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Audits
Standardization of practices and quality objectives is core to Enterprise data management. Implementation of a centralized system requires that consistency, quality objectives, and overarching goals be embodied within the entire system. It imposes control by defining common delivery formats, valid values, and operating procedures. Such standards provide the foundation for interoperability. While these objectives are not new, overseeing data from a centralized system provides the opportunity to monitor activities and enforce standards with the least effort and highest rate of success.

The quality and effectiveness of your Environmental Data Management System (EDMS) is too important to leave to chance. An audit by the professionals at Environmental Standards will identify the weaknesses and shortcomings that may be present in your EDMS and business processes.

What We Do
Our data management professionals will perform an in-depth review of your data management business processes and audit your EDMS. Our experts will investigate and confirm whether current practices align with team member roles and responsibilities and the processes detailed in your project’s governing documents, such as Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs), Data Management Plans (DMPs), and standard operating procedures (SOPs). 

During the audit, our team will:

• Examine current data collection and usage to determine whether data have been properly stored.
• Assess whether disaster recovery has been adequately addressed.
• Evaluate data security. Determine how security is applied and how users are assigned access to the database.
• Review how the levels of user authority are decided and managed to ascertain if they are sufficiently aligned with data usage.
• Determine data accessibility by reviewing standard reports and deliverables.
• Identify systemic issues of data collection, usage, and delivery.

Auditing a client’s EDMS assures the Project Team that the EDMS meets project needs, that the data have been stored properly, and that issues, such as disaster recovery and security, have been adequately addressed. Identifying and correcting potential problems are important steps in preventing costly project delays.  Your project decisions are only as good as the data you are basing them on.  Whether your EDMS is a standard, commercially available system or a highly customized project-specific system, Environmental Standards is here to help. It is imperative to make sure that your EDMS is supporting your project in the most efficient, accurate, and secure way possible. Contact us today to learn more.