The AMS is a software product that allows you to fulfil the audit requirements of up to any three Management System Standards. It complies with (and exceeds) the administrative requirements of ISO 19011 Guidelines for Quality and/or Environmental Management System Auditing. It is Pure audit process.
You can either use it to streamline your ISO 9001: 2000 internal auditing process, or use it to combine audits to both ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 and a third Standard, maybe Health and Safety. (OHSAS 18001) or IT Security ISO 27001. It is a vital part of an integrated management system.
Auditing software is conventionally designed for Standards compliance rather than effectiveness and it isn't the most exciting subject in the world anyway. Ours is designed for Standards compliance and effectiveness. We were surprised to find how this software, out on beta test with some normally cynical and overworked Quality Managers, created a level of enthusiasm for auditing and a determination to get the most out of the process that we found very encouraging. It generated a surprising level of buy-in from Senior Managers too, when shown the results at management review. It is possible to Reverse some of the popular misconceptions about auditing and this software can play a part.
These are some of the benefits;
- Fewer 'system' problems with Registrars as the system is highly defined and covers all aspects of auditing.
- Better audits carried out by internal auditors as they have more guidelines to work from with the Typical Questions, Clause-related questions, and the Refresher training. Therefore a lower skill level is required to be an internal Auditor, and you can get more staff involved.
- Fewer unclosed Actions detected by Registrars as you can get a report at the click of a button, rather than wading through a filing cabinet
- Less time spent administering the system as it is all there in front of you
- Better, higher quality and more timely Closure as you can commu
