Audit
| 1. Audit is an independent examination of an organization's business continuity or disaster recovery plans, procedures, documentation so as to assess compliance with specifications, standards, contractual agreements, or other criteria.
Notes (2): There are three types of audits: First Party Audits are internal audits. Second Party Audits and Third Party Audits are external audits.
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(Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute) |
2. Audit is a systematic examination to determine whether activities and related results conform to planned arrangements and whether these arrangements are implemented effectively and are suitable for achieving the organization's policy and objectives
(Source: ISO19011: 2002 Guidelines for quality and/or environmental management systems auditing, clause 3.1)
3. Audit is a systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining audit evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which audit criteria are fulfilled
(Source: ISO19011: 2002 Guidelines for quality and/or environmental management systems auditing, clause 3.1)
4. The process by which procedures and/or documentation are measured against pre-agreed standards.
(Source: Business Continuity Institute - BCI)
5. The process by which procedures and/or documentation are measured against pre-agreed standards.
(Source: Australia. A Practitioner's Guide to Business Continuity Management HB292 - 2006 )
