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quality compliance audit and technical compliance audit

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Momade Amade TECNICA L, Mozambique
What are the differences?
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Momade Amade TECNICA L, Mozambique
Jul 20, 2021 4:35 AM
Replying to Thomas Walenta
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Audit in this case means a independent (from the project) review of the product (could also mean review of the project as process).
Compliance means comparing the real product against a pre-established baseline or standard.

This standard can be technical, like describing the components and how they work together, statically and dynamically or it can include some technical norms relevant to the product.

Or this standard can be a quality standard, for the project, the organization or the industry, or imposed by regulators. Such a standard may include technical standards, but will rather also reflect on reliability, maintainability, sustainability, and other attributes of usage of the product.

So, technical audit is trying to answer the question 'has it been build right', while a quality audit tells us 'is it fit for intended usage'. This means a technical audit makes more sense before a quality audit.
Thanks again.
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Peter Rapin Subject Matter Expect; Project Delivery| Independent Consultant Ontario, Canada
A scanning of the responses suggests that the intent an audit needs to be clearly stated before it starts. Even then it may be interpreted differently based on experience and expectations. It is also necessary to define what the comparative standards are - personal, corporate, industry, client.
So, when someone calls for an audit the two most important questions are: What's the mandate? and What are you using as a standard?
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