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Audit Division Leadership

Position	Name
Chair	Susanne Burke
Chair-Elect	Dennis Welch
Secretary	Linda Olds
Immediate Past Chair/Nominating Chair	Billi Jo (BJ) Johnson
Technical Standards Chair	Open
Webinar Chair	Angelo Scangas
Publicity Chair	Andrew Davison
Social Media Chair	Kristen Wagner
Newsletter Editor	Olamide (Ola) Okikiolu
Technical Program Chair for WCQI	Bill Hackett
Social Responsibility Chair	Dennis Welch
Content Management Committee Chair	Susan Gorveatte
Arrangements Chair	Dennis Welch
Treasurer	Billi Jo (BJ) Johnson
Education and Training Chair	Murray Gonzalez
Recertification Chair	Jessica Leung
Internet Liaison	Byron Mattingly
Voice of Customer Chair	Santosh Mishra

News

ASQ Audit Division - 29th Audit Division Conference Announced!

29 th ASQ Audit Division Conference, November 2-3, 2023 – Peppermill Resort Spa & Casino Hotel, Reno NV - https://www.peppermillreno.com/ The ASQ Audit Division is excited to announce that their 29 th ASQ Audit Division Conference will be held November 2-3, 2023 at the Peppermill Resort Spa & Casino Hotel in Reno, NV (P re-Conference Tutorials will be ... more

Posted by Andrew Davison on Audit Division Apr 17, 2023 10:24 AM CDT

MARCH 2023 WEBINAR NOW AVAILABLE: CONDUCTING MARVEL-OUS AUDITS – “USING YOUR AUDIT SUPERPOWERS TO CONDUCT SUPER AUDITS” – SUSAN GORVEATTE (GORVEATTE CONSULTING)

Session Takeaways • Learn Your Audit Superpowers • Practice Positive Communication Skills • Appreciate the Value of Building a Strong, Positive Rapport • Channel Your Inner Superhero through your Audit Superpowers • Conduct MARVEL-ous Audits Recording link: https://asq.webex.com/asq/ldr.php?RCID=6e484b081d846a9386eb6531d6e98833 more

Posted by Andrew Davison on Audit Division Mar 30, 2023 8:21 AM CDT

February 2023 Webinar Now Available: Data Analysis - Ten Questions Auditors Should Ask - Rai Chowdhary (The KPI System)

The world relies on data and its analyses to make good decisions. ISO Standards have also followed suit by including clauses on the topic. What should auditors look for? That is the million-dollar question. Why? Let us look at Section 8.4 Data Analysis from ISO 13485. The first paragraph requires documented procedures to determine, collect and ... more

Posted by Andrew Davison on Audit Division Mar 7, 2023 11:17 AM CST

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Recent Discussions

Favourite Questions to ask in an Audit?

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I'm interested in hearing everyone's favourite questions to ask while conducting an audit. When I audit Top ...

Susan Gorveatte Sep '21

Sep '21

It isn't necessarily asking a question, but during floor audits, I love asking someone to “show me” a task and to ...

Sep '21

Also, when I am auditing top management I like to ask, "What are the lions, tigers, and bears that are impacting the ...

Sep '21

Top management is just that. The top. They should have a rearview line of sight to their organization. First, I ...

Oct '22

@Carla Jones :
Top management is just that. The top. They should have a rearview line of sight to their ...

Oct '22

@Susan Gorveatte
My favorite question is, “Is this the latest Revision (or Version)?”.

Oct '22

I always start the audit by checking the KPIs. From there you'll see which items are not achieved. It will be the ...

Oct '22

What is important to your customers?

Oct '22

During our IATFs audit, the KPI's and customer scorecards are always the first questions. As previously stated, ...

ASQ Pass Rates by Exam (CQA)

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In preparing for the CQA exam, an interesting bit of information I came across was the Pass Rate for this exam. The ...

Maria Smith Feb '23

Feb '23

When I obtained my CQA, ASQ still permitted its member units to provide training and study preparation. I think ...

Feb '23

I obtained my ASQ certification last year 2022. I had hands on experience that greatly supplemented the handbook ...

Feb '23

@Maria Smith
I failed the first time because I did the self study method using the book and some BOK questions.

