Free PECB ISO-9001-Lead-Auditor Exam Dumps Questions & Answers

Scenario 5: Mechanical-Electro (ME) Audit Stages
Mechanical-Electro, better known as ME, is an American company that provides mechanical and electrical services in China. Their services range from air-conditioning systems, ventilation systems, plumbing, to installation of electrical equipment in automobile plants, electronic manufacturing facilities, and food processing plants.
Due to the fierce competition from local Chinese companies and failing to meet customer requirements, ME's revenue dropped significantly. In addition, customers' trust and confidence in the company decreased, and the reputation of the company was damaged.
In light of these developments, the top management of ME decided to implement a quality management system (QMS) based on ISO 9001. After having an effective QMS in place for over a year, they applied for a certification audit.
A team of four auditors was appointed for the audit, including Li Na as the audit team leader. Initially, the audit team conducted a general review of ME's documents, including the quality policy, operational procedures, inventory lists, QMS scope, process documentation, training records, and previous audit reports.
Li Na stated that this would allow the team to maintain a systematic and structured approach to gathering documents for all audit stages. While reviewing the documented information, the team observed some minor issues but did not identify any major nonconformities. Therefore, Li Na claimed that it was not necessary to prepare a report or conduct a meeting with ME's representatives at that stage of the audit. She stated that all areas of concern would be discussed in the next phase of the audit.
Following the on-site activities and the opening meeting with ME's top management, the audit team structured an audit test plan to verify whether ME's QMS conformed to Clause 8.2.1 (Customer Communication) of ISO
9001.
To do so, they gathered information through group interviews and sampling. Li Na conducted interviews with departmental managers in the first group and then with top management. In addition, she chose a sampling method that sufficiently represented customer complaints from both areas of ME's operations.
The team members were responsible for the sampling procedure. They selected a sample size of 4 out of 45 customer complaints received weekly for electrical services and 2 out of 10 complaints for mechanical services.
Afterward, the audit team evaluated the evidence against the audit criteria and generated the audit findings.
According to general principles of sampling procedure, did the audit team select a valid sample for electrical services?

• A.  Yes, the selected sample size is proportionate to the population.
• B.  No, the selected sample size is high compared to the population, as for a population from 13 to 52 the minimum sample size should be 10.
• C.  No, the selected sample size is low compared to the population, as for a population from 13 to 52 the minimum sample size should be 5.

What is a horizontal audit?

• A.  In-depth investigation of all the processes in a specific department or organizational unit
• B.  In-depth investigation of one process across various departments in the organization
• C.  In-depth investigation of all the processes in major functional areas of the organization

You are conducting a third-party audit to ISO 9001 and interviewing the Training Manager. She explains that training is more important than ever because the organisation has had to reduce the number of staff employed. Many of the remaining staff are now required to be 'multi-skilled'. You ask to see plans for the multi-skilling training and are shown plans that look comprehensive, and include both 'on the job" training and internal and external training courses.
The records indicate that several staff required parts of their training to be repeated one month after the first training was provided. You ask why this was needed and are told that an investigation of customer complaints identified that several staff members did not complete certain tasks in the correct manner. The extra training was therefore recommended as a corrective action.
Based on this interview, which two of the tollowing audit trails would be the most appropriate to follow?
Select the two most appropriate audit trails from the following.

• A.  Determine whether customers were consulted about the risks associated with the multi-skilling training.
• B.  Review records to assess if all planned training has been completed.
• C.  Determine whether management has assessed the impact of staff reduction on the organisation's ability to meet its objectives.
• D.  Ask the members of staff whether they found the training received useful.
• E.  Ask if customer complaints had ceased since the multi-skilled training finished.
• F.  Assess whether Quality objectives are being met.

Below are four of the seven principles on which ISO 9000 series are based. Match a potential benefit to each of the quality management principles (QMP).

Correct Answer:

Explanation:
Quality management principles:
Customer focus = Increased revenue and market share
Engagement of people = Enhanced trust and collaboration throughout the organisation Improvement = Enhanced drive for innovation Evidence-based decision-making = Increased ability to demonstrate effectiveness of past actions According to the Quality management principles document published by ISO, each quality management principle has a statement, a rationale, key benefits, and actions you can take to apply it. Based on these descriptions, the potential benefits can be matched to the corresponding principles as follows:
Customer focus: The primary focus of quality management is to meet customer requirements and to strive to exceed customer expectations. The key benefits of this principle include increased customer value, customer satisfaction, customer loyalty, repeat business, reputation, customer base, revenue and market share.
Engagement of people: Competent, empowered and engaged people at all levels throughout the organization are essential to enhance its capability to create and deliver value. The key benefits of this principle include improved understanding of the organization's objectives and values, increased involvement in improvement activities, enhanced personal development, increased motivation and empowerment, enhanced trust and collaboration, and increased recognition and rewards.
Improvement: Successful organizations have an ongoing focus on improvement. The key benefits of this principle include improved organizational capabilities, alignment of improvement activities at all levels, increased ability to anticipate and react to opportunities and threats, enhanced drive for innovation, and increased levels of satisfaction.
Evidence-based decision-making: Decisions based on the analysis and evaluation of data and information are more likely to produce desired results. The key benefits of this principle include improved decision-making processes, increased ability to demonstrate the effectiveness of past decisions, increased ability to review, challenge and change opinions and decisions, and increased ability to improve performance.

You are conducting a third-party audit to ISO 9001 and the next item on your audit plan is 'internal auditing'.
When reviewing a sample of audit records up to 5 years previously, you find that many contain non- conformance reports and no actions have been taken. You interview the Quality Manager.
You: "I have noted that many of the older files contain non-conformances that have not had any corrective action taken." Quality Manager: "Because the business is always changing, the departmental managers tell me that the non- conformances are no longer applicable. I made a decision that any non-conformance over 3 years old is automatically closed" You: "Do you obtain any confirmation beforehand from the appropriate departments that the non- conformances are no longer applicable." Quality Manager: " No, because they are so old I consider that they are no longer appropriate. Please remember that we take a risk-based approach which means we audit where and when it is considered important to do so.
Select one course of action you would now take from the options.

• A.  Raise a non-conformance report against clause 9.2.2.e of ISO 9001
• B.  Interview relevant Departmental managers to assess whether the older non-conformances are still valid.
• C.  Interview Top management to determine whether they were aware of and agreed the actions of the Quality Manager
• D.  Review all non-conformances reports related to clause 9.2 of ISO 9001