Audit Report

Definition

An audit report is a quality engineering work product that documents the results of an audit.

Objectives

The typical objectives of an audit report are to:

• Document the results of an audit.

Benefits

The typical benefits of an audit report include:

• An audit report provides a record of the audit for defect trends.

Contents

An audit report typically has the following contents:

• The milestone
• The auditor's name and contact information
• The date of the audit
• The baseline audited
• The work product versions that make up the baseline
• Any defects in the work product that the auditor identified

Stakeholders

An audit report typically has the following stakeholders:

• Producers:
  • Quality Team
• Evaluators:
  • None.
• Approvers:
  • Program Manager or Project Manager
  • Technical Leader
  • Customer Representative
• Maintainers:
  • Not changed once completed and placed under configuration control
• Users:
  • Development Team
  • Customer Representative
  • Process Engineer

Phases

An audit report is typically produced and maintained during the following phases:

• Business Strategy: Completed
• Business Optimization: Not Applicable
• Initiation: Completed
• Construction: Completed
• Delivery: Completed
• Usage: Not Applicable
• Retirement: Completed

Preconditions

Audit reports can be started if the following preconditions hold:

• The baseline associated with the milestone exists.
• The milestone arrives.

Inputs

The typical inputs to an audit report include:

• Work Products:
  • Baselined work products
• Stakeholders:
  • None

Guidelines

• TBD

Conventions

An audit report is typically constrained by the following conventions:

• Work Flow
• Content and Format Standard
• MS Word Template
• XML Template
• Inspection Checklist

Examples

• Example Audit Report