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Audit plans
The audit plan is where assurance starts. CAQA Audit holds your whole audit calendar on one page - which areas are being audited, when, by whom and why - so the plan is a living record rather than a spreadsheet that goes stale.
Plans link forward into programs, checklists and findings, which means coverage is always traceable back to the intention that scheduled it.
- A single accountable schedule for the whole audit cycle
- Internal reviews and external audit preparation side by side
- Status visible from first draft to final sign-off
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Audit programs
Every engagement in the plan expands into an audit program - the working definition of what this audit will examine, against which criteria, and how. Programs keep scope honest: what was agreed up front is what fieldwork records against.
Because programs are structured, they can be reused and refined each cycle instead of rebuilt from scratch.
- Objectives and criteria defined before fieldwork begins
- Steps assigned to named team members
- Programs reusable across recurring engagements
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Checklists
Checklists translate the audit program into the questions asked on the day. Build them once, refine them each cycle, and every auditor works from the same script - so results are comparable across teams, sites and years.
Each checklist item accepts notes, a rating and attached evidence, keeping the working papers in one place instead of scattered documents.
- Consistent fieldwork across auditors and sites
- Notes, ratings and references captured in place
- Checklist items link straight to evidence
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Evidence
Evidence is the difference between an opinion and a finding. CAQA Audit stores documents, records, photos and observations against the exact criterion they speak to, so the trail from conclusion back to source is never broken.
When the report is challenged - internally or by an external reviewer - the supporting record is one click away.
- Every claim in a report traceable to its source
- Files, links and observations held against criteria
- Nothing lost between fieldwork and reporting
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Findings
Findings are the product of the audit. Each one records what was observed, how serious it is, which criterion it relates to and what evidence supports it - structured, so patterns across engagements become visible.
Findings flow straight into recommendations, management responses and corrective actions, so nothing surfaced is left unanswered.
- Severity-rated findings with clear ownership
- Each finding tied to criteria and evidence
- Themes visible across audits and cycles
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Recommendations
A finding without a recommendation is just criticism. CAQA Audit prompts a practical recommendation against each finding, recorded alongside it, so every report leaves the reader knowing what should happen next.
Recommendations carry through to management responses and corrective actions, closing the loop the audit opened.
- A constructive next step for every finding
- Recommendations tracked to acceptance or rejection
- The bridge between findings and corrective actions
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Management responses
Assurance is a conversation. Management responses give the audited area its formal say - agreement, context or an alternative course - recorded against the finding it answers, so the governance record shows both sides.
Responses feed the corrective action plan, and the record of who said what stands ready for committees and external reviewers.
- Formal accept / partially-accept / reject positions
- Responses recorded against the finding they answer
- A complete two-sided record for governance
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Corrective actions
This is where audits earn their keep. Corrective actions are created from findings and responses, given an owner and a due date, and tracked in the open - so the register of what must change never lives in someone's inbox.
Actions stay linked to their originating finding, which means every closure can be read in context.
- Named owners and due dates for every action
- Progress visible without chasing email threads
- Closure requires verification, not just a tick
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Follow-ups
Closing an action isn't the same as fixing the problem. Follow-ups schedule the check that verifies the fix held, record what was seen, and reopen the action if reality disagrees with the paperwork.
It's the discipline that turns an audit register from a to-do list into an assurance system.
- Follow-up reviews scheduled at closure
- Verification recorded with its own evidence
- Actions reopened when the fix didn't hold
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Reports
Reports draw directly from the engagement record - scope, method, findings, recommendations and responses - so writing up is assembly, not archaeology. Draft and final versions stay attached to the audit they describe.
Because every statement is backed by the underlying record, reports stand up to scrutiny long after the fieldwork is done.
- Reports assembled from the live audit record
- Draft and final versions kept with the engagement
- Consistent structure across every audit
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Assurance dashboards
Dashboards answer the question every board asks: where are we? Plan progress, findings by severity, actions approaching their dates and follow-ups due - drawn live from the audit record, not from a slide someone assembled the night before.
When the picture changes, the dashboard changes with it, so governance conversations start from the same facts.
- The whole audit program on one screen
- Open findings and overdue actions surfaced early
- Evidence-backed answers for boards and committees
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