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ISO/DIS 19011:2017-09: An update on the current status of the revision DQS Holding, August 2017

ISO/DIS 19011:2017-09

An update on thecurrent status ofthe revision


ISO 19011 Revision – Activities

ü The PC 302 committee met in April in Milan to process the comments submitted by the national councils, and to develop a „Draft International Standard“.

ü Following extensive discussion of the comments, as well as the addition of various content, the draft (DIS) was made available in August 2017.

ü The current ISO project plan calls for the new standard to be published in April, 2018.

The members of PC 302 at their last meeting


Revision objectives (1)

The Guidelines for Auditing Management Systems:ü Are meant to address and be usable by all organizations, including small and

medium-sized ones (SMEs).

ü Are designed to take into account the High Level Structure for managementsystems first published in 2011, as well as current developments in the field ofmanagement system standards.

ü Use mainly updated terms from the High Level Structure HLS (e.g. “documentedinformation“) and ISO 9000:2015; expands the number of definitions (requirement,process, performance, effectiveness)

ü Introduce a new concept in the „Principles of Auditing“ clause: “risk-basedauditing“, an approach to auditing that takes into account risks and opportunities

ü Pursue the consideration/review of risks and opportunities throughout the entireguideline.

ü Address the context of the organization in several clauses.


The Guidelines for Auditing Management Systems:ü Connect the audit program more strongly with the organization‘s strategic

focus, thus re-structuring the „Audit Program“ clause. The audit programwidens its focus regarding the secondary conditions to include context, risksand opportunities, as well as the goals/objectives of the organisation

ü Revise the recommendations for audit planning

ü Add some facets to the conduct of audit activities, e.g. regarding the use ofdigital media.

ü In the Annex, make reference to and provide supplementary explanations forprocess-oriented auditing, the handling of risks and opportunities and the life-cycle assessment.

ü Reference their recommendations more closely to the competencies ofauditors, instead of knowledge and skills.



What remains:ü The scope of applicability, to include the focus on first and second party

management system audits (internal and supplier audits)

ü The structure and to a large part, essential content of ISO 19011:2011

What is gone:ü The examples for discipline-specific knowledge and skills in the Annex



Old vs. New structure and additions

1. Scope

2. Normative references

3. Terms and definitions

4. Principles of auditing

5. Managing an audit program

6. Performing an audit

7. Competence and evaluation of auditors

Annex A (informative): Guidance and illustrativeexamples of discipline-specific knowledge and skills ofauditors

Annex B (informative): Additional guidance for auditorsfor planning and conducting audits

+ Risks and Opportunities

+ Context

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+ Life cylce


Time plan

Possible call for DIS 2

2017 2018

08/2017: DIS + start ofcommenting period

Nov. 2017: PC 302 meeting toreview and process comments

Dec 2017: FDIS (en)

April 2018:Publication


Critical issues / comments from the DIN councilNA 147-00-07 GA

ü The contents of the HLS are referenced intensively, and the scope of theaudit guidelines stretched to the breaking point in some places.

ü There is much emphasis on the consideration of risks and opportunities,which may even include a review of the management system itself.

ü The current examples of discipline-specific knowledge and skills (Annex A) arevaluable for orientation purposes, particularly for internal and supplier auditors,and should be continued.

ü At this time it is not clear if the DIN will agree to the current draft. If severalnational standardization bodies were to reject the draft, ISO may need toissue an additional draft (DIS 2) prior to finalization.

Information in this brief was provided by DGQ, and translated by DQS Holding for the internal use of the group’s offices

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