The Audit Scope determines the extent and range of the activities and the period (months or years) of records that are to be subjected to a BCM Audit examination. The Audit Criteria is a set of policies, procedures and requirements against which audit evidence is compared.

What is meant by scope of an audit?

Audit scope, defined as the amount of time and documents which are involved in an audit, is an important factor in all auditing. The audit scope, ultimately, establishes how deeply an audit is performed. It can range from simple to complete, including all company documents.

What is an audit scope and objective?

Objective = the purpose of the audit (what you are trying to achieve by doing the audit, what is the aim?) 2. Scope = Where you are going to start and stop the audit. ( this can be broken into the processes you are auditing, or time-bound) 3. Criteria = the requirements to audit against.