The Audit Report - ASQ

1 The Audit ReportThe Newsletter of the ASQ Audit DivisionSeptember 2015 , Issue 19 Newsletter EditorLance B. Coleman AdministratorChris DeMartino 800-248-1946 x7682 This Issue:Chair s MessageLetter From the EditorFeature Article: Using the Appreciative Inquiry Method When Auditing for Performance and Improvement, by Kevin PoseyTips From the Trenches: Corporate Quality Audits: Beyond the Closing Meeting, by Danielle FrederickLetter From the DCDC onference PreviewDivision News Bytes Lapsing Purpose, by Kurt StukeArticle: ISO 9001: 2015 Begins With Leadership, by Walter TigheDivision Organizational ChartChair s MessageHi everyone!

2 It continues to be a very busy year for the Audit Division. Our student coor-dinator, Lawrence Mossman, has been setting up student branches in various sec-tions within the United States including Florida; Memphis, TN; Missouri; Iowa; and now in Boston, MA to coincide with the BOSCON conference in April 2016. Lawrence has started the development of a Student Branch Organizing Team to assist in our outreach effort to students as we continue to move forward with this of BOSCON, the Audit Division will be participating in BOSCON 2016, pro-viding speakers on Audit -related subjects.

3 Come and visit our booth to speak with our team and obtain information about the division and our Certified Quality Auditor certification preparation class. Planning has begun, so please check the Boston section website at for up-to-date information as it becomes available. Our very popular free webinar series con-tinues with our next webinar on October 6, 2015 , from 1:00 2:00 Eastern Daylight Time. The subject and presenter have not yet been chosen. Watch your email for the webinar announcement and registration you have missed any of our webinars, you can access them from the Audit Division home page at and scrolling down to Featured Content.

4 To date we have Advanced Audit Interviewing Techniques, A Risk Based Thinking Model for ISO 9001: 2015 , ISO 9001: 2015 Update Internal Audit Challenges, and Advanced Quality Auditing An Auditor s Review of Risk Based Thinking, Lean Improvement, and Data Analysis. If there are any topics you would like to see presented, please contact Angelo Scangas, our webinar chair, at so we can deliver important and timely webinars that are of interest to our travel budgets become tighter and the thirst for knowledge continues to increase, the Audit Division is partnering with the Software Division to offer alternate options to destination conferences in the form of virtual conferences.

5 We are in the early stages of developing and testing various options for this offering, and initial tests look very promising. Stay tuned for continuing are looking for nominations for the 2015 Paul Gauthier Award. The Paul Gauthier Award honors someone who has made, or is making, an original, signifi-cant, or lasting contribution to the field of auditing. If you know someone that you feel deserves this recognition, and you would like to submit a nomination, please contact George Callender, ASQ Audit Division Awards Committee chair, at to request The Paul Gauthier Nomination Form.

6 Nominations must be submitted on the form for consideration. Please email nomi-nations to George Callender by September 30, 2015 . The award will be presented at our 24th Annual Audit Conference this October in Reno, you need to become a Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), the next public offering Continued on page 2 The Audit Report September 20152 Audit Division VisionTo be the pre-eminent body for provid-ing expertise on auditing and defining expectations for the Audit profession. Audit Division MissionTo develop the expectations of the Audit profession and auditors.

7 To promote to stakeholders auditing as a management tool to achieve continuous improvement and to increase customer Audit Report is published four times a year as a chief information resource for members and friends of ASQ s Audit about the ASQ Audit Division may also be found at : All ASQ Audit Division endorsed communication and/or use of the Audit Division s logo must be approved by the Audit Division the CQA certification preparation class will be held on October 26 28, just before the Audit Conference in Reno, October 29 30.

8 The class will avail-able at our reduced conference price of $895 for the three-day course. You can then take the CQA exam immediately after the conference on Saturday, October, 31!For more information or to register for this class, please go to the confer-ence registration page at or directly through ASQ certification at You can take the CQA certification preparation class, take the exam, and attend the conference all in one trip! We are looking forward to seeing all of you at the 24th ASQ Audit Conference in Reno, at the Peppermill Hotel and Resort, October 29 30.

9 For those of you who have attended previous Audit Division conferences at the Peppermill, you know this is one of our preferred venues as we are able to deliver a compre-hensive, all-inclusive learning experience at a reasonable price, and you get recertification units (RUs) for attending. You can also attend our annual Audit Division business meeting, for which you receive additional for the conference at and we ll see you in Reno!Nancy Boudreau 2014 2015 Audit Division ChairNewsletter Publishing GuidelinesAuthors Wanted!The Audit Report staff is looking for authors.

10 Share your expertise with other Audit profes-sionals while adding to your own credentials. Writing for the newsletter also earns CEUs to submit with your certification journal. If interested, please email submittals to Guidelines are below. Main Factors1. Technical MeritIncludes correct factsRelevant to our mission2. No selling of services3. Nothing offensive4. Original content only. Nothing previously published or presented, without prior approv-al by review Factors5. Not too similar to something recently done6. Desired subject matter: How timely is material?