
Quality Management: My System is Set Up -- Now What?
The deadline for finalizing the design and the implementation of your firm’s system of quality management has passed. Review the remaining requirements of SQMS No. 1 and what’s in store for your system.
Format
Webcast
Date
Feb 03, 2026
NASBA Field of Study
Auditing
Level
Intermediate
CPE Credits
2
Instructor
Jeanne Dee, Joe Lynch , Mike Brand
Availability
Product Number
WC5188581
With the design and implementation of your firm’s system of quality management complete, the firm now focuses on operating, maintaining, and continuously improving that system.
This webcast explores the ongoing post-implementation requirements of SQMS No. 1, including:
- Understanding engagement performance responsibilities
- Performing and documenting monitoring activities
- Identifying and evaluating findings and deficiencies
- Implementing, evaluating, and tracking remediation
- Conducting the required annual evaluation of the system and periodic performance evaluations of those assigned ultimate and operational responsibility for the system
Learn how to keep your firm’s system responsive, current, and effective in maintaining and promoting quality.
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Key Topics
- Additional ongoing requirements of SQMS NO. 1
- Monitoring and remediation requirements
- Identifying, evaluating, and responding to findings and deficiencies
- The required annual evaluation of the system of quality management
- Evaluating the performance of those with responsibilities
- Considerations for firms in a network
- Sole practitioner and small firm guidance
Learning Outcomes
- Determine the requirements of SQMS No. 1 that apply to the firm’s fully designed and implemented system of quality management.
- Recall the importance of the monitoring and remediation process and ways to design, perform, and improve through its application.
- Recognize the responsibilities of professional staff for the established system of quality management.
- Compare the application of requirements for sole proprietors and for firms with additional professionals.
Who Will Benefit
- Sole proprietors of audit and assurance firms
- Responsible partners and staff at small- and medium-sized audit and assurance firms
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