prEN ISO 19011

Guidelines for auditing management systems (ISO/DIS 19011:2025)

This document provides guidance on auditing management systems, including the principles of auditing, managing an audit programme and conducting management system audits, as well as guidance on the evaluation of competence of individuals involved in the audit process. These activities include the individual(s) managing the audit programme, auditors and audit teams.
It is applicable to all organizations that need to plan and conduct internal or external audits of management systems or manage an audit programme.
The application of this document to other types of audits is possible, provided that special consideration is given to the specific competence needed.

Leitfaden zur Auditierung von Managementsystemen (ISO/DIS 19011:2025)

Lignes directrices pour l'audit des systèmes de management (ISO/DIS 19011:2025)

Le présent document fournit des lignes directrices sur l'audit de systèmes de management, comprenant les principes de l'audit, le management d'un programme d'audit et la réalisation d'audits de systèmes de management. Elle donne également des lignes directrices sur l'évaluation de la compétence des personnes impliquées dans le processus d'audit. Ces activités concernent le(s) responsable(s) du management du programme d'audit, les auditeurs et les équipes d'audit.
Il est applicable à tous les organismes qui doivent planifier et réaliser des audits internes ou externes de systèmes de management ou manager un programme d'audit.
Le présent document peut, en principe, s'appliquer à d'autres types d'audits, à condition toutefois d'accorder une attention toute particulière aux compétences spécifiques requises.

Smernice za presojanje sistemov vodenja (ISO/DIS 19011:2025)

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 12-Oct-2026
• ICS: 03.120.20 - Product and company certification. Conformity assessment
• Technical Committee: CEN/CLC/TC 1 - Criteria for conformity assessment bodies
• Current Stage: 4020 - Submission to enquiry - Enquiry
• Start Date: 20-Mar-2025
• Completion Date: 20-Mar-2025
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN ISO 19011:2025 - Guidelines for auditing management systems (ISO/DIS 19011:2025)

Relations

• Revises: EN ISO 19011:2018 - Guidelines for auditing management systems (ISO 19011:2018)
• Effective Date: 07-Feb-2024

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2025
Smernice za presojanje sistemov vodenja (ISO/DIS 19011:2025)
Guidelines for auditing management systems (ISO/DIS 19011:2025)
Leitfaden zur Auditierung von Managementsystemen (ISO/DIS 19011:2025)
Lignes directrices pour l'audit des systèmes de management (ISO/DIS 19011:2025)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN ISO 19011
ICS:
03.100.70 Sistemi vodenja Management systems
03.120.10 Vodenje in zagotavljanje Quality management and
kakovosti quality assurance
13.020.10 Ravnanje z okoljem Environmental management
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Principles of auditing . 5
5 Managing an audit programme . 6
5.1 General .6
5.2 Establishing audit programme objectives .9
5.3 Determining and evaluating audit programme risks and opportunities .9
5.4 Establishing audit programme.10
5.4.1 Roles and responsibilities of the individual(s) managing the audit programme .10
5.4.2 Competence of individual(s) managing audit programme.11
5.4.3 Establishing extent of audit programme .11
5.4.4 Determining audit programme resources . 12
5.5 Implementing audit programme . 12
5.5.1 General . 12
5.5.2 Defining the objectives, scope and criteria for an individual audit . 13
5.5.3 Selecting and determining auditing methods . 13
5.5.4 Selecting audit team members .14
5.5.5 Assigning responsibility for an individual audit to the audit team leader . 15
5.5.6 Managing audit programme results . 15
5.5.7 Managing and maintaining audit programme records .16
5.6 Monitoring audit programme . .16
5.7 Reviewing and improving audit programme .17
6 Conducting an audit .18
6.1 General .18
6.2 Initiating audit .18
6.2.1 General .18
6.2.2 Establishing contact with auditee .18
6.2.3 Determining feasibility of audit .18
6.3 Preparing auditing activities .19
6.3.1 Performing review of documented information .19
6.3.2 Audit planning .19
6.3.3 Assigning work to audit team . 20
6.3.4 Preparing documented information for audit .21
6.4 Conducting auditing activities .21
6.4.1 General .21
6.4.2 Assigning roles and responsibilities of guides and observers . .21
6.4.3 Conducting opening meeting . 22
6.4.4 Communicating during audit. 23
6.4.5 Audit information availability and access . 23
6.4.6 Reviewing documented information while conducting audit. 23
6.4.7 Collecting and verifying information.24
6.4.8 Generating audit findings . 25
6.4.9 Determining audit conclusions . 25
6.4.10 Conducting closing meeting . 26
6.5 Preparing and distributing audit report . 26
6.5.1 Preparing audit report . 26
6.5.2 Distributing audit report .27
6.6 Completing audit .27
6.7 Conducting audit follow-up . 28

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7 Competence and evaluation of auditors .28
7.1 General . 28
7.2 Determining auditor competence . 29
7.2.1 General . 29
7.2.2 Personal behaviour . 29
7.2.3 Knowledge and skills . 30
7.2.4 Achieving auditor competence .32
7.2.5 Achieving audit team leader competence .
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