Audit management and internal audits
Audit management softwarebuilt around the evidence, not the checklist.
Plan the audit, gather objective evidence on site, classify each finding, agree it with the auditee before you leave, and track the corrective action through to verified close — all on one record rather than across a spreadsheet, a camera roll and an inbox.
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Checks
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Findings
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Actions
A single internal audit round
The audit is judged on its evidence, not its spreadsheet.
Internal audits fall down in predictable places: findings recorded without the evidence that supports them, observations the auditee first sees in a report days later, and corrective actions that drift away from the finding that raised them.
Findings without objective evidence
A nonconformity noted in a spreadsheet cell is an assertion until something shows what was observed.
Agreed too late
If the auditee first reads the finding in a report, the closing discussion has already been lost.
Actions that lose their thread
Corrective actions tracked separately from the audit make effectiveness impossible to verify later.
Plan, gather, agree, close.
What makes an audit trail hold up.
ISO 19011 asks that findings rest on objective evidence, that they are discussed with the auditee before conclusions are drawn, and that corrective actions are followed through. These are the parts of that a survey app can genuinely carry.
✓Objective evidence
Photographs, on-image measurements and video with a spoken observation transcribed as text — captured at the point of observation.
✓Findings, classified
Record whether an observation is a conformity, a nonconformity or an opportunity for improvement, with the evidence attached.
✓Agreed before close
Share the record as a link so the auditee reviews findings and evidence while you are still on site.
✓Corrective actions in place
The action, its owner and its evidence of completion stay attached to the finding that raised them.
✓Repeatable across audits
Keep each audit as a template so the same criteria are applied consistently, round after round.
✓Works offline
Audit plant rooms, warehouses and remote sites with no connection, and sync when you are back in range.
Start from an internal audit template.
Open the ready-made audit form, set it against your own criteria and scope, and reuse it every cycle. Every field below is editable, in chat or visually.
✓Audit scope, criteria and date
✓Area, process or department audited
✓Observation with objective evidence
✓Finding classification
✓Reference to the requirement
✓Corrective action and owner
✓Evidence of completion
✓Auditor and auditee sign-off
What is audit management software?+
Audit management software supports the full cycle of an internal or supplier audit: planning what will be audited and against which criteria, carrying out the audit and recording observations with supporting evidence, classifying findings, assigning corrective actions, and verifying that those actions worked. The point of difference from a checklist tool is that the evidence, the finding and the action stay connected to one another, so the audit trail can be reconstructed later.
What counts as objective evidence in an audit?+
Objective evidence is a record, statement of fact or other information that can be verified — as opposed to an auditor's recollection. In practice that means a dated photograph of the condition observed, a measurement, a document reference, or a recording of what was said during the audit. Capturing it at the moment of observation, tied to the location, is what makes it verifiable afterwards.
Can findings be shared with the auditee before the audit closes?+
Yes. A completed record can be shared as a link, so the auditee reviews the findings and their evidence while the audit is still open. That matters because guidance expects findings to be discussed and understood before conclusions are drawn, not delivered as a surprise in a report.
Can corrective actions be tracked to verified close?+
Yes. The corrective action, its owner and the evidence that it was completed stay on the same record as the finding that raised it, so verifying effectiveness later does not mean reconciling three separate systems.
Does this make us ISO 45001 or ISO 9001 certified?+
No. SiteSurvey records audits and the evidence behind them; it does not certify anything and does not replace an auditor's judgement. Certification is granted by an accredited certification body, and competence requirements for auditors remain yours to satisfy. What the software provides is a consistent, evidenced audit trail.
Can the same audit be reused each cycle?+
Yes. Audits are reusable forms, so the same criteria are applied the same way every round, which is what makes results comparable between cycles and between auditors.
Can it be used for supplier and site audits as well as internal ones?+
Yes. The audit is a form assigned to a project and its spaces, so it works equally for an internal process audit, a supplier visit or a site inspection — the difference is the criteria you build into it, not the tool.
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