Feb '23

Great point
honestly, this exam is not easy, a good portion of questions are not in the handbook, there are a lot of ...

Feb '23

I wish ASQ would bring back training and test preparation to the member units. I believe the success rate will be ...

Feb '23

I passed in early 2022 and I took in an arm-load of the suggested references in with me. Another interesting data ...

Feb '23

I am currently preparing for the CMQ/OE it is a lot of material to cover. My preparation include going through the ...

Feb '23

Hello Chris,
To be honest, this is one of the easier exam that ASQ has, at least in my opinion. The reason I say that is, ...

Feb '23

@Maria Smith
I tried to post this once, but was unsuccessful. Hopefully second time is a charm. I passed the CQA exam ...

Feb '23

@Maria Smith
I certified in 2021 for CQA. I used a combination of CQI primer and answer handbook along with ASQ study ...

"Valid or NOT?" Webinar - INFORMATION REQUESTED

Recently I conducted a webinar for the ASQ Audit Division titled “Valid or NOT? – Verifying Management System ...

Sheronda Jeffries Mar '20

Equipment calibration requirement within a ...

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We encountered an event where the measuring equipment used in the R&D (Reliability) Lab were not calibrated ...

Ashley N White Sep '22

Oct '22

@Ashley N White Usually in cases like this I'd expect to see a label of “Calibration Not Required” or some type of ...

Apr '23

@Ashley N White
I believe that audit is a system level activity (& not related to specific product) unless ...

Initiating discussions on "effectiveness of an audit ...

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Hello Dear fellow auditors, I wanted to start a thread on the above topic. When would you decide as an auditor that ...

Santosh Mishra Aug '21

Aug '21

I would also add that the Audit adds value to the organization.

Certified Quality Auditor

Hello, there seems to be a discrepancy between the CQA 5th edition Ppk values for capability and the Certified CQA ...

Marie Lawton Dec '22

Creating Online ISO 9001 Management and Auditing ...

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I am looking for some participation in a Project I am currently developing. I hope this request is appropriate for ...

Richard Tanner Sep '19

Sep '19

I would be willing to help out. Send me the details.

Sep '19

I have now receive all the assistance needed.

Though it strange how I received more response on the Quality ...

The Fall issue of the Audit Report is available

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Check out the Fall issue of the Audit Report that has just been released. This issue is filled with exciting ...

Susan Gorveatte Aug '22

Aug '22

Check out the FILES tab on MyASQ to download your free copy.

Aug '22

Thank you

ISO 9001 - Assignment of Auditors

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In Switzerland, companies conducting audits use the same auditors for years in the same companies. It is a ...

Beat Schlumpf Jun '19

Jun '19

Hi Beat Schlumpf,

Subject: Batch Record Review, Deviations and Change Control, CAPA Corrective and ...

Jul '19

Thank you Saima for your request.
Unfortunately I have no additional information.

Beste regards
Beat

Jul '19

Hi Beat,

In response to your question, I offer the following:

"ISO makes standards and does not get involved in the ...

Aug '19

Thank you very much John for your reply.

Beat

Sep '19

You are right, but I would like to point out that the standard that specifies the rules for the work of certifying ...

Sep '19

Beat Schlumpf :
In Switzerland, companies conducting audits use the same auditors for years in the same ...

WCQI 2023 Conference Speakers

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If you would like to be a conference speaker at the 2023 WCQI in Philadelphia, contact Bill Hackett at ...

William Hackett Aug '22

Aug '22

@William Hackett :
If you would like to be a conference speaker at the 2023 WCQI in Philadelphia, contact Bill ...

Aug '22

@William Hackett Thanks for posting, I am excited to see a great program in Philly in 2023!

Latest Resources

The Audit Report - April 2019 The Audit Division Newsletter - April 2019. Issue #27
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A “Risk Based Thinking” Model for ISO 9001:2015 Nothing entered.
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Auditing in a Virtual World (Team, Tools, & Techniques) Nothing entered.
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Advanced Quality Auditing – An Auditor’s Review of Risk Based Thinking,Lean Improvement and Data Analysis Nothing entered.
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What is the Audit Division?
ASQ’s Audit Division is a team of professionals interested
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