Scope & Resources
Two fields on the program describe the undertaking as a whole rather than any individual audit: where it reaches, and what could get in the way of running it.
Scope Org Units
Section titled “Scope Org Units”In the Scope Org Units (Geltungsbereiche) tab you can assign one or more organisational units to a program to indicate which parts of the organisation are covered. This helps with planning visibility and reporting — it does not restrict which org units individual audits within the program can use.
The org units themselves are maintained in Master Data.
Risks and Resources
Section titled “Risks and Resources”Before releasing a program, it is good practice to think through what could put the program itself at risk — not the organisation being audited, but the program as a planning exercise. Use the Risks and Resources field on the program to note things like:
- Resource shortages (not enough auditor time to cover all planned audits)
- Missing auditor competence for certain audit topics or org units
- Scheduling conflicts with other business activities
- Risks in the communication process with auditees
This is free-text guidance for the program owner and reviewers — the field shows example prompts as placeholder text to help you get started. It is not a formal, structured risk register.
What you record here is the starting point for the later retrospective: Evaluating a Program.