Guidance and Best Practices for Virtual Auditing

Virtual Auditing is an important tool to be considered in any company’s audit program, and as such convergence consulting LLC has developed a practical guide (White Paper) related to the planning and executing of such audits.   It’s also a timely topic given the COVID-19 pandemic.  Our depth of experience in auditing, along with our 20 years’ collective experience in virtual auditing techniques, give us the knowledge and expertise to lead this conversation.  Below is a short excerpt from our White Paper, authored by our Senior Consultant, Ms. Leigh Leonard. To receive your free copy of the Paper, please submit your details and click the button.

“Four Things You’ll Learn About Virtual Auditing:

With COVID-19 pushing us to reconsider every non-essential site visit, now more than ever, EHS professionals have an obligation to evaluate and demonstrate where and how virtual auditing can contribute to and indeed improve the organizational audit program.  The information provided in this Paper is intended to help you through the overall process: You’ll learn the working definition of “virtual audit,” and how to focus on deciding whether or not virtual audits fit with your audit program as well as why organizations are undertaking them and what concerns and considerations must be kept in mind.  After that, the Paper addresses planning for virtual audits with six concrete steps to guide your team.  The final section addresses executing virtual audits, highlighting differences from site visit audits in the pre-audit, audit, and reporting phases.  Practical pointers and lessons learned are offered throughout the Paper to help you get your virtual audit program off to a smooth start.”