ISO 19011

ISO 19011 is an international standard that sets forth guidelines for management systems auditing. The current version is ISO 19011:2018. It is developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Originally it was published in 1990 as ISO 10011-1 and in 2002 took the current ISO 19011 numbering.

The standard offers four resources to organizations to "save time, effort and money":

• A clear explanation of the principles of management systems auditing.
• Guidance on the management of audit programs.
• Guidance on the conduct of internal or external audits.
• Advice on the competence and evaluation of auditors.^[1][2]

History

Year	Description
1990	ISO 10011-1 (1st Edition)[3]
2002	ISO 19011 (2nd Edition)[4]
2011	ISO 19011 (3rd Edition)[5]
2018	ISO 19011 (4th Edition)[2]

See also

• ISO 9001
• ISO 14001
• ISO/IEC 27001
• ISO 45001