed
include both internal and external assessments.
Quality Program Assessments
(Practice Advisory 1310-1)
Internal audit activity:
- perform per charter
- effective and efficient
- add value and improve organization's operations
- proper supervision
- periodic internal, external assessments
- ongoing monitoring of quality assurance
- compliance with Standards and Code
- adequate charter, goals, objectives, policies, procedures
- contribute to organization's risk management, governance, and control processes
- compliance with applicable laws, regulations, government or industry standards
- effectiveness of continuous improvement activities
- adopt best practices
- add value
- improve organization's operations
Communicate assessment results to management, board, external auditors, etc.
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