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Navigating the rocky road ahead
The European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditors has published its annual Risk in Focus report. What are the topics of concern for internal auditors, and how can they support their organisations in key risk areas?
Streamlining the audit process
Pedro Medel Reyes, Quality and Compliance Manager at Perforadora México of Grupo México, has streamlined the audit process for his company to improve efficiency. Here, he explains the work which led to him becoming a finalist in the Emerging Talent Award at this year’s CQI International Quality Awards.
Focusing on the future
IRCA Principal Auditor Ravindiran Gurusamy makes the case for putting customer focus at the heart of an organisation.
Finding testers in times of shortages
Richard Mort, a senior consultant at Eurofins Digital Testing, an independent company for quality assurance, testing and cyber security for software systems and devices, explores the challenges faced by the testing industry, and suggests key approaches to ensure organisations’ quality assurance remains a constant capability alongside software development
Breaking down language barriers
Quality Engineer Benjamin Clifford, who works for DISCO Corporation in Japan, was a finalist in the Emerging Talent category at this year’s CQI International Quality Awards. Here, he explains his journey into auditing, and how a multi-lingual auditing programme is improving standards in his organisation.
Cognitive bias and its impact on outsourcing
Cognitive biases can have a serious impact on supply chain management when it comes to outsourcing vendors. Krishnan Lakshminarayanan CQP MCQI, a Lead Auditor and Senior Manager at William Hare in India, examines some common examples and looks at how they can be avoided.
Audit SIG attendees and the future of audit
The Chartered Quality Institute’s Audit SIG Conference, in partnership with Inmarsat and sponsored by Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS), took place on September 15 at Inmarsat’s headquarters in London. At the end of the event, delegates and Audit SIG members stopped to share their thoughts on the future of the audit industry and their key takeaways from the event.
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ISO TC283 wins ISO standards development award
The technical committee behind ISO 45001 receives the 2022 ISO Lawrence D Eicher Award for excellence in creative and innovative services and initiatives
Hyundai Mobis CEO secures ISO presidency
ISO announces its new president at its 2022 Annual Meeting where discussions on how standards can support international trade, innovation and climate change were the focus of the week-long meeting.