Closing the on-site audit

You have just completed your on-site audit interviews, according to the audit plan. You are about to close the audit. The closing meeting marks the end of the audit. It helps to motivate the auditees to go further in defining and implementing improvement actions. As audit manager, you're in charge of this.

• Is a meeting necessary and systematic?

• Is preparation time necessary?

• Do non-conformities have to be presented?

This sheet explains the steps you need to follow to successfully complete this phase of the audit.